Global electric vehicle sales increased in August

London-based data analysis company Benchmark Mineral Intelligence published global electric vehicle sales data for August.

According to data, the number of electric vehicles sold worldwide in the January-August period increased by 4 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching 13.4 million.

While 1.83 million electric vehicles were sold in the world in August, this figure revealed that sales increased by 2 percent compared to the same month last year.

Electric vehicle sales in Europe increased by 36 percent compared to the same month last year, reaching 380 thousand. Sales in the region decreased by 15 percent compared to July due to the seasonal slowdown in the summer.

In Europe, in the first 8 months of the year, electric vehicle sales increased by 29 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching 3.3 million.

In China, the world's largest electric vehicle market, August sales decreased by 11 percent on an annual basis to 1.03 million. In China, electric vehicle sales in the January-August period decreased by 12 percent to 6.9 million.

Electric vehicle sales in North America decreased by 33 percent in August compared to the same month last year, falling to 140 thousand. In the first 8 months of the year, sales in the region decreased by 21 percent and remained at 1 million.