Of the battery packs used for electrified vehicle powertrains in model year 2013, the greatest number went into conventional hybrid vehicles which use battery packs that average about 1.3 kilowatt-hours (kWh). However, far greater battery capacity was installed in plug-in vehicles. Although plug-in vehicles sell in much lower volume, their battery packs are much larger with capacities as high as 85 kWh – a battery offering for the Tesla Model S.
Number of Batteries Sold and Battery Capacity Sold for Model Year 2013
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Sources: Estimated using hybrid and plug-in sales data along with information on battery suppliers. Vehicle Sales Data – Provided by Yan (Joann) Zhou, Argonne National Laboratory.
Supporting Information
| Number of Batteries Sold | |
|---|---|
| Hybrid Vehicles | Plug-in Vehicles |
| 495,502 | 97,102 |
| Total Battery Capacity Sold (Million Kilowatt-hours) | |
| Hybrid Vehicles | Plug-in Vehicles |
| 0.640 | 2.875 |