CCTV reporters learned on December 4 local time that the latest statistics from relevant Hungarian authorities showed that more than 68,000 pure electric vehicles in the country have obtained green license plates, which means that the number of electric vehicles on Hungarian roads has increased nearly 9 times in the past four years.

The Hungarian Ministry of Energy expects that the number of pure electric vehicles will increase to 120,000 by 2026. The Hungarian Ministry of Energy said that it is precisely because of the large-scale emergence of environmentally friendly electric vehicles that one of Hungary’s largest sources of pollution, automobile exhaust emissions, has fallen by 7% last year after years of continuous growth.

Hungary has repeatedly expressed strong opposition to the EU’s imposition of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Nagy Marton, Minister of the Hungarian Ministry of National Economy, said that there would be no strong EU without fierce competition, and punitive tariffs should not be used to restrict competition. Protectionism is not a solution to the problem, and the European electric vehicle industry should be supported and helped to improve its competitiveness globally.