German car manufacturers have made up ground in electric cars in China. In the largest sales market, they sold 49 percent more electric cars last year than the previous year.

German manufacturers grew almost three times as fast as the Chinese market in the fourth quarter, with an increase of 63 percent. Industry observers write that it is now also worthwhile for buyers in Germany to take a look at the used electric car market. According to PwC, three-year-old electric cars are on average ten percent cheaper than combustion engines.