While petrol cars accounted for 36% of the market and diesels 14%, hybrids accounted for 26% and battery electric vehicles 14% (almost the same as types of diesel) followed by plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. in (PHEV) by 8%. Electric cars are on a growing trend.

In July, registrations of new battery electric cars in the EU increased substantially by 60.6% to 115,971 units, representing 13.6% of the market.

Sales in Romania were also impressive, increasing by 86.4%. Most EU markets for electric vehicles saw significant growth, with double- and triple-digit percentage increases, including Germany (+68.9%) and France (+32.4%). In particular, Belgium saw the highest sales, with an impressive 235.9% increase. Cumulatively, sales of battery electric cars in the EU saw a significant increase of 54.7% from January to July, with 819,725 units registered.

In the Community bloc, car sales were dominated by the Volkswagen group, with 27%, followed by Stellantis (Citroen, Peugeot, Opel, Jeep, etc.) with 17% and Renault 10%. Taken separately, Dacia represented 4.8% of total sales in July. Despite the increase in electric vehicle sales, Tesla accounted for only 1.6% of total sales, according to ACEA estimates, while its Chinese rival NIO was not even mentioned in the statistics.

Tesla and NIO are the first and second most-held shares by Romanian investors on the social investment platform eToro, while globally, Tesla is in first place and NIO in fourth. While Tesla's stock price is up nearly 138% this year, NIO shares are up just 11% year-to-date.