Monthly Plug-In EV Sales Scorecard: Historical Charts


Historical EV Sales Charts 2018-2010
| 2018 U.S. EV SALES | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla Model 3* | 1875 | 2485 | 3820 | 3750 | 6000 | 5902 | 14250 | 17800 | 22250 | 17750 | 18650 | 25250 | 139,782 |
| Toyota Prius Prime | 1496 | 2050 | 2922 | 2626 | 2924 | 2237 | 1984 | 2071 | 2213 | 2001 | 2312 | 2759 | 27,595 |
| Tesla Model X* | 700 | 975 | 2825 | 1025 | 1450 | 2550 | 1325 | 2750 | 3975 | 1225 | 3200 | 4100 | 26,100 |
| Tesla Model S* | 800 | 1125 | 3375 | 1250 | 1520 | 2750 | 1200 | 2625 | 3750 | 1350 | 2750 | 3250 | 25,745 |
| Honda Clarity PHEV* | 604 | 911 | 1131 | 1129 | 1639 | 1495 | 1542 | 1462 | 1997 | 2025 | 1897 | 2770 | 18,602 |
| Chevrolet Volt* | 713 | 983 | 1782 | 1325 | 1675 | 1336 | 1475 | 1825 | 2129 | 1475 | 2530 | 1058 | 18,306 |
| Chevrolet Bolt EV* | 1177 | 1424 | 1774 | 1275 | 1125 | 1083 | 1175 | 1225 | 1549 | 1975 | 2825 | 1412 | 18,019 |
| Nissan LEAF | 150 | 895 | 1500 | 1171 | 1576 | 1367 | 1149 | 1315 | 1563 | 1234 | 1128 | 1667 | 14,715 |
| BMW 530e* | 224 | 413 | 689 | 518 | 729 | 942 | 536 | 749 | 756 | 733 | 1012 | 1363 | 8,664 |
| Ford Fusion Energi | 640 | 794 | 782 | 742 | 740 | 604 | 522 | 396 | 480 | 453 | 1131 | 790 | 8,074 |
| Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid** | 375 | 450 | 480 | 425 | 650 | 710 | 450 | 654 | 637 | 623 | 895 | 713 | 7,062 |
| BMW i3 (BEV + REx) | 382 | 623 | 992 | 503 | 424 | 580 | 464 | 418 | 461 | 424 | 490 | 356 | 6,117 |
| BMWX5 xDrive 40e* | 261 | 596 | 627 | 563 | 499 | 321 | 431 | 264 | 225 | 224 | 213 | 210 | 4,434 |
| Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 300 | 323 | 373 | 273 | 297 | 390 | 350 | 366 | 378 | 309 | 376 | 431 | 4,166 |
| Kia Niro PHEV* | 155 | 246 | 227 | 120 | 218 | 281 | 225 | 346 | 313 | 323 | 619 | 316 | 3,389 |
| BMW 330e* | 101 | 142 | 202 | 166 | 150 | 138 | 106 | 192 | 195 | 229 | 373 | 606 | 2,600 |
| Audi A3 Sportback e-tron* | 145 | 199 | 214 | 189 | 267 | 238 | 220 | 240 | 230 | 210 | 180 | 265 | 2,597 |
| Volvo XC60 PHEV* | 109 | 155 | 167 | 141 | 214 | 226 | 185 | 210 | 215 | 180 | 225 | 240 | 2,267 |
| Fiat 500e** | 210 | 235 | 285 | 215 | 250 | 225 | 220 | 75 | 94 | 100 | 148 | 193 | 2,250 |
| Porsche Panamera E-Hybrid* | 1 | 2 | 49 | 336 | 275 | 168 | 195 | 200 | 210 | 170 | 200 | 230 | 2,036 |
| Mercedes C350e* | 29 | 172 | 208 | 158 | 166 | 176 | 165 | 170 | 82 | 75 | 80 | 240 | 1,721 |
| Hyundai IONIQ PHEV* | 22 | 178 | 218 | 180 | 217 | 143 | 180 | 43 | 11 | 128 | 136 | 134 | 1,590 |
| Mini Countryman SE PHEV* | 127 | 100 | 74 | 106 | 163 | 211 | 210 | 128 | 140 | 117 | 74 | 114 | 1,564 |
| Volvo XC90 T8 PHEV* | 99 | 106 | 93 | 90 | 126 | 133 | 115 | 125 | 120 | 100 | 130 | 150 | 1,387 |
| Volkswagen e-Golf | 178 | 198 | 164 | 128 | 76 | 32 | 18 | 32 | 14 | 62 | 230 | 222 | 1,354 |
| smart ED | 84 | 90 | 103 | 80 | 110 | 126 | 103 | 108 | 98 | 95 | 100 | 122 | 1,219 |
| Kia Soul EV* | 115 | 163 | 157 | 152 | 133 | 57 | 130 | 33 | 18 | 61 | 61 | 54 | 1,134 |
| Porsche Cayenne S-E* | 113 | 121 | 197 | 265 | 59 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 25 | 35 | 75 | 1,022 |
| Mercedes GLE 550e* | 44 | 70 | 181 | 93 | 83 | 75 | 85 | 90 | 42 | 28 | 35 | 140 | 966 |
| Kia Optima PHEV* | 86 | 103 | 156 | 142 | 98 | 83 | 90 | 39 | 17 | 51 | 79 | 21 | 965 |
| Honda Clarity BEV* | 153 | 74 | 48 | 39 | 34 | 86 | 102 | 75 | 108 | 106 | 37 | 86 | 948 |
