EV sales rebound in Germany as Chinese brands make inroads

EV sales rose 43.2 percent last year to 545,142 in total, the KBA federal transport authority said, representing 19.1 percent of all new cars sold. Chinese EV giant BYD -- which last year overtook Elon Musk's Tesla to become the world's largest electric carmaker -- saw its German sales rise over 700 percent to more than 23,000 cars, giving it 0.8 percent of the overall auto market. "International vehicle manufacturers with affordable battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids have contributed disproportionately to growth in these segments...