China could field nearly half of new electric car models by 2020


DETROIT: Chinese automakers are on track to produce 49 of the 103 new electric car models that will be launched globally by 2020, as part of China’s push to accelerate the switch to battery power from oil, according to a new forecast released.

US consulting firm AlixPartners also said China is aiming to have nearly two-thirds of the world’s manufacturing capacity for lithium-ion batteries by 2021, and is investing to support current sales of domestic-brand electric vehicles in the world’s largest car market.

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