The number of electric cars is increasing day by day. The increase in fuel prices, especially due to the energy shortage worldwide, has led many car owners to buy electric vehicles.
As a result of this situation, the number of electric vehicles increased significantly compared to last year. With the studies carried out in our country, there has been an increase in the number of electric vehicles. According to new reports published, worldwide sales of plug-in hybrid and all-electric cars doubled in February compared to the previous year.
Electric car sales doubled in February compared to the previous year!
Data shared by Jose Pontes shows us that the transition to electric vehicles is accelerating every day. According to the published data, 541,780 new electric vehicles were sold in February of 2022. This figure is about 99 percent higher than at the same time last year.
All-electric cars made up 6.4 percent of total sales, while plug-in hybrid vehicles accounted for 2.9 percent. In this way, electric vehicles managed to make up 9.3 percent of total sales. There has also been an increase in the number of non-rechargeable hybrid cars.
Non-rechargeable hybrid cars sold approximately 587,000 in February. Last year, 6.5 million cars were sold in 12 months. This year, more than 1.14 million sales were made in just 2 months. This shows us that electric cars are becoming more and more common every day.
Tesla Model Y and Model 3 became the best-selling vehicles in electric vehicle sales. With 45,236 and 30,268 sales, the first two cars were followed by the vehicles of Chinese manufacturers. Volkswagen’s famous electric model ID.4 was able to find its place in the 10th place with 18,541 sales.
Chinese manufacturer BYD ranked first with 87,906 sales. Tesla followed with 78,836 sales. So, what are your thoughts? Do you think electric car sales will increase even more in the coming days? Do not forget to share your views with us in the comments section or on the SDN Forum.
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