The US seems to be coming round to electric vehicles in a big way. The sales of EVs experienced record growth the first quarter of 2021, up 81% over the same period last year. According to an analysis of the US auto market by Cox Automotive and Kelley Blue Book, the combined sales of electric vehicles (EVs, HEVs/PHEVs) surpassed 300,000, that’s an increase of 132,000 over the same period in 2020. Numbers don’t lie Battery EV sales witnessed an increase of 44.8%, reaching almost 100,000. Hybrid vehicle sales outperformed both EVs and the overall market, and doubled to more than 200,000, with…

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