２２年の新車販売、電気自動車が１２．１％で過去最高　欧州自工会

【パリＡＦＰ＝時事】欧州連合（ＥＵ）内で２０２２年に販売された新車のうち、電気自動車の割合が１２．１％と過去最高になったことが、欧州自動車工業会（ＡＣＥＡ）が１日に発表した統計から明らかになった。（写真は、充電スタンドに駐車中の電気自動車）
　欧州では、化石燃料を動力源とする自動車の削減が進んでいる。１９年には電気自動車販売の割合は１．９％だったが、２１年には９．１％になり、２２年も続伸した。電気自動車の販売台数は前年比で２８％伸び、１１０万台以上の販売を記録した。
　ＥＵは、二酸化炭素（ＣＯ２）排出量と除去量を差し引きゼロにする「カーボンニュートラル」を２０５０年までに達成するため、３５年にハイブリッド車（ＨＶ）を含むガソリン車およびディーゼル車の新車販売を禁止することで合意している。
　電気自動車の販売台数の増加には、年末に売り上げが急増したドイツ国内での好調な販売が大きく寄与した。ノルウェーでも、５台のうち４台が電気自動車となり、過去最高の割合を記録した。
　一方、ハイブリッド車も売り上げを伸ばし、自動車販売に占める割合は２２．６％となった。
　ＡＣＥＡ会長を務める仏自動車メーカー、ルノーのルカ・デメオ最高経営責任者（ＣＥＯ）は、欧州の自動車メーカーは電動化に向けて２５００億ユーロ（約３５兆円）を投じており、「自動車業界は急速に変化している」と述べた。ただ、電気自動車の充電スタンドの数を増やす必要があり、さらなるインフラ整備が必要との認識を示した。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2023/02/02-15:54）

Electric car sales set a new market share record in the European Union in 2022, industry figures showed Wednesday, as the region seeks to rid itself of fossil fuel cars.
Battery-powered electric cars accounted for 12.1 percent of new car sales, compared to 9.1 percent in 2021 and 1.9 percent in 2019, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA).
The EU has agreed to ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035 as part of the 27-nation bloc's effort to build a carbon-neutral economy by 2050.
Sales of electric vehicles rose 28 percent last year, with more than 1.1 million vehicles sold.
These rises were notably driven by the German market, where sales accelerated at the end of the year, just before a drop in purchase bonuses.
In Norway a record four out of five new cars (79 percent) sold last year were electric, in a major oil-producing country that aims to end the sale of new fossil fuel cars by 2025 -- a decade ahead of the EU's ban.
The Italian market was the only one to put a brake on the electric engine in 2022, with sales falling by 26.9 percent.
It was also a strong year for hybrid cars, which achieved a market share of 22.6 percent.
- 'Moving fast' -
Traditional petrol and diesel fuelled cars continued to lose ground, despite still accounting for more than half of EU car sales in 2022 at 52.8 percent.
Diesel, hit by heavy penalties and a shrinking offer in manufacturers' ranges, continues on its downward slope, dropping by almost 20 percent with 1.5 million vehicles sold.
European automakers are investing 250 billion euros ($272 billion) in their electrification, said Luca de Meo, ACEA president and chief executive of French automaker Renault.
The auto industry is moving fast, he said on Tuesday.
But De Meo said Europe needs more public charging stations, with installations limited to 2,000 per week in the EU, while 14,000 are needed weekly to ensure the continent?s transition.
Despite many announcements and recent progress, infrastructure development is lagging behind the industry efforts, De Meo said.
With their high prices, electric cars are currently being purchased by wealthy households, but that should change with the generalisation of electric cars, according to ACEA president.
While electric market leader Tesla sharply lowered its prices at the beginning of 2023, De Meo warned that getting into a price war would be counterproductive, adding: We need to invest.