Italy has highest number of cars per capita in EU

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 10 - Istat said Tuesday that Italy had the highest number of cars per capita in the EU in 2023, with 694 passenger vehicles for every 1,000 inhabitants.
    That compares to an EU average of 571 cars for every 1,000 residents.
    The national statistics agency that the transition towards less-polluting cars is going slowly.
    It said hybrid vehicles accounted for 6.9% of the cars in regional capitals and only 0.6% were electric.
    Istat said 47.4% of cars in Italy were run on petrol, down 0.8 of a percentage point a year since 2015, while 35.2% were powered by diesel, down 0.3 of a point a year since 2015.
    (ANSA).