Countdown starts to resign conventional cars to history as China’s Sept green vehicle sales soar 80pc
The country has already exceeded the US to become the world’s largest electric car market. Sales are expected to jump 38 per cent in 2017 from last year, as more drivers embrace battery power
Sales of electric cars in China soared nearly 80 per cent in September compared with last year, from a 76 per cent increase in August, thanks in part to the government’s accelerated efforts at advancing the country’s capabilities in the new technology and promoting the forming of joint ventures with foreign builders.
Sales and production of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) – cars that are either partially or fully electric – reached 78,000 and 77,000 separately during the month, both up nearly 80 per cent from a year ago, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) confirmed on Thursday.
CAAM previously forecast that sales of NEWs could reach 700,000 by 2017, up 38 per cent from this year’s 507,000.
NEVs include battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and fuel-cell cars.
In the first nine months of the year, sales and production of NEVs increased 40 per cent and 38 per cent respectively, to 398,000 and 424,000.