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Two-thirds of all vehicles in Bulgaria are over fifteen years old

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The number of registered vehicles in Bulgaria by November 1, 2017 amounted to just over 3.6 million, data of the Bulgarian Ministry of Interior shows. Over 1.38 million vehicles are over twenty years old and 1.05 million cars were manufactured sixteen to twenty years ago. Over 36,000 new vehicles were registered since January until the end of October this year.  Over 306,000 second-hand vehicles were registered during this period and half of them are over ten years old. There are 1.6 million petrol vehicles and 1.5 million diesel vehicles in this country. 1035 electric vehicles were registered in Bulgaria and the number of electric cars amounts to 329 only.




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