NEW CAR REGISTRATIONS BY FUEL TYPE, EUROPEAN UNION 1 PRESS EMBARGO 8.00am CET (7.00am GMT), 3 November 2022 Fuel types of new cars: battery electric 11.9%, hybrid 22.6% and petrol 37.8% market share in Q3 2022 In the third quarter of 2022, the market share of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) increased further as sales continued to rise. BEVs now account for 11.9% of total EU passenger car registrations (up from 9.8% in Q3 2021). Hybrid electric vehicles also gained market share – making up 22.6% of all sales (up from 21.2% in the third quarter of 2021). Despite losing market share, diesel- and petrol-powered vehicles still dominate the market, with a combined share of 54.3%. PETROL AND DIESEL CARS From July to September 2022, registrations of petrol cars in the EU slipped by 3.3%, counting 823,360 units. As a result, the market share of petrol shrank from 39.3% in the third quarter of 2021 to 37.8% this year. Nonetheless, petrol remained the most popular fuel type in the EU. Similarly, sales of diesel cars decreased by 4.7% to 360,596 units sold across the European Union. Diesel’s market share fell by almost 1 percentage point to 16.5% of total sales (down from 17.5% in Q3 2021). 1 Data for Malta not available acea.auto Page 1 of 9  ALTERNATIVELY-POWERED VEHICLES (APV) During the third quarter of 2022, battery electric vehicles (BEVs) recorded the strongest growth of all fuel types (+22.0%), with 259,449 units regis 。。。以下略