| BMW i8 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 45 | 72 | 67 | 55 | 64 | 133 | 97 | 772 |
| Ford C-Max Energi | 234 | 142 | 105 | 57 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 582 |
| Mercedes GLC 350e* | 5 | 57 | 59 | 64 | 66 | 60 | 65 | 27 | 20 | 24 | 120 | 567 | |
| Ford Focus Electric | 70 | 73 | 137 | 83 | 88 | 50 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 560 |
| Hyundai Sonata PHEV* | 52 | 54 | 78 | 38 | 67 | 62 | 60 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 460 |
| Volvo S90 T8 PHEV* | 27 | 29 | 52 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 40 | 45 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 437 |
| Jaguar I-Pace* | 5 | 165 | 223 | 393 | |||||||||
| Hyundai IONIQ EV* | 49 | 3 | 60 | 7 | 32 | 47 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 24 | 345 |
| BMW 740e* | 18 | 23 | 31 | 60 | 17 | 16 | 40 | 18 | 25 | 45 | 18 | 28 | 339 |
| Cadillac CT6 PHEV* | 6 | 24 | 17 | 42 | 30 | 18 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 231 |
| Mercedes B250e | 40 | 49 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 135 |
| Mercedes S550e* | 13 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 96 |
| 2018 U.S. Sales Totals | 12,009 | 16,845 | 26,443 | 19,623 | 24,307 | 25,029 | 29,598 | 36,347 | 44,544 | 34,074 | 42,588 | 49,900 | 361,307 |
| 2017 U.S. Sales Totals | 11,004 | 12,375 | 18,542 | 13,367 | 16,596 | 17,046 | 15,540 | 16,514 | 21,242 | 14,315 | 17,178 | 26,107 | 199,826 |
| 2018 Worldwide Sales* | 82,000 | 81,000 | 141,000 | 128,450 | 159,346 | 160,894 | 144,975 | 175,362 | 206,500 | 214,800 | 237,553 | 286,367 | 2,018,247 |
Above - 2018 Monthly Sales Chart For The Major Plug-In Automakers. *Estimated Sales Numbers – Reconciled on Monthly or Quarterly Totals. ** Estimated (Based on State/Rebate Data and other reports). BEV models are designated with the icon.
| 2017 U.S. EV SALES | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla Model S* | 900 | 1750 | 3450 | 1125 | 1620 | 2350 | 1425 | 2150 | 4860 | 1120 | 1335 | 4975 | 27,060 |
| Chevrolet Bolt EV | 1162 | 952 | 978 | 1292 | 1566 | 1642 | 1971 | 2107 | 2632 | 2781 | 2987 | 3227 | 23,297 |
| Tesla Model X* | 750 | 800 | 2750 | 715 | 1730 | 2200 | 1650 | 1575 | 3120 | 850 | 1875 | 3300 | 21,315 |
| Toyota Prius Prime | 1366 | 1362 | 1618 | 1819 | 1908 | 1619 | 1645 | 1820 | 1899 | 1626 | 1834 | 2420 | 20,936 |
| Chevrolet Volt | 1611 | 1820 | 2132 | 1807 | 1817 | 1745 | 1518 | 1445 | 1453 | 1362 | 1702 | 1937 | 20,349 |
| Nissan LEAF | 772 | 1037 | 1478 | 1063 | 1392 | 1506 | 1283 | 1154 | 1055 | 213 | 175 | 102 | 11,230 |
| Ford Fusion Energi | 606 | 837 | 1002 | 905 | 1000 | 707 | 703 | 762 | 763 | 741 | 731 | 875 | 9,632 |
| Ford C-Max Energi | 473 | 639 | 662 | 720 | 950 | 936 | 844 | 705 | 683 | 569 | 523 | 436 | 8,140 |
| BMW i3 (BEV + REx) | 382 | 318 | 703 | 516 | 506 | 567 | 601 | 504 | 538 | 686 | 283 | 672 | 6,276 |
| Fiat 500e** | 752 | 590 | 785 | 541 | 473 | 359 | 395 | 290 | 285 | 310 | 215 | 385 | 5,380 |
| BMWX5 xDrive 40e | 262 | 275 | 397 | 291 | 433 | 488 | 463 | 317 | 333 | 329 | 929 | 832 | 5,349 |
| Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid** | 12 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 705 | 355 | 125 | 425 | 475 | 875 | 570 | 720 | 4,597 |
| BMW 330e | 129 | 144 | 365 | 260 | 475 | 496 | 387 | 409 | 329 | 307 | 477 | 363 | 4,141 |
| BMW 530e | 13 | 147 | 239 | 343 | 345 | 511 | 596 | 872 | 706 | 3,772 | |||
