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The BMW i3 ranks as the third best selling plug-in electric car in the UK ever with almost 6,000 units sold through October 2016. [103] The plug-in electric car segment raised its market share of new car sales in 2015 to almost 1.1%, up from 0.59% in 2014.
The number of eligible registered plug-in electric vehicles passed the 25,000 unit milestone in January 2015. [195] As of March 2017, the number of eligible registered plug-in electric cars that have benefited with the subsidy totaled 94,541 units since the launch of the programme in 2011. [207]
1 million plug-in electric cars sold in Europe [56] September 2018 1 million plug-in electric cars sold in the US [57] 2 million new energy passenger cars sold in China [58] (includes heavy-duty commercial vehicles) October 2018: 10% of passenger cars on Norwegian roads are plug-ins [22] November 2018: 500,000th plug-in car sold in California [59]
In China, the term new energy vehicles (NEVs) refers to automobile vehicles that are fully powered or predominantly powered by alternative energy other than fossil fuels, typically referring to electric motor-propelled vehicles such as battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs, mainly hydrogen fuel cell vehicles).
Until 2019, the Nissan Leaf was the world's best-selling plug-in electric car, with global sales of 450,000 units by December 2019. [144] The Tesla Model 3 surpassed Leaf sales in early 2020 to become the world's best-selling plug-in electric car ever. [30] Global sales totaled about 814,000 units overall up to December 2020.
Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show that 267,000 new pure battery electric cars were registered last year.
The adoption of plug-in electric vehicles in Europe is actively supported by the European Union and several national, provincial, and local governments in Europe. A variety of policies have been established to provide direct financial support to consumers and manufacturers; non-monetary incentives; subsidies for the deployment of charging infrastructure; and long term regulations with specific ...
The Tesla Model Y is the first electric vehicle to become the world's best-selling car in 2023, outselling the Toyota Corolla. [1]Battery electric vehicles are vehicles exclusively using chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs, with no secondary source of propulsion (e.g., hydrogen fuel cell, internal combustion engine, etc.).