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It's good news to see fossil fuel cars in such steep decline. This contrasts with the US, where gas cars are still near 90% of new sales. It's China and Europe who are embracing EVs the fastest, though in China, combustion engine cars are still near 50% of sales.
But it's not all good news. Half of those EVs are hybrid models. Data shows drivers with these still use a significant amount of gas, almost as much as ICE cars. The EU has set a 2035 deadline to ban all new gas car sales, and it seems that will include these polluting hybrid cars, too.
Hybrids do not use as much as ICE. Read an article next time you cite it.
Only if you actually charge them regularly, I know plenty of people who just bought hybrids for the tax and subsides and largely ignore the fact that they can be charged