| Volkswagen e-Golf | 332 | 293 | 342 | 307 | 381 | 232 | 308 | 317 | 187 | 203 | 289 | 343 | 3,534 |
| Audi A3 Sportback e-tron | 387 | 400 | 414 | 301 | 294 | 324 | 218 | 129 | 85 | 17 | 38 | 270 | 2,877 |
| Hyundai Sonata PHEV | 190 | 175 | 295 | 280 | 220 | 255 | 205 | 185 | 190 | 210 | 135 | 195 | 2,535 |
| Volvo XC90 T8 PHEV | 96 | 83 | 103 | 145 | 146 | 202 | 174 | 265 | 236 | 174 | 204 | 368 | 2,196 |
| Kia Soul EV | 117 | 152 | 171 | 167 | 129 | 100 | 145 | 300 | 255 | 210 | 207 | 204 | 2,157 |
| Ford Focus Electric | 56 | 228 | 407 | 125 | 132 | 110 | 148 | 131 | 131 | 115 | 121 | 113 | 1,817 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 30 | 75 | 117 | 145 | 337 | 1060 | 1,764 | ||||||
| Porsche Cayenne S-E | 177 | 121 | 126 | 185 | 174 | 195 | 160 | 178 | 124 | 73 | 38 | 23 | 1,574 |
| Kia Optima PHEV | 10 | 61 | 70 | 86 | 85 | 78 | 130 | 182 | 228 | 235 | 213 | 134 | 1,512 |
| Honda Clarity BEV | 34 | 15 | 52 | 34 | 459 | 527 | 1,121 | ||||||
| Honda Clarity PHEV | 5 | 898 | 903 | ||||||||||
| Mercedes C350e | 210 | 51 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 112 | 212 | 126 | 49 | 16 | 14 | 817 |
| Mercedes B250e | 53 | 56 | 50 | 66 | 46 | 46 | 81 | 58 | 87 | 59 | 31 | 111 | 744 |
| BMW 740e | 18 | 35 | 42 | 123 | 33 | 52 | 80 | 39 | 43 | 55 | 120 | 67 | 707 |
| Mercedes S550e | 55 | 51 | 60 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 124 | 32 | 35 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 666 |
| smart ED | 15 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 123 | 73 | 68 | 129 | 544 |
| Volvo XC60 PHEV | 13 | 65 | 97 | 100 | 82 | 174 | 531 | ||||||
| BMW i8 | 50 | 58 | 49 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 55 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 44 | 80 | 488 |
| Mini Countryman SE PHEV | 10 | 75 | 86 | 80 | 56 | 96 | 72 | 475 | |||||
| Mercedes GLE 550e | 52 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 33 | 41 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 41 | 82 | 463 |
| Hyundai IONIQ EV | 5 | 19 | 75 | 58 | 43 | 66 | 36 | 28 | 23 | 79 | 432 | ||
| Cadillac CT6 PHEV | 8 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 35 | 207 | |||
| Volvo S90 T8 PHEV | 5 | 28 | 32 | 52 | 117 | ||||||||
| Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 99 | 99 | |||||||||||
| Chevrolet Spark EV | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 23 |
| Porsche Panamera E-Hybrid | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| Cadillac ELR | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Mitsubishi i-MiEV | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2017 U.S. Sales Totals | 11,005 | 12,377 | 18,541 | 13,365 | 16,596 | 17,046 | 15,540 | 16,514 | 21,242 | 14,315 | 17,170 | 26,107 | 199,818 |
| 2016 U.S. Sales Totals | 6,221 | 7,763 | 13,857 | 10,531 | 11,467 | 14,863 | 13,067 | 14,592 | 17,224 | 11,007 | 13,237 | 24,785 | 158,614 |
| 2017 Worldwide Sales* | 41,372 | 53,561 | 94,650 | 71,762 | 91,417 | 102,130 | 92,835 | 104,225 | 124,197 | 125,447 | 148,903 | 176,618 | 1,227,117 |
Above - 2017 Monthly Sales Chart For The Major Plug-In Automakers. *Estimated Sales Numbers – Reconciled on Monthly or Quarterly Totals. ** Estimated (Based on State/Rebate Data and other reports). Credit to HybridCars.com for assistance on Hyundai/Kia and some BMW data in historical charts. BEV models are designated with the icon.

