, the Dutch car market is recovering. In the first quarter of this year, the electric car market grew to 12,294 registrations, from 4,539 in last year’s Q1. That is a recovery of 171% and a new Q1 record. At the same time, the market for vehicles with a tailpipe declined for the fourth year in a row. This time it declined by only by 13.3%. Total registrations were 2.5% lower than the previous year.
Those industry insiders still don’t think the decline of the fossil fuel vehicle market can have anything to do with the transition to clean driving. They have difficulty enough to accept that BEVs are replacing FFVs. That the potential sales of future BEVs are lowering current demand for “real” cars is something beyond their imagination. The professional market analysts see a decline of only 2.5% in the first quarter and expect a recovery in the rest of the year.
That intervention is possible, but only as the unintended consequence of another measure. Governments are sometimes quite stupid. The market is starting to understand that electric cars are possible. These cars will be available for competitive prices in the near future. The resale value of a fossil fuel burner that is bought now will go the way of the Dodo.