Europe's COTY Shortlist Is An EV Clean Sweep, But China Can Only Watch

While this won't be the first time an EV will win Europe's COTY award, it is the first time the finalists are all electric Electric cars now account for one in three sales in Europe, but if you only looked at the shortlist announced this week for the continent's Car of the Year 2027 award, you'd be forgiven for thinking combustion power's flame had been completely snuffed out.

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While this won't be the first time an EV will win Europe's COTY award, it is the first time the finalists are all electric Electric cars now account for one in three sales in Europe, but if you only looked at the shortlist announced this week for the continent's Car of the Year 2027 award, you'd be forgiven for thinking combustion power's flame had been completely snuffed out.

Key Facts

While this won't be the first time an EV will win Europe's COTY award, it is the first time the finalists are all electric Electric cars now account for one in three sales in Europe, but if you only looked at the shortlist announced this week for the continent's Car of the Year 2027 award, you'd be forgiven for thinking combustion power's flame had been completely snuffed out.

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