STUTTGART, June 27 (Bernama-WAM) -- The number of electric vehicles increased by around one-third last year to 55.8 million, with China and its 31.4 million vehicles accounting for more than 50 per cent of the global total, according to calculations from a German energy research institute.
Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported that the figures compiled by the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Wurttemberg (ZSW) include fully electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, or electric cars with range extenders.
In second place – with a significant gap from China's top spot – the United States follows with 6.4 million vehicles. Germany ranks third with 2.6 million. The United Kingdom and France each have around 2.1 million, while Norway has just over 1 million.
After years of strong increases, a decline has been observed in 2024. The fleet grew by 13.8 million vehicles, compared to 14.2 million in 2023.
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