Over 800,000 electric cars sold in March, Model Y leads the pack

11 May 2023

The global plug-in market kept booming in March - a total of 1 million battery electric and plug-in hybrids sold - 28% jump over the same month of last year.

Breaking down the numbers, around 823,000 EVs shipped - that's around 12% of all cars - and 274,000 PHEVs, a 4% share. So plug-in cars had a 16% share of all vehicles sold in March around the world. Non-plug-in hybrids scored a million units sold (1,000,004 to be exact), which means that 31% of all cars sold in March had some form of electrification.

It's no surprise which cars were the most popular. The Tesla Model Y was the best seller with 145,306 units globally. The Model 3 was a distant second with 57,581 cars moved. BYD's Song, Qin Plus, Yuan Plus (Atto3), and Dolphin follow with 30 to 40 thousand.

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