Mass market plug-in vehicle sales began in the United States at the end of 2010 with just a few models available to consumers.
As new plug-in models have been introduced and production volumes have increased, sales have accelerated accordingly.
It took nearly eight years to reach one million cumulative sales but just two and a half more years to reach two million cumulative sales. Just 10 months after reaching two million in June 2021, cumulative sales climbed to 2.6 million as of April 2022.
A total of 73,608 plug-in vehicles (57,804 BEVs and 15,804 PHEVs) were sold during May 2022 in the United States, up 45.5% from the sales in May 2021.
Cumulatively, 345,218 PHEVs and BEVs have been sold in 2022. In total, 2,693,468 PHEVs and BEVs have been sold since 2010.
[source: Argonne National Laboratory, Light Duty Electric Drive Vehicles Monthly Sales Update]
