Germany’s sales of alternative-fuel cars accounted for more than half the country’s total car sales in October for a second month.Sales of alternative-fuel cars rose for a third month in October, climbing by 27pc to 105,405 vehicles, government data showed.Their share of Germany’s car sales held above 50pc of the total for a second month and for just the fourth time ever.The pace of the rise in uptake of alternative-fuel vehicles showed signs of slowing. They accounted for 46pc of total car sales in October 2021 and 32pc of sales in October 2020..Battery electric vehicles accounted for 17pc of total car sales in October. Their share of Germany's car sales rose from around 13pc of total sales in the first half of the year. But the October share was the same as year-earlier levels.Germany’s engine oil demand was unchanged in the first eight months of the year compared with year-earlier levels. Steady consumption outpaced a 9pc fall in the country’s total lube demand..Germany's August lube demand falls.Engine oil demand was steady even as sales of diesel- and gasoline-powered vehicles fell in the first ten months of the year compared with the same period last year..Spain’s Oct EV sales share holds steady
