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In January 2019, with 148,046 units sold since inception in the American market, the Model 3 overtook the Model S to become the all-time best selling all-electric car in the U.S. [218] Until 2019, the Nissan Leaf was the world's all-time top-selling highway legal electric car, with global sales of 450,000 units through December 2019. [207]
Tesla became the world's leading electric vehicle manufacturer in December 2019. [181] [182] Its Model S was the world's top selling plug-in electric car in 2015 and 2016, [183] [184] its Model 3 has been the world's best selling plug-in electric car for four consecutive years, from 2018 to 2021, and the Model Y was the top selling plug-in car ...
EVs were so popular that even President Woodrow Wilson and his secret service agents toured Washington, D.C., in their Milburn Electrics, which covered 60–70 miles (100–110 km) per charge. [ 9 ] A charging station in Seattle shows an AMC Gremlin , modified to take electric power; it had a range of about 50 miles (80 km) on one charge, 1973
Many popular cars released in the last few years fall under the full hybrid category. For example, the best-selling hybrid of all time, the Toyota Prius, has been a full hybrid for more than 20 years.
He noted that EVs accounted for about 9% of new car sales nationwide in the third quarter — a record, but still far short of what regulators are requiring by 2026.
In 2016, BYD Auto was the world's top selling plug-in car manufacturer with 101,183 units sold, followed by Tesla with 76,243. [143] [144] However, Tesla revenues ranked first with $6.35 billion, while BYD notched $3.88 billion. [145] Also in 2016, Tesla sold $1 billion worth of cars in China, the world's
The Tesla Model 3 surpassed the Nissan Leaf in early 2020 to become the world's all-time best selling electric car, [12] and, in June 2021, became the first electric car to sell 1 million units globally. [13] The Model 3 has been the world's best selling plug-in electric car for four consecutive years, from 2018 to 2021.
1997–present Toyota Prius—launched in the Japanese market and became a popular hybrid electric vehicle in many markets. [74] 1998–present Ford Focus—a popular hatchbacks and Ford's bestselling world car; 2008–2012 Tesla Roadster—first highway-capable all-electric vehicle in serial production for sale in the US in the modern era. It ...