In March this year, China produced 25,246 new energy vehicles, up 54.8 percent year on year, including 18,818 pure electric passenger cars and 6,428 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, up 63.5 percent and 33.8 percent year on year, respectively, according to latest data issued by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
In the January-March period of the current year, China’s new energy vehicle output amounted to 62,663 units, up 110 percent on year-on-year basis, including 46,348 pure electric passenger cars and 16,315 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, rising by 140 percent and 46.9 percent year on year, respectively.