More than half of all vehicles sold in China last month were either electronic or hybrid, according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).
The data, reported by Reuters, said the sales of “new energy vehicles” jumped 37 percent over a year, putting China well ahead of western countries in the move away from petrol cars.
This brought the overall figures to 50.7 percent of total sales in the world’s largest vehicle market.
This compared with new energy vehicle sales of just seven percent three years ago.
The latest United States figures had electric and hybrid vehicles at 18 percent of total sales.
Reuters said the big jump was due to heavy investments in EV supply chains
Despite the growth, overall domestic car sales fell 3.1 percent in China in July. This was the fourth straight fall off the back of weak consumer confidence.
The full report is on the Reuters website.
