European Electric Vehicle Sales Surpass China’s

Passenger vehicles only. Europe covers 16 main EV markets. Some June sales data estimated where unavailable.Bloomberg, CAAM Marklines, national agencies

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By Albert Cheung

August 26, 2020 at 7:50 AM UTC

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European EV sales exceeded Chinese EV sales in the first half of 2020 for the first time since 2015. Europe’s automotive CO2 regulations and new model launches from automakers kept the market growing despite the pandemic, while Chinese EV sales fell 44% in 1H.