Surging sales of hybrid and fully electric vehicles in Europe remained strong in the third quarter of 2021, helping to shrink the market share of conventional gasoline and diesel cars to 55% of the regional market, according to new data. The combined market share of gasoline and diesel cars in Q3 contracted by 6 percentage points compared with the previous quarter to make up 55% of new cars sold, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, or ACEA. As a growing appetite for battery-powered mobility continues to support sales of electric cars, the data shows that both battery-electric cars and plug-in hybrids nearly doubled their share on the year during the three-month period – accounting for 11.5% and 9%, respectively, of the market. Registrations of new hybrid-electric passenger cars accounted for 22% of the total European market […]