US market for battery electric vehicles (BEV) and plug-in hybrids (PHEV) in 2016
- In 2016, the market for battery electric vehicles (BEV) and plug-in hybrids vehicles (PHEV) in the United States was 159,000 units (compared with 115,000 units in 2015 and 105,000 units in 2014), making the United States the third largest market in the world for electric and rechargeable hybrid vehicles, behind China (507,000) and Europe (223,000).
- The US market for battery electric vehicles (BEV) and plug-in hybrids vehicles (PHEV) increased by 38% compared to 2015, mainly thanks to Tesla, which began marketing its second model (Model X) in early 2016. Of these 159,000 units, the market for 100% electric vehicles was 87,000 units whereas the market for plug-in hybrid vehicles accounted for 72,000 units.
- The Tesla brand dominates this market, with 46,750 sales, ahead of Chevrolet (28,353), Ford (24,796), BMW (16,107), Nissan (14,006), Fiat (5,330) and Audi (4,280). These seven brands alone account for almost 90% of the sales of electric and rechargeable hybrid vehicles in the US. By group, Tesla remains leader, ahead of GM (28,887) and Ford (24,796).
- The ten best selling models are: Tesla Model S (29,121 sales), Chevrolet Volt (24,739), Tesla Model X (17,629), Ford Fusion PHEV (15,938), Nissan Leaf Max PHEV (7,957), BMW i3 (7,625), BMW X5 PHEV (5,995), Fiat 500e (5,330) and Audi A3 PHEV (4,280). These ten models accounted for 83% of the sales of electric and hybrid rechargeable vehicles in the US.
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