Latin America, a relative latecomer in electric vehicle (EV) adoption, is quickly making up for lost ground. Chinese models provided the initial kick start by luring consumers with affordability, causing EV market share in new sales to climb steeply over the past two to three years and reach double digits in several countries. Uptake has been further driven by government incentives and fuel price spikes in this year's Mideast Gulf crisis, and some observers believe the trend now has its own consumer-led momentum.