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The Tesla Model 3 surpassed the Nissan Leaf as the world's best selling plug-in electric car in history [208] Mar 2020: The Tesla Model 3 is the first electric car to sell more than 500,000 units since inception. [208] Tesla, Inc. becomes the first auto manufacturer to produce 1 million electric cars [224] Apr 2020
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 ...
Fastest acceleration of an electric car, 0 to 100 km/h in 1.461 seconds by university students at the University of Stuttgart. [70] Electric Land Speed Record 353 mph (568 km/h). [71] Electric Car Distance Record 1,725 miles (2,776 km) in 24 hours by Bjørn Nyland. [72] Greatest distance by electric vehicle, single charge 999.5 miles (1,608.5 km).
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 ...
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
In 2022, GM filed a petition with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration seeking permission to deploy up to 2,500 self-driving Origin vehicles annually without human controls such as ...
This is the world's only electric vehicle that drives like a real car." Automobile called the car's ride and handling "amazing", praising its "smooth delivery of power". [ 31 ] That year, a modified Impact set a land speed record for production electric vehicles of 183 mph (295 km/h). [ 32 ]
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.).