Over 3 mln NEVs registered in China in H1

BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- About 3.13 million new energy vehicles (NEVs) were newly registered in China in the first half of this year, an increase of 41.6 percent year on year, hitting a record high, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Public Security on Saturday.

This brings the total number of registered NEVs in the country to 16.2 million as of the end of June, accounting for 4.9 percent of the total number of cars.