Save for later Print Download Share LinkedIn Twitter Electric vehicle (EV) sales in China are defying economic headwinds and Covid-19 disruptions, gathering even more momentum in August to reach a new all-time monthly high. Chinese buyers snapped up 66,600 EVs (comprising all-electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell models) last month, or double the year-ago sales level, latest data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers show.