Flying start to 2016 electric car sales year fails to materialise

摘要

The encouraging rare fizz seen towards the closing months of last year's otherwise uneventful electric car sales season in Europe has fizzled out again since the start of this year. The sudden loss of steam, evident in both January and February, supports the downbeat view that this year's European electric car market, barring the rumoured July introduction of electric car incentives in Germany, plus the renewed flare up of tempting purchase and use incentives in other markets, could end yet another year in the familiar wallflower position. A sector made up in large part by a still small assortment of pricey also-rans.