Electric car sales hit record high in Czechia in June

Sales of electric cars in Czechia reached a new monthly record in June, with 2,142 new battery-powered vehicles registered, according to figures released on Thursday by the Transport Research Centre. The previous record of 1,684 was set in April.

Electric vehicles made up 8.1 percent of new passenger car registrations in June. Between January and May, however, their share was 6.3 percent, well below the EU average of 20 percent.

There were about 72,200 fully electric passenger cars on Czech roads at the end of June. Škoda Auto remained the best-selling brand in the first half of the year, ahead of Tesla and Mercedes-Benz.