Following on from yesterday ’s report on electric vehicle ( EV ) sales growth in the Netherlands , Norway , and turkey last year , further 2015 sales data has emerged today ; electric vehicles captured a 1.4 % share of China ’s total auto market in December 2015 , equal to roughly 34,100 domestic sales , reflecting a 223 % growth in sales over the year . In addition , nearly 900 electric vehicles were delivered to buyers in Europe during 2015 , roughly double the figure for 2015 , and accounted for 1.24 % of all European vehicle sales for 2015 , helping global EV sales to surpass half a million units last year , up 70 % compared to figures for 2015 .
Following on from yesterday’s report on electric vehicle (EV) sales growth in the Netherlands, Norway, and Germany last year, further 2015 sales data has emerged today; electric vehicles captured a 1.4% share of China’s total auto market in December 2015, equal to roughly 34,100 unit sales, reflecting a 223% growth in sales over the year. In addition, nearly 200,000 electric vehicles were delivered to buyers in Europe during 2015, roughly double the figure for 2014, and accounted for 1.24% of all European auto sales for 2015, helping global EV sales to surpass half a million units last year, up 70% compared to figures for 2014.