EV sales set records in 37 countries as consumers flee high gas prices

Markets outside China and US post 50% year-on-year jump in March-April sales

The current oil crisis could do for EVs what the 1970s crisis did for small, fuel-efficient Japanese cars. © Reuters

TOKYO -- Electric vehicle sales in 37 countries reached record monthly highs in either March or April, as soaring fuel prices due to the war in the Middle East push consumers toward cars with lower ownership costs.