Global EV Sales Slip Again as China’s Market Stalls

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Claim Global EV Sales Slip Again as China’s Market Stalls
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Generated 2026-03-13 09:30

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Sales of electric vehicles globally booked another monthly decline in February, after dipping in January, mostly on the back of a marked slowdown in purchases in China. The country, which is the world’s biggest EV market, saw a sizable 32% decline in new electric car and hybrid registrations. The decline followed the phaseout of a tax incentive at the end of last year and the cancellation of funding for so-called trade-ins. As a result, new EV and hybrid registrations in February stood at less than 500,000 cars, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence…

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Original article published by OilPrice.com on March 13, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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