Chinese consumers have increasingly opted for electrified vehicles over traditional cars and light trucks, according to the latest vehicle registration data from China’s Ministry of Public Security.
In the first half, while overall newly registered vehicles across the country dropped 21 percent to 11.1 million amid a resurging coronavirus outbreak, electrified-vehicle registrations doubled to top 2.2 million, the Ministry said this week.
As of June, the fleet of electrified vehicles in China expanded to exceed 10 million. Of that number, 81 percent are full electric vehicles and the rest are mainly plug-in hybrids, according to the ministry’s tally.