will roberts is automotive research lead at rho motion.s leading the pack; why are european sales in reverse? yes, europe definitely had a tricky year, but that mixed picture i think even extends to within europe, the markets within europe, the markets within the region have had different results too. the predominant reason we saw a drop in europe last year was the german market, previously far and away the largest market but with a subsidy removal last year that came as a bit of shock, they had a significantly worse year than that 3% mark shows, down nearly 20%, and in fact they were separate spots within that region with the uk actually growing that as well, but not enough to offset some of those poorer performances. two big factors driving sales, subsidies but then also the availability of charging infrastructure to make buyers more confident about making the leap into the world of evs. which is more important? fix, which is more important? fantastic question and really difficult to answer. i think at the moment we have seen the more imm