Europe's (EU + EFTA + UK) passenger EV sales rose just 1.6% on-year in the first half of the year to 1.4m. EV penetration slipped a touch to 21%, from 22% a year ago.       A lowering of incentives and broader economic pressures have been blamed for slower sales growth—Germany’s EV sales fell by almost 9% in H1 to 273.7k. We still expect Europe’s EV sales to grow by 6% this year to 3.35m, but that marks a sharp slowdown from the last few years.   As a result of car companies scaling back plans to electrify their models, we now expect more moderate growth in European EV sales over the long-term and have adjusted our forecasts accordingly.