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The pandemic has been great for electric car sales
CNN
The race to electrify the world's cars is picking up pace. Global sales of battery electric vehicles more than doubled to 4.5 million in 2021, even as a shortage of semiconductor chips and pandemic plant shutdowns plagued automakers.
Global sales of battery electric vehicles increased to 4.5 million last year from 2.1 million in 2020, according to data from consultancy LMC Automotive. Electric cars made up 6.3% of global vehicle sales in 2021, tripling their market share from 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic.
Overall passenger vehicle sales remain depressed, with just under 72 million rolling off dealer lots worldwide after the pandemic caused a shortage of computer chips that forced many automakers to temporarily close plants. More than 80 million passenger vehicles were sold in 2019.
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