Finland electric car sales to hit 10-15% by 2020, says VTT

Between 10%-15% of all new cars sales in Finland will be electric car sales, according to the country’s VTT Technical Research Centre. In its new TransSmart programme, VTT says the percentages mean that around 15,000 electric cars would be sold a year by 2020. VTT researchers believe rechargeable hybrid cars will increase in popularity.
June 23, 2014 Read time: 1 min
Between 10%-15% of all new cars sales in Finland will be electric car sales, according to the country’s 7108 VTT Technical Research Centre.  In its new TransSmart programme, VTT says the percentages mean that around 15,000 electric cars would be sold a year by 2020. VTT researchers believe rechargeable hybrid cars will increase in popularity.
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