Nation's EV, battery strides boosting global transition

China's strides in developing its electric vehicle and power battery industries are making significant contributions to global sustainable development and the fight against climate change, officials and business leaders said on Sunday.

Wan Gang, president of the China Association for Science and Technology, said that China sold 9.495 million new energy vehicles last year, leading the global auto industry in an accelerating transformation toward electrification and adding new momentum to the global industry's development.

He made the remarks while addressing the two-day 2024 World Power Battery Conference, which opened on Sunday in Yibin, Sichuan province.