The most popular electric cars in the world for 2022 have been named. Tesla lost the lead to China’s BYD.
Sales of electric cars in the world show rapid growth. In the first half of the year, 3.05 million electric cars have already been sold — 22% more than in the same period last year. This is evidenced by the statistics of the Clean Technica website.
In June, alone, 685,000 electric cars were sold in the world — 65% more than a year earlier. By the end of the year, there is every chance to overcome the mark of 6 million cars.
Surprisingly, the production of electric cars was much less affected by the shortage of microchips than the production of gasoline and diesel cars. However, it is for this reason that Tesla has lost its leadership to China’s BYD.
TOP-10 manufacturers of electric cars in 2022:
- BYD — 640,478 cars
- Tesla — 564,873
- General Motors-Wuling — 233,017
- Volkswagen — 158,057
- BMW – 157,005
- Mercedes-Benz — 126,414
- SAIC — 124,500
- Kia — 113,585
- Chery — 112,031
- Hyundai — 106,518
The leader among the models has changed. The most popular electric car in the world is the Tesla Model Y crossover, which pushed the related sedan Model 3 to second place. The miniature Wuling HongGuang Mini EV came third.
The most popular electric cars in the world for 2022
- Tesla Model Y — 314,921 cars
- Tesla Model 3 – 219,095
- Wuling HongGuang Mini EV — 207,829
- BYD Song — 159,091
- BYD Qin Plus — 132,495
- BYD Han — 97,225
- Volkswagen ID.4 – 63,597
- Li Xiang One EREV — 60,404
- BYD Dolphin — 58,613
- BYD Tang – 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
