Europe overtakes China as biggest consumer of plug-in electric vehicles

China has long been recognized as the world’s biggest consumer of electric vehicles. It’s also the world’s largest producer of EVs. But that appears to have changed. According to figures compiled by Bloomberg, in the first half of 2020 European drivers bought more plug-in electric vehicles than Chinese consumers. Figures suggest that over the first half of the year, European consumers bought over 350,000 hybrid electric and battery electric vehicles. [Read: Tesla driving YouTuber warned: Don’t use Autopilot on UK roads, it’s illegal] When it comes to sales of battery electric vehicles — those that are powered entirely by electricity…

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