A steep rise in fuel prices is accelerating Chile's shift to electric cars, with their share of new sales climbing fast in an otherwise flat market.
Chile · Energy
Key Facts
—The trigger. Chile delivered its steepest fuel-price increases in decades earlier this year.
—The response. Electric cars are gaining ground fast as drivers look to escape the pump.
—The numbers. Electric-car sales roughly quadrupled between 2023 and 2025, to about four percent of the market.
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