China's electric vehicle boost drives global transport revolution

The Ecologist
Mar 9, 2016, 11:51 am17 pts
Improved technology and falling costs are moving electric car sales into the fast lane as manufacturers seek achieve significant economies of scale, writes Kieran Cooke. And now China is leading the EV charge with its plans for 5 million plug-in vehicles by 2020.

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