# Electric car sales surge as high oil prices drive shift away from fossil fuels

> More and more European drivers are buying fully electric cars (also called battery-electric vehicles – BEVs) and benefitting from growing cost savings.

- **Source:** [Europa](https://climate.ec.europa.eu/news-other-reads/news/electric-car-sales-surge-high-oil-prices-drive-shift-away-fossil-fuels-2026-06-16_en?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a3858bbe8976fcb37ce017f)
- **Published:** 2026-06-21
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #ev
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a3858bbe8976fcb37ce017f

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