German electric car sales surge in 2020 fuels record 38% global growth

German electric car sales surge in 2020 fuels record 38% global growth

Global electric car sales rose by a record 38 per cent in 2020, taking the total number on the world's roads to 10.9 million.

Dubai also saw a remarkable 95 per cent increase in electric car sales.

The surge confounds the Covid-propelled overall plunge in 2020, which data company JATO Dynamics estimates led to 7.7 million fewer cars sold in the top 11 global markets.



Although China remains the dominant force by an order of magnitude, its electric car sales grew just three per cent in 2020.

The meagre rise contrasts starkly with Germany where year-on-year sales jumped 264 per cent, from 108,530