BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The electric vehicles (EVs) are expected to contribute 26 percent to the automobile sales in Chinese market by 2030, according to a report recently released by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
China remained the largest EV market for the second consecutive year and, in 2016, accounted for close to half of global EV sales.
Nearly 580,000 electric cars were sold in China in 2017, a 72-percent increase from the previous year. EV sales in the United States stayed the second highest, with about 280,000 cars sold in 2017, up from 160,000 in 2016.
In 2017, the number of EVs on the roads reached 3.1 million worldwide, hitting a new record-high. The number is expected to triple by 2020. In 2030, the global EV ownership is likely to soar to 125 million, said the report. (Edited by Hu Pingchao, hupingchao@xinhua.org)
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