Theoretically, from 2035, all thermal vehicles will be banned for sale in Europe. Except that the vote has been postponed for good, and Germany is refusing to confirm the decision through rejectionEuropean Union to include synthetic fuel in the list of vehicles admitted to traffic after this date. Theoretically, only electric models can be sold at the moment. This does not make our neighbors very happy. Nevertheless, the latter are still heavily invested in the development of electric vehicles, and have been doing so for quite some time. And it continues, and sales continue to grow.

The eastern district of Saint-Rambert on the street@A7Traffic from July 18 will offer 2 electric charging stations for refrigerators. It is an economical, ecological and quiet alternative to noisy and polluting diesel generators. https://t.co/YF2YFVSF5Q

— VINCI Autoroutes (@VINCIAutoroutes) July 11, 2022

New course

So much so that the country just passed the milestone of one million zero-emission cars on its roads, with 1,013,009 units to be exact according to KBA (Federal Automobile Agency). Over the year, the number of electric vehicle registrations increased by 63.8%. It is, in particular, about purchase assistance in the form of an environmental bonus, as we do. Nevertheless, as in France, this year it increased from 6,000 to 4,500 euros. Sales of plug-in hybrid models are also growing, with 864,712 units currently on sale.

France is still far away

And where is France in all this? Well, unfortunately, we are still very far behind. Indeed, there were 690,093 electric cars, which is decent, but still not at the level of the best. According to forecasts, this figure can then reach 706,773 cars by the end of the year, which is still quite low. Probably, we are talking about reducing the environmental bonus, which is 5,000 euros today.