A new International Energy Agency (IEA) analysis points to a strong second-quarter recovery in electric vehicle (EV) sales globally, as the energy crisis sparked by the war in the Middle East brought fuel price volatility back into focus. The second quarter rebound was not fully able to offset weak demand in the key Chinese and US markets during the first quarter, however.

A surge in worldwide EV sales is shaping up as the leading low-carbon impact of the Mideast Gulf crisis — with China as the main beneficiary.

Quarterly sales of electric cars break records in several key markets amid energy crisis - News from the International Energy Agency