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PrintLatvia records fastest rise in electric car sales among EU member states
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Altogether, 287 new electric vehicles were registered in Latvia in the first nine months of 2020. Of these vehicles, 229 were battery electric vehicles and 58 were plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
By comparison, the number of electric automobiles registered in Latvia in the first three quarters of last year was 67.
With the 328% increase in January-September, Latvia has set a regional electric car registration record, beating Slovakia, which reported a 316.5% increase, the Czech Republic with a 245.5% rise and Estonia where electric car registrations grew by 208.5%.
In Estonia, the number of new electric cars registered in January-September grew to 253 this year from 82 vehicles a year ago, resulting in a 208% increase. In Lithuania, electric car registration grew 173% on year, with 328 vehicles registered in January-September 2020 as compared to 120 vehicles a year ago.