VW Group Reaches 40% EV Order Share in Europe as Affordable Urban Lineup Gains Traction

Electric vehicles now account for roughly 40 percent of all new Volkswagen Group orders placed in Europe, with the manufacturer attributing the shift to elevated fossil-fuel prices and the debut of a new affordable urban EV family.

According to a company report cited by CleanTechnica, battery-electric car orders across the group climbed more than 60 percent in the third quarter year-on-year. The group’s combined share of the European plug-in vehicle market reached 23.9 percent.

A decisive factor was the rollout of the Electric Urban Car Family — a budget-oriented compact range that includes the VW ID. Polo, ID. Cross, Škoda Epiq, and CUPRA Raval. The lineup drew close to 150,000 orders shortly after going on sale.

Martin Sander, the group’s executive committee member for sales, noted that consumers are reacting to the high cost of petrol and diesel alongside the growing availability of capable entry-level electric models.

Results in the United States stand in sharp contrast: the group’s sales there dropped 78 percent, squeezed by high tariff pressure and the withdrawal of federal EV subsidies.

Source: CleanTechnica