Europe's EV sales jumped 70.3% in September, claiming nearly a third of the market

Europe EV sales rose 70.3% in September, 32.6% of market share

European EV sales surged 70.3% in September, with electric cars reaching 32.6% market share. Hacker News commenters frame the shift as a national security win as much as a climate one, arguing that dependence on oil from Russia, the Gulf states, and now the US is a dangerous vulnerability. Others note that the US and Canada are falling behind, and that e-bikes cut fossil fuel use even more efficiently than cars.