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RARE PHOTOS: Evs unstoppable in china | Rare Historical Photos

A made-in-China Lotus Eletre is charged at the company's stand during the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

SHANGHAI: This year’s Shanghai Auto Show signalled the end of the petrol engine era in China, as domestic electric vehicle brands drive change across the indistry and leave foreign companies in the dust, analysts and industry insiders say.

Government support for EVs and growing interest from a vast consumer base has assured Chinese companies’ dominance of their home market, the world’s largest — and they are now beginning to set their sights overseas.

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