Electric vehicles clog busy Belgian port as demand slumps
With a slowdown in demand for EVs, hundreds sit idle in a busy Belgian port's car park, waiting for buyers and drivers.
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00:00Hundreds of electric vehicles are reportedly sitting idle for years at one of Europe's
00:07most important ports, Zeebrugge in Belgium. Up to three million EVs are shuttled from
00:13cargo ships onto trucks every year for sale. But a glut in Chinese overproduction and sluggish
00:19European consumer demand has put the green technology firmly in the park.
00:25European EV registrations pale in comparison to gas-powered vehicles, representing only
00:5313.5 per cent in July. And while there is interest in driving green, the EU has pumped
00:59the brakes on importing China-made EVs by imposing a series of strict tariffs. Only
01:04time will tell which route Europeans decide to take.