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Tesla Home Run(s) Edition
For the first time ever, April sales reached five digits, with over 10.500 units registered, numbers were up 10% YoY, with YTD numbers 16% higher than last year, it looks that the US EV market is firmly on the recovery path, with the EV share increasing 0.01% regarding March (0.68%).
The Chevrolet Volt was the Best Seller of the month, delivering 1.983 units, doubling YoY sales and closing in to the leader Model S, this month in chill mode after the busy March.
Good performance also for the Ford Fusion Energi, registering a surprising 1.331 units, its best performance in almost two years, surpassing the Nissan Leaf in the race for the Third Place.
Good performance also for the Ford Fusion Energi, registering a surprising 1.331 units, its best performance in almost two years, surpassing the Nissan Leaf in the race for the Third Place.
Chevrolet also had good news from the Spark EV, with 419 registrations, its best performance in a year, while BMW also had something to celebrate: All their models had year best performances, with the X5 PHEV beating its own personal record.
In the manufacturers ranking, Tesla (26%, down 5%) leads, while Chevrolet (18%, up 1%) is managing to keep Ford (17%, up 1%) at bay.
Pl | USA | April | YTD | % |
1 | Tesla Model S e) | 750 | 6.755 | 18 |
2 | Chevrolet Volt | 1.983 | 5.970 | 16 |
3 | Ford Fusion Energi | 1.331 | 4.082 | 11 |
4 | Nissan Leaf | 787 | 3.718 | 10 |
5 | Tesla Model X e) | 850 | 3.250 | 9 |
6 | Ford C-Max Energi | 607 | 2.057 | 5 |
7 | BMW i3 | 814 | 1.576 | 4 |
8 | BMW X5 40e PHEV | 655 | 1.494 | 4 |
9 | Fiat 500e | 395 | 1.235 | 3 |
10 | Audi A3 e-Tron | 326 | 1.233 | 3 |
11 | Chevrolet Spark EV | 419 | 1.026 | 3 |
12 13 14 15 | Volkswagen e-Golf Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Porsche Cayenne Plug-In Volvo XC90 T8 PHEV | 326 250 237 150 | 938 900 799 730 | 2 2 2 2 |
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 | Kia Soul EV Cadillac ELR Ford Focus Electric BMW i8 Smart Fortwo ED Mercedes B250e Por. Panamera Plug-In Mercedes S550e BMW 330e Toyota Prius Plug-In Mitsubishi I-Miev | 139 95 81 130 66 56 25 29 25 4 6 | 359 357 338 305 238 217 108 79 44 27 14 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
TOTAL | 10.536 | 37.849 | 100 |
e) Estimate
Source: insideevs.com; Good Car Bad Car
Tesla Model S vs The Others
Pl | Model | YTD 2016 |
1 | Mercedes E & CLS-Class | 14.467 |
2 | BMW 5-Series | 14.164 |
3 | Tesla Model S | 6.755 |
4 | Cadillac CTS | 5.308 |
5 6 | Lexus GS Audi A6 | 4.990 4.977 |
The Model S is Third, behind the Mercedes E/CLS-Class and BMW 5-Series sales champs, while the rest of the competition is behind the Californian.
An interesting stat is that the Model S is the only model in the ranking with YoY growth (+16%), while every other model here are having a two digit sales dive...
An interesting stat is that the Model S is the only model in the ranking with YoY growth (+16%), while every other model here are having a two digit sales dive...
Tesla Model X vs The Others
Pl | Model | YTD 2016 |
1 | Mercedes GLE-Class | 16.668 |
2 | Cadillac SRX | 15.818 |
3 | BMW X5 | 13.814 |
4 | Volvo XC90 | 10.586 |
Tesla Model X | 3.250 |
The Model X has a much tougher cookie to deal with than its older brother, not only the number of competitors is higher, but the numbers are growing every passing month, so it will be a lot more difficult to reach the front positions.
As final treat for this months edition, here is a link for an interesting article in Jane Ferguson's website, where she makes a comprehensive study on the overall cost of a Nissan Leaf, compared to a regular gas car, in the several US states, with some interesting facts. like: The state with most incentives, besides the federal 7.500$, is Colorado, with an additional 6.000$.
As final treat for this months edition, here is a link for an interesting article in Jane Ferguson's website, where she makes a comprehensive study on the overall cost of a Nissan Leaf, compared to a regular gas car, in the several US states, with some interesting facts. like: The state with most incentives, besides the federal 7.500$, is Colorado, with an additional 6.000$.
