China recorded nearly 1.5 million sales of battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in May, marking a significant increase compared to previous months.

New energy vehicles accounted for a record 62.9 percent of China's passenger vehicle sales in May, marking another milestone in the country's transition toward electrification.

Battery-electric vehicles made up one in five of all new vehicle sales in Australia in May, hitting a record high and marking a major shift away from fossil fuels on the back of…