Global combustion engine car sales peaked in 2017 as EV adoption accelerates
Global sales of combustion engine cars peaked in 2017 and are now declining, according to data from the International Energy Agency and Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Meanwhile, electric vehicle sales are growing rapidly, more than doubling in three years. This shift is essential for decarbonizing road transport and moving away from petrol and diesel vehicles toward low-carbon alternatives.
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Global sales of combustion engine cars are well past their peak and are now falling.
As you can see in the chart, global sales peaked in 2017.
Sales of electric cars, on the other hand, are growing quickly. They more than doubled in the three
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To decarbonize road transport, the world must move away from petrol and diesel cars towards electric vehicles and other forms of low-carbon transport.
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