Issue 124 | September 2019

Electric vehicles are closing the cost gap with internal combustion engined vehicles (ICEs) across Europe, with Norway and the Netherlands leading the way and the UK and Denmark not far behind, according to the latest research.

New figures for the second quarter show that the EU new car market has shifted further towards petrol vehicles. Petrol now represents nearly 60% of all new passenger car registrations across Europe, while demand for diesel has continued to fall.

Tests carried out by analysts at Emissions Analytics have found that the latest generation of diesels can take in polluted air in urban areas and make it cleaner than before by running it through their diesel particulate filters.

The Frankfurt Motor Show opened last week, Europe’s largest, with a rash of new electric models including Volkswagen’s eagerly awaited ID.3. Here we take a look at some of the models on display.