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Europe EV Sales BEVs Jump 50% & Reach 26% Market Share

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bashtonitoday at 8:51 PM

Nearly 50% of vehicles sold in Australia in the last quarter were EVs or plug-in hybrids: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/electric-vehicle-ev-s...

a_paddytoday at 8:36 PM

Why would anyone buy a Tesla in 2026?

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DennisL123today at 8:47 PM

I wish the article was written in a better way. It throws put many percentages in different contexts. 50-26-37-41- …

Not saying any particular number is wrong, just wishing it was a clearer way of writing.

JumpCrisscrosstoday at 7:40 PM

What are their sources? How are they defining Europe?

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