A charging cable is pictured plugged into a Volvo electric vehicle (EV), parked in a parking bay reserved for electric vehicles, in London on November 18, 2020. (Photo: AFP)

Electric vehicles more than doubled their share of new car sales in Europe in the second quarter compared with the same period last year, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association said Friday.

All-electric vehicles accounted for 7.5 percent of new car sales in Europe in March through June, against 3.5 percent during that period last year.