Sweden selling nearly 30% hybrids

7 Oct 2008 | Author: Jeanette Wiemers, newsbriefs editor | Print version | Send to a friend

Close to one-third of cars sold in September were hybrids, statistics show

More than 28% of cars sold in Sweden during the month of September were alternative-fuel hybrids, say new statistics from the Swedish Automobile Manufacturers Association, BilSweden. Ethanol-petrol and petrol-electric hybrids are widely accepted on Swedish roadways, says the BioAlcohol Fuel Foundation, and 35% of all filling stations now offer the ethanol-petrol mixture E85.

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