The story of China’s electric vehicle industry

<div>China has become a world leader in making and buying Electric Vehicles (EV), somehow under the radar. In fact, China today produces 54% of total EVs globally and with an even higher share for EV batteries. </div> <br> <div>How did China get there? In this episode of The Sound of Economics, <a href="https://www.bruegel.org/people/giuseppe-porcaro">Giuseppe Porcaro</a> sits down with <a href="https://www.bruegel.org/people/alicia-garcia-herrero">Alicia García-Herrero</a> and <a href="https://www.bruegel.org/people/zeyi-yang">Zeyi Yang</a> to explore China’s EV industry. Together they discuss the country’s rapid rise in the market, its advancement on battery technology, as well as geopolitical implications with a growing chorus calling for de-risking. <br> <br> This episode is part of the ZhōngHuá Mundus series of The Sound of Economics. ZhōngHuá Mundus is a newsletter by Bruegel, bringing you monthly analysis of China in the world, as seen from Europe. <a href="https://bruegel.secure.force.com/events/UpdateAcc?sf=1&amp;s4=1">Sign up now</a> to receive it in your mailbox!</div>