Fact #931: June 27, 2016 Plug-in Electric Vehicles Were Available in Nine Different Size Classes in 2015

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Plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) which include all-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles were available in nine different vehicle classes in 2015. There were a total of about 114,000 PEV sold in 2015 with 60% of those midsize or large cars, such as the Nissan Leaf and the Tesla Model S. Compact and subcompact vehicles accounted for about one-third of plug-in vehicle sales while all other size classes combined had sales of just 7%. As the number of PEV models in the market has increased from four* to twenty-nine, sales of PEVs have increased more than six-fold from 2011 to 2015.

PEV Sales by Size Class, 2011-2015

Graphic showing PEV sales by size class from 2011 to 2015. Classes include standard SUV, small SUV, small wagon, large, midsize, compact, subcompact, minicompact, and two-seater

* The four models that were available in 2011 were the Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt, Mitsubishi iMiEV, and Smart ED.

PEV Models by Size Class
Vehicle Size Class	Make/Model
Two-seater	Smart ED
Minicompact	Fiat 500E
Subcompact	Mitsubishi iMiEV BMW Active E Chevrolet Spark Cadillac ELR BMW i3 BMW i8
Compact	Chevrolet Volt Ford Focus VW e-Golf Audi A3 Plug In
Midsize	Nissan Leaf Prius PHEV Ford C-Max Energi Honda Accord Ford Fusion Energi Mercedes B-Class Hyundai Sonata Plug In
Large	Tesla Model S Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid Mercedes S550 Plug
Small Wagon	Honda Fit EV Kia Soul EV
Small SUV	Toyota RAV4 EV
Standard SUV	Porsche Cayenne S E-hybrid Volvo-XC90 Plug In Tesla Model X BMW X5

Fact #931 Dataset

Supporting Information

PEV Sales by Size Class, 2011-2015
Calendar Year	Two-seater	Mini-compact	Sub-compact	Compact	Midsize	Large	Small Wagon	Small SUV	Standard SUV	Total
2011	342	0	76	7,671	9,674	0	0	0	0	17,763
2012	139	0	1,259	24,144	24,942	2,400	93	192	0	53,169
2013	923	260	1,595	24,832	48,467	19,451	569	1,005	0	97,102
2014	2,594	1,503	9,298	21,126	64,670	17,629	766	1,184	112	118,882
2015	1,387	3,477	17,057	21,207	40,786	26,725	1,017	18	2,349	114,023
Source: Argonne National Laboratory, Light Duty Electric Drive Vehicles Monthly Sales Updates.

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