Electric car sales in Europe suffered their first fall since April 2020 last month, as a drop-off in government subsidies drove down demand.
New figures show a 16.9pc reduction in the sale of battery electric vehicles (BEV) in December, as just 160,700 were sold. This sparked a slump in the sale of new cars across the board, which is the first time this has happened in Europe for more than a year.
Overall, 867,052 new cars were registered in December, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.
