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Cheaper EVs are fuelling Europe’s electric car boom, and the rules behind them are up for revision

Battery-electric sales in the EU reached 1. 64 million in the first eight months of 2026, up 45%, with 16 models under EUR 25,000 due on sale by the end of the year.

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Cheaper EVs are fuelling Europe’s electric car boom, and the rules behind them are up for revision

Battery-electric sales in the EU reached 1. 64 million in the first eight months of 2026, up 45%, with 16 models under EUR 25,000 due on sale by the end of the year.

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Cheaper EVs are fuelling Europe’s electric car boom, and the rules behind them are up for revision

Battery-electric sales in the EU reached 1. 64 million in the first eight months of 2026, up 45%, with 16 models under EUR 25,000 due on sale by the end of the year.

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