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Chinese-made cars account for one in five BEV sales in February in Europe | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

In contrast, petrol cars performed almost as well as they did before the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, cars made in China outsold cars made in Italy, Korea, Morocco, and Romania, while also closing the gap between cars made in Turkey and the UK. This comes despite the ongoing geopolitical tensions across the continent.”

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Although such vehicles are more environmentally friendly than their petrol counterparts, there is a greener option that many governments seem to have overlooked: the electric bicycle. Some 800,000 are also sold each year in South East Asia, he says, where they replace the noisy and smelly petrol scooters that are ubiquitous in many places.