Above - 2016 Monthly Sales Chart For The Major Plug-In Automakers. *Estimated Tesla Sales Numbers, NA for X through Q3, US Q4 – Reconciled on Quarterly Totals. ** Fiat/Hyundai Does Not Report Sales Directly, Estimate Based on State/Rebate Data.

Above - 2015 Monthly EV Sales Chart For The Major Plug-In Automakers. *Tesla Full Year Totals On Model S/X Verified Q4 2015. ** Fiat/Hyundai Does Not Report Sales Directly, Estimate Based on State/Rebate Data.
2014 Update: Fiat 500e estimate restated to reflect numbers based on incentive data over less accurate 3rd party data previously used.

Above - 2014 Monthly EV Sales Chart For The Major Plug-In Automakers. *Tesla Full year Model S Results Verified, Monthly Estimated. Update: Fiat 500e data estimated via incentive data.

Above - 2013 Monthly EV Sales Chart For The Major Plug-In Automakers. *Estimated Tesla Numbers have been included in this graph. Tesla Total US Sales Based On Quarterly Disclosures (Q1 & Q2 from filings, Q3 based on shareholder letter, and Q4 based on company estimate of half of sales out of North America). *Fiat 500e estimated based on available data.

Above - 2012 Monthly EV Sales Chart For The Major Plug-In Automakers (click to enlarge). Tesla sold approximately 2,650 Model sedans in 2012 (as per Tesla financials – monthly estimate shown).

Above - 2010/2011 Monthly EV Sales Chart For The Major Plug-In Automakers (click to enlarge).
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