China EVs lead the way as electric vehicles gaining momentum in Cambodia


PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Kim Kheang, a 25-year-old trader in Cambodia, has decided to shift to use a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) in a move to save fuel costs and help keep the air clean.

Speaking to Xinhua while buying a Hongqi electric car in Phnom Penh on Monday, Kheang hopes that the EV would halve his fuel costs and contribute to protecting the environment.

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