Heavy traffic fills the ring road in Paris during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), France, May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/Files
LONDON (Reuters) - Sales of electric and plug-in hybrid cars in the European Union almost trebled to over 1 million vehicles last year, accounting for more than 10% of overall sales, data showed on Thursday.
The jump in sales shows electrified vehicles are becoming more mainstream products after years of being a niche market and it came at a time when overall EU car sales plunged nearly 24% to 9.9 million because of COVID-19 lockdowns.
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