According to statistics released by the Ministry of Public Security on the 11th, the number of motor vehicles in the country will reach 417 million in 2022, including 319 million vehicles; There are 502 million motor vehicle drivers nationwide, including 464 million automobile drivers. In 2022, 34.78 million new registered motor vehicles and 29.23 million new licensed drivers will be registered nationwide. By the end of 2022, the number of motor vehicles owned nationwide, excluding the number of scrapped and cancelled vehicles, increased by 21.29 million or 5.39% over the previous year. Among them, car ownership accounted for 76.59% of the total number of motor vehicles, an increase of 17.52 million or 5.81% over the previous year. By the end of 2022, the number of new energy vehicles in China reached 13.1 million, accounting for 4.10% of the total number of vehicles. After deducting the number of scrapped vehicles, the number of new energy vehicles increased by 5.26 million, or 67.13%, compared with the previous year. In 2022, 5.35 million new energy vehicles were registered nationwide, an increase of 2.4 million or 81.48% compared with the previous year. The number of newly registered new energy vehicles increased from 1.07 million in 2018 to 5.35 million in 2022, showing a rapid growth trend. (Xinhua News Agency)