A new report shows that the world saw sales of 4.2 million electric cars in the first half of this year, an increase of 63 percent over the same period last year, and according to the latest Canalys research, China alone saw the sale of 2.4 million electric cars, 26% of all passenger cars. which were delivered in the country for just 10% in the first half of 2021, according to the latest Canalys research.
Electric vehicles include battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and EV startup Fisker, set to ramp up production in 2023, is exploring US manufacturing.
“Electric vehicle sales in mainland China more than doubled in the first half of 2022 and are now the largest market for electric vehicles, and 57 percent of global electric vehicle sales were in mainland China,” said Jason Lu, principal analyst at Canalys. With a year-over-year growth of 118 percent, it is: “The fastest growing market, too.”
“With such momentum and strong consumer demand, sales of electric vehicles are supposed to exceed 5 million by the end of 2022 in the country,” Lu added. Demand for electric vehicles continued to grow in 2022, with several new EV models launched this year.
Higher fuel prices have increased demand, and government incentives are helping buyers, the report said that supply remains terribly restricted and waiting times of several months for delivery are common, while 1.1 million electric vehicles have been delivered to customers in Europe, 414,000 electric vehicles have been delivered to US customers. in the first half of 2022.
In mainland China, Tesla was the third largest automaker in the first half of this year. It delivered nearly 200,000 customer vehicles during this period, and more than 413,000 electric vehicles were sold in the United States in the first half of 2022, including more than 64,000 electric pickup trucks.