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Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Sales Up 28.8% in Europe. Electric Vehicles Up 117.9%

posted by cmn32480 on Saturday May 02 2015, @10:53AM   Printer-friendly
from the does-that-come-in-a-V8 dept.

sigma writes:

Automotive World reports that European demand for Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs) has risen rapidly in the first quarter of 2015, with plug-in electric vehicles leading the charge with a rate of increase of 117.9%. While the USA leads in total numbers of EVs registered, its rate of growth is slightly lower at 69%. Interestingly, the UK was responsible for the greatest increase in Alternative Fuel Vehicle purchases in Europe (64.2%), with the most popular vehicles being the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, followed by Nissan's Leaf, and the BMW i3.

Now that ACEA has discharged these numbers, it's clear that resistance to electric vehicles is falling, and there's solidly grounded potential for better AFVs to galvanize buyers off their current fossil fueled cars. Regulators are doing their part to overcome reluctance, and to prove EVs have the capacity to operate on all roads and open circuits.

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 02 2015, @12:48PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 02 2015, @12:48PM (#177844)

    It's called "Bio Mass" and it exists. It's just too bad that people like you ruin it for everyone by flinging it at passers-by otherwise we'd be driving Bio Mass vehicles for ages already.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 02 2015, @12:55PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 02 2015, @12:55PM (#177846)

    No, biomass is different. It requires processing at centralized facilities and it can consume more energy to make and transport than it provides. I'm talking about pooping directly into the fuel tank of the car. The poopoo won't get flung at anyone because it's in the fuel tank, and there's a tight fitting cap on it to make sure that the poopoo doesn't come out. I know I wouldn't want to be driving behind somebody with a loose fuel tank cap, with their poopoo coming out and getting on my windshield! That's why the cap will be very tight fitting.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 02 2015, @01:00PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 02 2015, @01:00PM (#177849)

      Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear...

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 02 2015, @01:22PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 02 2015, @01:22PM (#177859)

        You don't think that poopoo on your windshield would be a big deal? I think it would be. That's why caution is needed. Please make sure your fuel tank cap is tightened properly.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 02 2015, @01:41PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 02 2015, @01:41PM (#177861)

          You don't want it to hit the radiator fan.