Russians set a record for electric vehicle purchases due to a…

Russians set a record for electric vehicle purchases due to a gasoline crisis. Russians are buying electric vehicles at record pace amid a shortage of gasoline at stations and rising prices caused by Ukrainian strikes on refineries.

Coverage (2 sources)

• Russians set record for buying electric cars due to gasoline crisis — The Moscow Times
• Sales of electric cars in Russia grew by 2.5 times and broke the record — Фонтанка

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• Russia
• Russia
• AvtoStat
• Sergey Tselikov

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