Electric vehicles global sales jump 39% in 2020, 3.1 million units sold
Approximately 1.3 million EVs were sold in both China and Europe in 2020, four times the EV sales in the US
Nidhi Singal | February 9, 2021 | Updated 12:31 IST
Research firm Canalys forecasts the number to climb in the coming years with 30 million EVs to be sold in 2028.
Amidst a decline in the sales of the passenger car market in 2020, electric vehicles (EVs) have shown signs of growth. The global sales of EVs in 2020 increased by 39 per cent year on year to 3.1 million units, where the total passenger car market declined 14 per cent. Research firm Canalys forecasts the number to climb in the coming years with 30 million EVs to be sold in 2028. EVs are also expected to represent nearly half of all passenger cars sold globally by 2030.