2010-2019: Ten years of heartbreak and hope, in photos

Years from now, this period will be remembered as a time when our advancements—fuelled by accelerated trends in consumerism and technology—were countered by an increasing concern for our degrading planet brought about by the consequences of these very advancements
Curated By: Madhu Kapparath
Published: Jan 4, 2020
2010-2019: Ten years of heartbreak and hope, in photos

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  • 2010-2019: Ten years of heartbreak and hope, in photos
  • 2010-2019: Ten years of heartbreak and hope, in photos
  • 2010-2019: Ten years of heartbreak and hope, in photos
  • 2010-2019: Ten years of heartbreak and hope, in photos
  • 2010-2019: Ten years of heartbreak and hope, in photos
  • 2010-2019: Ten years of heartbreak and hope, in photos
  • 2010-2019: Ten years of heartbreak and hope, in photos
  • 2010-2019: Ten years of heartbreak and hope, in photos
  • 2010-2019: Ten years of heartbreak and hope, in photos
  • 2010-2019: Ten years of heartbreak and hope, in photos

2015
Worldwide electric car ownership reached 1 million. Pure electric car sales were led by Japan with a 28 percent market share of global sales, followed by the United States (26 percent), China (16 percent), France (11 percent) and Norway (7 percent). On a per capita basis, the leaders by far were Norway (6.1 percent) and the Netherlands (5.55 percent). The biggest electric car companies were Nissan, GM/Opel, Toyota, Tesla and Ford.