There are exceptions like California, which in 2018 had close to an 8 percent EV market share. In countries like the Netherlands, EVs, and the Tesla Model 3 specifically, are best sellers. Powers in a separate report noted that “when the Tesla Model 3 arrived in Europe in February, sales jumped immediately...[the Model 3] became the highest-selling electric vehicle (EV) in its first month.”Even in the highly-competitive Chinese EV market, Tesla sales appears to be surging, due mostly to the Model 3. –“A look at auto insurance registration data in China may show Tesla sales surging,” CNBC, September 26, 2019. Edison Electric Institute cites InsideEVs.com, HybridCars.com, and GoodCarBadCar.net as sources for the 1.8 percent U.S. EV market figure.

Source: Forbes October 20, 2019 09:45 UTC