Plug-In Vehicle Sales Total Nearly 120,000 Units in 2014

The number of plug-in vehicles sold in the United States in 2014 grew to nearly 120,000, up from 97,000 the year before. Nissan and Chevrolet had the best sellers in 2011 with the Leaf and the Volt, but were joined by several other manufacturers in 2012. There were 23 different plug-in models available in 2014, many selling less than 5,000 units. The biggest plug-in sellers in 2014 were the Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt, Tesla Model S, Toyota Prius PHEV, and Ford Fusion Energi. From the first plug-in vehicle sales in 2011 to 2014 about 287 million vehicles have been sold.