Shanghai's exports of electric passenger vehicles in the first 10 months of the year have surged 10 times over the same period last year, Shanghai Customs announced on Wednesday.

Passenger vehicle means cars with no more than nine seats.

From January to October, Shanghai exported 859.89 billion yuan (US$134.57 billion) of mechanical and electrical products, an increase of 12.6 percent and accounting for 68.6 percent of Shanghai's total export value during the same period.