China is forecast to become the world’s biggest electric car market this year, with sales estimated at 2,20,000-2,50,000 vehicles, said Xinhua, China’s official news agency.
China is tipped to surpass the United States as the world’s biggest electric car market, according to the deputy secretary general of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, who put the corresponding figure for the US market at an estimated 1,80,000 vehicles.
China’s electric-car industry is developing rapidly, but quality and not just quantity should be the focus for the development to be sustainable.Xu Yanhua, Deputy Secretary-General, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers
Globally, the number of electric cars sold this year is expected to surge to 6,00,000, Xu Yanhua told an industry conference.
Safety and the quality of batteries should be carefully supervised, she added.
The industry saw explosive growth in the past two years, thanks to supportive government policies, including subsidies and tax cuts.
In the first 10 months of this year, sales of electric cars surged 290 per cent year-on-year to 1,71,145, according to the association’s data.
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