Despite the ruinous start to 2020 for sales of EVs of all kinds, there are now more than 7.5 million plug-in four-wheelers in the world. The lion’s share are still in China and the car that has outsold all others, even in the depths of the pandemic freeze, was the Tesla Model 3, which sold more than the next five models combined.
Global plug-in sales in H1 2020 passed 717,000 units, capturing a market share of 2.7% of passenger car registrations. The U.S. saw the highest market share of plug-in sales during that period of 5.5%, followed by China at 4.3%, up from 4% in the same period the year before, then Europe as a whole at 3.8%.
Global BEV sales by Model, H1 2020
Model
units
Tesla Model 3
142,346
Renault Zoe
37,154
Nissan Leaf
23,867
Volkswagen e-Golf
21,165
BYD Qin Pro EV
20,990
Hyundai Kona EV
19,286
Audi e-tron
17,592
GAC Aion S
14,516
SAIC Baojun E-Series
13,673
Tesla Model Y
13,415
Peugeot e-208
13,266
Tesla Model X
12,461
Kia e-Niro
12,157
SAIC MG ZS EV
11,768
BAIC EU-Series
11,722
Chevrolet Bolt
10,041
Manufacturer Ranking, Jan-May 2020
Manufacturer
units
Tesla
127,804
BMW
48,268
Volkswagen
47,585
BYD
44,267
SAIC
30,787
Audi
27,398
Renault
27,349
Hyundai
26,843
Volvo
25,790
Kia
23,304
BEV Sales Europe by Model, June 2020
Country
units
Renault Zoe
26,400 (37,549)
Tesla Model 3
25,938 (32,300)
Volkswagen e-Golf
14,622
Audi e-tron
11,366
Nissan Leaf
10,948
Peugeot e-208
10,397
Hyundai Kona
8,789
BMW i3
6,791
Kia e-Niro
6,144
Volkswagen e-UP
5,594
BEV/PHEV Sales Europe by Country, June 2020
Country
units
Market Share
France
20,900
9%
Germany
15,598
8.4%
United Kingdom
13,829
9.5%
Norway
7,587
66.3%
Sweden
6,402
24.6%
The Netherlands
3,934
16%
Italy
3,873
2.9%
BEV Sales China, Jan-May 2020
Model
units
Tesla Model 3
32,527
BYD Qin Pro EV
16,687
GAC Aion S
14,516
BAIC EU-Series
9,383
NIO ES6
9,283
SAIC Baojun E-Series
7,798
Chery eQ:
7,156
BYD Yuan/S2 EV
7,094
Great Wall Ora R1
6,771
SAIC Roewe Ei5 EV
5,684
BEV/PHEV Sales Japan, Jan-May 2020
Model
units
Nissan Leaf
5,704
Toyota Prius PHEV
1,459
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
1,459
Mitsubishi Minicab MiEV
521
Tesla Model 3
376
BEV/PHEV Sales South Korea, Jan-Apr 2020
Model
units
Tesla Model 3: 4,075
4,075
Hyundai Kona Electric
2,871
Hyundai Porter II Electric
2,684
Kia Motors Bongo III EV
1,256
Kia Niro Electric
1,211
Chevrolet Bolt
1,074
Hyundai Ionic Electric
503
Renault SM3 Z,E,
319
Renault Twizy
145
Nissan Leaf
99
2019
Top 10 BEV Markets by Volume, H1 2019
Country
units
percentage change
China
430,700
111%
U.S.
116,200
87%
Norway
36,300
74%
Germany
33,000
72%
France
24,300
38%
The Netherlands
17,800
118%
South Korea
17,700
63%
Canada
13,100
37%
U.K.
12,700
62%
Japan
11,000
-27%
Top 10 BEV Markets by Market Share, H1 2019
Country
share
Norway
37.1%
Netherlands
6.5%
Sweden
4.8%
China
4.0%
Switzerland
3.4%
Portugal
2.7%
Austria
2.4%
Ireland
2.2%
Korea
2.1%
Denmark
1.7%
Bestselling BEVs Worldwide, Jan-Aug 2019
Model
sales
Tesla Model 3
168,770
BAIC EU-Series
65,593
BYD Yuan/S2 EV
57,413
Nissan Leaf
46,864
SAIC Baojun E-Series
31,900
Renault Zoe
31,529
Hyundai Kona Electric
28,210
BYD e5
28,202
Chery eQ EV
27,032
Geely Emgrand EV
26,870
BMW i3
26,531
Tesla Model X
23.697
SAIC Roewe Ei5 EV
23,320
Volkswagen e-Golf
22,184
Great Wall Ora R1
20,866
Changan Eado
18,350
Bestselling PHEVs and BEVs Worldwide, Jan-Aug 2019
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