Subcompact Plug-in Vehicle Sales Reached 4% of Subcompact Sales in February 2015
June 20, 2016
Monthly plug-in vehicle (PEV) sales are small in comparison to total vehicle sales, but PEV sales shares are growing within some size classes. Looking at six-month moving totals, subcompact PEV sales were 4% of all subcompact sales from September 2014 to February 2015 and after an early-year decline rose to 3.7% by late 2015 despite falling gasoline prices. Large PEV sales were 1.4% of all large car sales in early 2014, but rose to 2.5% by the July to December 2015 period. The compact car and standard SUV categories posted overall gains during this timeframe. Midsize PEV sales, which include the Nissan Leaf, fell from a high of 2.6% of all midsize sales in mid-2014 to 1.5% by December 2015.
Plug-in Vehicle Market Share by Vehicle Segment, 2014–2015
Note
The "Shares of PEV Sales to All Sales in Size Class" are six-month moving totals, which helps to adjust for seasonal variation and provide data smoothing.
Sources
- PEV data provided by Yan Zhou, Argonne National Laboratory, Light Duty Electric Drive Vehicles Monthly Sales Updates, May 2016.
- Sales by size class data provided by Russ Campbell, SRA International, May 2016.