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Rock Steady Edition
8.605 units were sold last month in the US EV market, a steady 20% increase over the same month last year, putting the EV Share at 0,60%.
Looking at the models ranking, we see the Leaf winning the top spot for the sixth consecutive month (2.088 units), followed by a surprisingly strong Prius Plug-In (1.741 units, best result since last October) and Volt (1.548 units, best result in '14). All this led for the Tesla Model S to drop two positions to #4 in the YTD chart for benefit of the two above (Chevy in #2 and Toyota in #3).
The Ford Energi cousins are still comfortably cruising between the Top 4 and the rest of the pack, while behind them we see the Smart Fortwo ED (203 units, Personal Best Result) pass the Focus Electric and reach #7.
Another model to rise in the chart was the cheeky FIAT 500e, now in #9.
Looking at the brands ranking, Nissan is clearly on top with 24% share, while the race for #2 is close between Ford (#2, with 5.634 units and 18% share), Chevrolet (#3, 5.523 units and 18%) and Toyota (#4, 5.323 units and 17% share).
| Pl | USA | April | YTD | % |
| 1 | Nissan Leaf | 2.088 | 7.272 | 24 |
| 2 | Chevrolet Volt | 1.548 | 5.154 | 17 |
| 3 | Toyota Prius Plug-In | 1.741 | 5.037 | 16 |
| 4 | Tesla Model S e) | 1.100 | 4.900 | 16 |
| 5 | Ford Fusion Energi | 743 | 2.954 | 10 |
| 6 | Ford C-Max Energi | 525 | 2.158 | 7 |
| 7 | Smart Fortwo ED | 203 | 608 | 2 |
| 8 | Ford Focus Electric | 116 | 522 | 2 |
| 9 | Fiat 500e | 152 | 448 | 1 |
| 10 | Chevrolet Spark EV | 97 | 369 | 1 |
| 11 | Porsche Panamera PHEV | 63 | 317 | 1 |
| 12 13 14 | Toyota RAV4 EV Cadillac ELR Honda Fit EV | 69 61 50 | 306 241 150 | 1 1 0 |
| 15 16 | Honda Accord Plug-In Mitsubishi I-Miev | 37 12 | 106 40 | 0 0 |
| TOTAL | 8.605 | 30.582 | 100 |
Source: insideevs.com
