EV sales are booming in Europe with gasoline at US$10 a gallon

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Registrations of fully-electric cars soared 52% across the region in August compared with a year earlier, according to data published Thursday by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association.(...

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Germany, the biggest market, led the gains with a three-quarter jump while sales in France more than doubled.\n\"When fuel prices rise, the issue of running costs becomes super concrete for customers,\" Xavier Chardon, head of Stellantis NV's Citroën brand, said in an interview. \"Getting an EV no longer is a technology choice, it becomes an economic one.\"\nA major reason for the leap in EV demand is the increasing cost of running traditional engines powered by fossil fuels, which has shot higher with the rising price of oil.\n\nThe US-Israeli war on Iran is disrupting tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, pushing the average price of a liter of gasoline in Germany to a record 2.31 a liter (equivalent to US$10 per gallon). 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For Charles Rivière, a 54-year-old fisherman from Luc-sur-Mer on France's north coast, the mounting cost of fueling his van and boat means he needs a lot more Parisians to buy his seafood to make the roundtrip to the capital worthwhile.\n\"I used to make a profit with only 12 or 13 clients in Paris,\" Rivière said while preparing oysters during an outdoor community event in the French capital's 14th arrondissement.\n\"Now I no longer come if I don't have orders from at least 20 clients and increasingly there are fewer of them,\" he added. \"When I don't come, I have zero income.\"\nFor an expanding share of drivers, switching to battery power is the answer. In Germany, charging a mid-range or luxury EV at home currently costs about 70% less than fueling a gasoline-powered car, according to analysis by comparison website Verivox.\nElectric cars were already gaining momentum in Europe earlier this year as carmakers rolled out more affordable models like Renault SA's Twingo E-Tech city car that starts at 19,490 (US$22,353 or $28,587) and Volkswagen AG's 37,890 Skoda Elroq compact SUV.\nThroughout this year, the sharp increase in EV demand helped offset deep declines for vehicles running on fuel only. Overall deliveries in August rose 5.3%, the lobby group said.\nGovernments are also providing financial support, especially for less affluent households. German drivers below a certain income threshold can get as much as 6,000 off the purchase price for an EV. In France, a program can reduce monthly car payments to below 100 for some models such as the Citroën ë-C3 city car.\nConcern about insufficient battery range is also fading. Ford Motor Co.'s Capri long-range EV crossover can travel more than 600km on a single charge, on a par with Volvo Car AB's mid-range EX60.\nYet for Europe's storied manufacturers, the long-awaited EV boom comes with a sting in the tail. The industry has seen tens of billions evaporate when hiccups in demand and abrupt regulation changes in the US forced them to resize sales expectations.\nOpel-maker Stellantis led the writedowns with an unprecedented charge of 25.4 billion for last year. The Jeep and Ram maker faced additional pain after the US reversal on EV policy under President Donald Trump.\nManufacturers reacted by deepening cost-cutting measures already in place. VW, the region's biggest manufacturer, is pushing through plans to double global job cuts to 100,000. On Friday, it slashed its profit forecast for this year due to a sharp contraction in China.\nEurope's struggles are opening up more inroads for Chinese manufacturers offering solid technology at affordable prices. BYD Co's budget city EV Dolphin Surf starts at 22,990 and it's also offering customers in Italy discounts of as much as 11,600. Chinese bands made up a record share of nearly 12% of total new-car sales in Europe in August, according to figures from Dataforce published Wednesday.\nThe impact of record fuel prices on voters is also reshaping European political agendas.\nWith Chancellor Friedrich Merz's ruling coalition hemorrhaging voter support, Germany's federal and state governments last week agreed to a 2.5 billion relief package for motorists and businesses. In Italy, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government this month introduced a vehicle ownership tax cut, ahead of a national election next year.\nIn France, concerns are mounting that the latest French cost-of-living crisis may trigger fresh unrest similar to the \"yellow vest\" protests in 2018. 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