Electric vehicle sales up 228.88% in US
According to Clean Technica, sales of 100% electric vehicles were up from 14,032 units in 2012, to 46,148 units last year.
In comparison, plug-in hybrid electric sales increased 26.87% in that time period to a total of 48,951 units, only slightly higher than the total for fully electric cars.
The Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle was the biggest-selling model, at 23,094 units, while the LEAF leads the pure electric sales chart at 22,610. Tesla's Model S pure-electric luxury car, meanwhile, came in at third place with 17,650 sales – more than 5,000 ahead of the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid.
Clean Technica also reports that take-up of electric vehicles in Norway nearly doubled to 7,882 in 2013, from 3,950 units the year before.
Natalie Middleton
Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for over 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day. Natalie edits all the Fleet World websites and newsletters, and loves to hear about any latest industry news - or gossip.
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