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ELECTRIC AND HYBRID CARS INCREASE BY A FIFTH IN THE SECOND QUARTER There are 8,376 licensed alternative powertrain vehicles, equivalent to two per cent of the total car stock in Malta at the end of June 2021. Figures by the National Statistics Office for the second quarter of 2021 show that electric and hybrid cars increased by a combined 19.7 per cent from the previous quarter. The number of electric vehicles grew by 28.2 per cent over the period while petrol hybrid and diesel hybrid cars increased by 12.7 per cent and 21.6 per cent, respectively. Comparatively, the volume of petrol-engine cars grew by 0.9 per cent and diesel-engine cars by 0.1 per cent from the first to the second quarter this year. The former, however, make the largest category of powertrains on the roads, adding up to 241,609 by the end of June. Diesel cars totalled 156,365. A net average of 43 vehicles were added to Malta’s car stock every day between April and June; 56.8 per cent of the three-month total were passenger cars. Motorcycles, e-bikes, and PA-bicycles made another 32.8 per cent of newly licensed vehicles. INTERNAL TOURISM ACCOUNTS FOR 90% OF GOZO VISITORS IN 2020 Domestic tourism between Malta and Gozo rose to 360,460 in 2020, an increase of 52 per cent from 2019. Data by the National Statistics 25
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