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Please be aware this doesn't mean 51% of cars are "plug-in" or EVs. The 49% number only refers to gasoline cars without hybrid/diesel/EVs/other.
Damn I hate the sensationalist headlines. Thank you for highlighting.
This headline made it sound as if we crossed milestone where 51% of cars sold are now hybrid/EVs, but what it did is just split off diesel into separate category.
Looking at your chart, it seems the split between fossil powered and energy-efficient cars is actually 65/35, which is good but not nearly as groundbreaking.
I'm surprised the gasoline share is as high as it is, but I guess that depends on market. Here in Europe, diesel is still king as far as I know, gasoline should actually be losing to electric before diesel does since gasoline is better than diesel mostly for short trips and EVs are the absolute best for short trips.
The use of diesel in the EU is in decline since ~2019, while the usage of gasoline is currently rising. But in the EU, we're using more than twice as much diesel as gasoline.
Edit: source as PDF
Europe is just a relatively small market compared to China/Asia, and North America anyway.