The number of new electric vehicles registered in the EU grew 39.3% in January-September, to 70,362 units, the data showed.
By volume, Germany had the most electric vehicle registrations in the first nine months, with 24,678 units, followed by France with 20,256 units and the Netherlands with 15,330 units.
Diesel-fueled vehicles registrations grew 12.6% in the first nine months in Romania, to 45,212 units, while diesel car registrations in the EU dropped 16.9%, to 4.3 million units.
Gas-fueled vehicle registrations in Romania grew 58.7% in the first nine months, to 57,009 unis. In the EU, this category grew 16.6% in the first nine months, to 6.7 million.
In Romania, new vehicles with diesel-powered engines account for 42.4%, while gas engine vehicles account for 53.5% of total registrations. Alternative fueled vehicles, including electrical vehicles, account for 4.1% of new car registrations in the country.