According to TheElec, citing EV Volumes, the total sales of electric vehicles in August exceeded half a million units. More precisely, it is said about 510 thousand cars, including countries for which data were not available.
It also reported that total sales doubled from the same month a year ago. Interestingly, more than half of all electric vehicles sold (about 260 thousand units) in August were registered in China. In Germany, about 52 thousand electric vehicles were sold, while sales in the US market amounted to about 44 thousand units.
In France, 17 thousand electric vehicles were sold in August this year, in Norway – 14 thousand cars, in South Korea, sales reached 9.6 thousand units, which is 172% more compared to the same period last year.
EV Volumes also clarified that the launch of the Tesla Model Y and Hyundai Ioniq 5 in new markets spurred sales in August. Tesla Model 3 was the most popular electric vehicle with total monthly sales of 282,000 units worldwide, and EV Volumes predicts total sales of electric vehicles this year to reach 6.41 million units.
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