US Q2 EV Sales (OEM Reported) Increased 43% Over Q1
US sales of the 29 EV models for which OEMs reported sales publicly had a combined 45% increase in Q2 over Q1. Sixteen BEVs and PHEVs had positive growth in Q2, while 10 models saw declines in Q2, although three of those models have been discontinued.
ChargePoint Dominates US Level 2 Charger Deployment With 50% Market Share
With more than 48,000 public Level 2 ports (chargers) deployed in the US, ChargePoint owns a dominant share of the market accounting for 50.2% of total Level 2 chargers, as of June 15, 2022 according to EVAdoption analysis of data from the Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC).
Kia EV6 and Hyundai IONIQ 5 Selling Well, But YTD Are Behind Mustang Mach-E
Only a few automakers report US sales each month, but comparing crossovers from Ford, Hyundai, and Kia through May and it looks like the Mustang Mach-E should outsell the IONIQ 5 and EV 6. So far the three BEVs are only separated by an average of about 1,000 units per month.
Ford Motor Co.’s US EV Sales Expected To Reach 200K In Q3 2022
EVAdoption forecast sales of the F-150 Lightning based on Ford’s 80,000 production target for 2022, recent and expected Transit-E and Mach-E sales, plus the PHEV sales to arrive at 223,258 cumulative sales through Q3 2022.
70% Of Electrify America’s US DC Fast Chargers Are 150 kW
Across the 2,193 Electrify America “corridor/market” DC fast chargers located throughout the US (but excluding California sites), 1,527 or 69.6% of the total at the end of 2021 were 150 kW chargers, according to analysis of the April 30, 2022 Electrify America 2021 Report to the US EPA by EVAdoption.
BEV Batteries Average 83 kWh Versus 15 kWh For PHEVs
Across the BEVs currently available (or that will be in the next few months) in the US, they average (mean) 82.8 kWh and the median battery size is 78 kWh. For PHEVs, the mean battery size is 14.9 kWh and median is 14 kWh and mean range is 28.4 miles (EPA) of range versus 285.4 miles of range for BEVs.
PHEVs In The US Now Average 28.4 Miles of Electric Range
The average EPA electric range of the 37 PHEVs currently available in the US is now 28.4 miles while the median is 26 miles.
US DC Fast Chargers Increased 24% in 2021 Vs. 2020
The number of DC fast chargers (ports) grew by more than 4,200, an increase of 24 percent at the end of 2021 versus year-end 2020, according to new EVAdoption, LLC analysis based on Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) data.
How Many EVs Does GM Actually Have in the Pipeline for the US Market?
If you include BrightDrop, GM’s electric delivery van division, GM could have11 BEVs available in 2025. This estimate assumes that both the Bolt EV and EUV will have been discontinued by then and that at least one as of yet unconfirmed new BEVs — an electric Cadillac Escalade — will reach dealers by 2025.
58% of US 2021 EV Sales Were From Models Ineligible for the Federal EV Tax Credit
58% of US EV sales in 2021 were models from Tesla and GM — which were ineligible for the federal EV tax credit due to reaching the 200,000 manufacturer cap a few years ago.
US Ford Mustang Mach-E Sales Could Reach 80,000 in 2023
Based on global production of 200,000 units in 2023, Ford could sell an estimated 80,000 Mustang Mach-E BEVs in the US in 2023.
99.2% of US Daily Trips Are Less Than 100 Miles
Only 0.8% of average daily trips in the US in November 2021 were of 100 or more miles in distance, according to data from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics. And less than 0.1% of average trips were of 500 or more miles of range.
Ford Mustang Mach-E On Pace to Sell 27,000+ Units in First Year
Through November 2021, the Ford Mustang Mach-E has sold 24,791 units in California and should reach 27,000 or more by year end. This would make it the highest selling BEV in the US for 2021, after the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y.
PHEVs Account for Nearly 37% of EVs Sold to Date in the US
Through April 2021 PHEVs accounted for 36.7% of EVs (BEV and PHEV) sold in the US since January 2011. And in California, the most EV-centric state in the US, PHEVs comprise a slightly higher percentage of EV registrations to date at 38.3%.
US Reaches Milestone of 2 Million EVs Sold
Based on EVAdoption estimates, it is likely that in late July (or if not then, by early August) 2021, the US passed the 2 million cumulative electric vehicles sold milestone.