Global Electric Car Sales in 2020
- In 2020, the global market for battery electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicles shows an increase of 41.4% compared to 2019, to 3,124,793 units (including 2,141,311 BEVs and 983,482 PHEVs) against 2,209,831 in 2019 and 2,018,247 in 2018. This strong sales increase was achieved while the world automotive market fell by nearly 14% in 2020. The market share of these vehicles therefore reached 4,1% of global sales in 2020 (2.8% for BEVs and 1.3% for PHEVs) against 2.5% in 2019 and 2.2% in 2018.
- 85% of BEV and PHEV sales are made in Europe (1,364,813 units) and China (1,271,958 units). The United States (350,000 units) and more over Japan (30,000 units) continue to have little demand for electric vehicles. But it is possible that the new American administration will push local carmakers to produce more electric vehicles following the return of USA in the Paris Climate Agreement.
- Tesla dominates the global electric car market in 2020, with 499,535 sales (16% of the total BEV + PHEV and 23% of the total BEV), ahead of the Volkswagen groups (421,591 units including 227,394 BEVs), SAIC (272,210 units including 243,201 BEV), Renault-Nissan (226,975 units including 172,673 BEV) and BMW (195,979 units including 36,720 BEV).
- By model, the Tesla Model 3 consolidates its first place in 2020, with 365,240 sales (or 17% of the total BEV), ahead of the SAIC Wuling Hong Guang Mini EV (127,651 units), Renault Zoé (100,431 units) and Tesla Model Y (79,734 units).
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