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The Introduction Of The BMW i3 Helped May Set A New Plug-In Selling Standard (Above: First i3 REx Delivered To US -mine!- shown) |
Since the start of the ‘current generation’ of plug-in vehicles in the United States, no one month has ever failed to delivered an improved result over the year prior. Ever. Including this month, that number is at 42 and counting.
However May still caught anyone who follows the EV selling trends off guard, as what had been expected to be a solid month turned out to be the best selling month of all-time. Any month. Any country.
In total just over 12,000 plug-ins where sold, compared to the previous all-time high set in August of 2013 when and estimated 11,273 moved onto American’s driveways. Compared to May of 2013, sales improved by a massive 62% when 7,454 plug-ins were sold.
Unlike August of 2013 when the Chevrolet Volt single-handed propelled the number higher (3,351), May’s record month was a combined effort from 3 automakers – Nissan, Toyota and Ford.
All three OEMs saw new record highs for their best selling plug-ins.
- Nissan LEAF – 3,117 (previous best – 2,529 – Dec 2013)
- Toyota PHV – 2,692 (previous best – 2,095 – Oct 2013)
- Ford Fusion Energi – 1,342 (previous best – 1,087 – Oct 2013)
The top five selling plug-in manufacturers for May were:
- Nissan – 3,117
- Toyota – 2,841
- Ford – 2,301
- General Motors – 1,918
- Tesla – 1,000*
- smart ED – 206 (previous – 203, Apr 2014)
- Chevrolet Spark EV – 182 (108 – Mar 2014)
- BMW i3 – 335 (1st month)
2014 YTD Sales Chart
2014
Monthly Sales Chart For The Major Plug-In Automakers *Estimated Tesla
NA Sales Numbers (Q1 Sales reported @ 6,457-3,000 Intl Delivers) *Fiat
500e data estimated for Jan/Feb
Good news indeed...
ReplyDeleteAs a side note, Atlanta GA just became the second largest market for EV's in the country second only to LA. I am sure the $5,000 state tax credit (that you can take on a lease) helps. I now see a few Nissan Leafs on every drive I make around Atlanta with a few Teslas and Volts thrown in...
I am waiting for my first i3 Sighting in the wild...