b' 2801 Monthly EU car sales, battery electric vs petrol ' Electric vehicles (EVs) are outselling petrol cars in Europe for the first time, as Chinese brands such as BYD make an aggressive push into the Continent. A total of 217,900 electric cars were sold across the European Union (EU) in December, compared to 216,500 petrol cars, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). That represented market shares of 22.6pc and 22.5pc respectively. Electric car sales were up 51pc c ...