Europe Way Ahead of the United States For Electric Vehicles
Europe can't seem to get enough of electric cars. This year, Europe has hit 1 million electric vehicles before the U.S.
According to a report from EV-Volumes, which is a Swedish industry consulting group, so far this year, in Europe, 195,000 electric vehicles were sold. This means that EV sales are up 42 per cent from the same period last year.
That figure is more than the United States which saw 122,000 electric vehicles sold in the first six months of 2018. Norway leads Europe with the most electric vehicle sales: 36,500 for the first half of 2018 already. But Germany is expected to take the lead by the end of the year.
European sales for electric vehicles keep going up and up. All of these Electric Car sales have helped Europe hit an important milestone in that it has reached the 1 million electric vehicles mark ahead of the United States, which has, at the moment about 750,000 battery-powered vehicles. China hit 1 million Electric Cars last year.
Scotland, in particular, is climbing on the all-electric vehicle bandwagon. Their Royal Mail service is planning to go electric as Scottish postal workers have started using six electric vans in Edinburgh.
Eventually, 100 Peugeot plug-in vans will replace older traditional gas delivery vehicles, according to the Scotsman. Eventually, the mail system will go electric nationwide.
The vehicles can be recharged at a mail office location and will take about 30 minutes to reach 80 per cent full with a fast charge.
The UK has a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050. Throughout the UK, there were more than 30,000 electric vehicles sold in the first half of 2018.
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