In May this year, China produced 37,000 new energy vehicles, up 131.3 percent year on year, including 29,000 pure electric passenger cars and 9,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, up 177.0 percent and 49.3 percent year on year, respectively, according to latest data issued by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
In the January-May period of the current year, China’s new energy vehicle output amounted to 132,000 units, up 131.4 percent on year-on-year basis, including 99,000 pure electric passenger cars and 33,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, rising by 175.1 percent and 55.8 percent year on year, respectively.