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Increased sales of ecological vehicles in Romania

In the first three months of the current year, 661 ecological cars - hybrid and electric - were sold in Romania, up with 62% compared to last year’s same period.

Increased sales of ecological vehicles in Romania
Electric charging station. Photo Archive: Cristian Matei.

Articol de Radiojurnal, 29 Aprilie 2018, 21:15

In the first three months of the current year, 661 ecological cars - hybrid and electric - were sold in Romania, up with 62% compared to last year’s same period.

According to data centralized by the Association of Car Manufacturers and Importers, 201 out of the total are 100% electric cars.

In Romania, in the first three months of 2018, the number of 'green' cars from the total domestic sales was 2.2%, up from 1.7%, compared with the same period of the previous year.

Last year, there were almost 2,900 electric and hybrid cars in circulation in Romania, out of which about 500 were electric.

Source:RRA.Translated by Miruna Matei

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