Top 10 Electric Vehicles in USA — Charts
Some key US electric vehicle sales data aren’t easy to come by these days. We don’t get numbers for several of the most popular models because their makers don’t break out sales of different models (Tesla — Model Y versus Model 3) or different powertrains of the of models that come in gas or electric versions (the Hyundai Kona and Kia Niro). As a result, my quarterly reports on US EV sales exclude the latter and involve an estimate for the Model Y vs. Model 3 split. Also, Tesla’s doesn’t even report its US sales, only global sales, so even the Tesla sales are a combined 3 + Y estimate.
Though, Experian collects registration data from various states and has apparently just released some numbers for EV sales in the first half of the year. We now have a list of the top 10 highest selling electric vehicle models in the country based on registration data (see above for a chart for the first half of the year, and see the bottom of the article for additional charts).
Note that Experian’s numbers are a bit different from what automakers who do share detailed monthly or quarterly sales results have reported — sometimes a couple thousand higher, sometimes a couple thousand lower. Nonetheless, it’s a good data check for the Tesla models and the Kia Niro EV and Hyundai Kona EV.