The role of automotive leasing in the era of green solutions

Abstract

Electric cars were invented in the late 19th century. In 1899 the “Jamais Contente” driven by Belgian Camille Jenatzy was the first electric car to have broken the 100 km/h barrier. In 2012 in the EU countries the structure of the new cars sales portfolio according to the type of powertrain was the following: petrol cars ─ 43%, diesel cars ─ 55%, hybrid cars ─ 1,1%, plug-in-hybrid cars ─ 0,05% and electric cars ─ 0,2%. Despite the low share of electric cars in the total car distribution in the European countries, in 2012 their sales increased approximately by 50% in comparison with 2011. Nowadays France, Norway, Germany and Great Britain are the countries with the biggest interest to electric vehicles ─ nearly 80% of electric cars sales. When you are citing the document, use the following link http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/31774