Global Plug-In Electric Car Sales Reached New Record In June 2022: Over 913,000

Two Tesla models are at the top for the month and year-to-date.

By: Mark Kane

Aug 1, 2022 at 3:57pm ET

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Global passenger plug-in electric car sales surged to new all-time monthly records, against all odds and challenges.

According to EV-Volumes data, shared by Jose Pontes, some 913,479 new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered in June, which is 54% more than a year ago.

That's a new massive record and a clear indication that we are heading towards 1+ million per month and 10+ million per year.

The rechargeable car market is expanding at a healthy rate, which is not easy, as even conventional hybrids are struggling (third consecutive month of year-over-year decrease).

It's worth noting that plug-in electric car market share increased to 16%, while all-electric cars for the very first time achieved a 12% record.

Plug-in car registrations:

BEVs: about *685,000 (up 65% year-over-year) and 12% share
PHEVs: about *228,000 (up 29% year-over-year) and 4% share
Total: 913,479 (up 54% year-over-year) and 16% share

* estimated from the market share

Global Plug-In Electric Car Sales – June 2022

So far this year, more than 4.1 million new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered globally, compared to almost 6.5 million in the full twelve months of 2021.

Plug-in car registrations year-to-date:

BEVs: about *3.05 million and 8.8% share
PHEVs: about *1.11 million and 3.2% share
Total: 4,161,123 and roughly 12% share

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* estimated from the market share

Model rank

The two best-selling models last month were Teslas: Model Y (97,950) and Model 3 (53,768), followed by the Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV micro car (46,250).

Four BYD models secured places 4 to 7, while the Volkswagen ID.4 was eight (16,462).

Top 10 for the month:

Tesla Model Y - 97,950
Tesla Model 3 - 53,768
Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV - 46,250
BYD Song (BEV + PHEV) - 31,787
BYD Han (BEV + PHEV) - 25,356
BYD Qin Plus (BEV+PHEV) - 23,176
BYD Yuan Plus (BEV) - 16,764
Volkswagen ID.4 - 16,462
Li Xiang One EREV - 13,024
GAC Aion Y - 11,801

After the first half of the year, the Tesla Model Y happens to be the best-selling electric car (314,921), with a big advantage over the Tesla Model 3 (219,095) and Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV (207,829).

We guess that the Tesla Model Y will remain #1 for the whole of 2022, but everything below (especially below the podium) is an open question.

Top 20 by the end of June:

Tesla Model Y - 314,921
Tesla Model 3 - 219,095
Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV - 207,829
BYD Song (BEV + PHEV) - 159,091
BYD Qin Plus (BEV + PHEV) - 132,495
BYD Han (BEV + PHEV) - 97,225
Volkswagen ID.4 - 63,597
Li Xiang One EREV - 60,404
BYD Dolphin - 58,613
BYD Tang (BEV + PHEV) - 57,000
Chery QQ Ice Cream - 54,097
BYD Yuan Plus - 54,970
Hyundai Ioniq 5 - 52,108
Changan Benni EV - 51,512
Chery eQ1 - 46,914
GAC Aion Y - 44,251
Hozon Neta V - 41,404
Kia EV6 - 41,437
GAC Aion S - 39,929
Ford Mustang Mach-E - 36,050

Brand rank

In June, the top plug-in brand globally was Tesla with a noticeable advantage over BYD, which set its new record. Other brands are not even close to those two giants.

Top 10 for the month:

Tesla - 157,475
BYD - 133,885
SAIC-GM-Wuling - 49,946
Volkswagen - 42,808
BMW - 29,204
SAIC - 29,106
GAC - 24,165
Chery - 23,014
Mercedes-Benz - 21,254
Kia - 21,052

So far this year, the top brand happens to be BYD thanks to a very large lineup of BEVs and PHEVs. It's an open question whether Tesla will be able to fight back in Q3.