In 2018, the global electric car fleet exceeded 5 million units, up by 2 million units since 2017. E-bikes and e-scooters stood at 260 million in 2018. China is the world's largest e-car market, claiming nearly a half of the global fleet. It had 250 million two-wheelers in 2018; that's a 96% of the global total.
Interactive: Lavanya Prabhakaran
Source: Global EV Outlook 2019 by IEA, Key Policy Enablers - White paper on Electric Vehicles by SIAM
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