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In 2021, the number of battery-only electric passenger cars in the EU reached 1.9 million. Image: Unsplash/ dcbel

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Battery-only electric passenger car numbers increased by 76% between 2020 and 2021. Image: Eurostat.

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The passenger car fleet in almost all EU countries has grown over the past five years. Image: Eurostat.

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