EV Sales Accelerate in 2021
More than a decade after Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) revealed the electric Roadster and revolutionized the auto sector, electric vehicle (“EV”) sales are steadily on the rise. This is mostly thanks to increasingly restrictive emission standards that have forced automakers to develop zero-emission vehicles that rely on alternative energy sources in a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Although electric vehicles still make a fraction of the total vehicles sold globally, the emerging space has experienced plenty of growth this year. Specifically, electric vehicle sales increased by 160% in the first half of 2021 from 2020, with EV makers selling 2.6…