# High oil prices drive a surge in Chinese electric vehicle sales, but charging networks lag behind

> High oil prices drive a surge in Chinese electric vehicle sales, but charging networks lag behind The war in Iran has helped reshape the global electric vehicle market, giving Chinese automakers an opening across the…

- **Source:** [Abcnews](https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/high-oil-prices-drive-surge-chinese-electric-vehicle-134086570?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a38e11a20206aaddaa993c2)
- **Published:** 2026-06-22
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #ev
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