26May 2016 
Europe in a buzz
No matter whether you're in Italy or Finland, Portugal or Estonia, you will find that electric mobility is a growing trend across Europe, with more than 35,000 electric vehicles registered for the first time in the first quarter of this year. This represents an increase of almost 27 per cent year-on-year.
© Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy; Data from ACEA
Electric mobility is making headway all across the European Union. According to a study conducted by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA), some 35,730 new electric vehicles were registered in the EU in the first quarter of 2016 – an increase of almost 27 per cent compared with the previous year. The ACEA represents the interests of European passenger car and lorry manufacturers.
Germany in third place
Electric vehicles are particularly popular in Great Britain. In 2016, the country saw 10,639 new registrations – more than any other European country. This is an increase of 22.7 per cent compared with the same month last year. With 8,117 new electric vehicles registered, France also made an important leap forward. And although Great Britain leads on the total number of new electric vehicles that were registered in the first quarter of 2016, France more than doubled its number of new electric vehicles – reaching 117.2 per cent more than in the previous year. Germany is in third place. Some 5,849 new electric vehicles were registered – 28.6 per cent more than in the first quarter of 2015.
Will the future of mobility be marked by electric vehicles?
Recent developments are clearly pointing in this direction. The future of mobility will be marked by electric vehicles. This was underlined by the Federal Government a few days ago. Read more on how electric mobility is to be promoted in future at the following link.