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China’s electric vehicle influence expands nearly everywhere – except the US and Canada

  • Written by Jack Barkenbus, Visiting Scholar, Vanderbilt University
imageBYD electric cars wait at a Chinese port to be loaded onto the automobile carrier BYD Shenzhen, which was slated to sail to Brazil.STR/AFP via Getty Images

In 2025, 1 in 4 new automotive vehicle sales globally are expected to be an electric vehicle – either fully electric or a plug-in hybrid.

That is a significant rise from just five years...

Read more: China’s electric vehicle influence expands nearly everywhere – except the US and Canada

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