Christianity in Europe Christians were part of the Protestant tradition. Russia is the largest Christian country in Europe by population, followed by Germany and Italy. Since at least the legalization of Christianity by the Roman Emperor Constantine in the 4th century, Europe has been an important centre of Christian culture, even though the religion was inherited from Africa and the Middle East and important Christian communities have thrived outside Europe such as Oriental Orthodoxy and the Church of the East since the time of Christ. Christian culture has been an important force in Western civilization, influencing the course of philosophy, art, and science.
Plug-in electric vehicles in Europe electric vehicles have been registered since 2011, consisting of 36,405 plug-in hybrids, 12,223 all-electric cars and 1,676 all-electric utility vans. The Swedish plug-in electric market is dominated by plug-in hybrids, representing 72.4% of the Swedish light-duty plug-in electric vehicle registrations through December 2017. Sweden has ranked among the world's top ten best-selling plug-in markets for two years running, 2015 and 2016, listed in both years as the ninth largest country market. , the Swedish stock of plug-in cars and vans is the sixth largest in Europe. The plug-in passenger car segment achieved a record market share of 5.2% of new