Electric Car Sales For 2013 Are Up Over 440 Percent From This Time In 2012
A lot more Americans are buying electric vehicles. In fact, sales are up almost 450 percent compared to just one year ago. According to the Think Progress Blog, more people are purchasing the vehicles as they overcome so-called “range anxiety” - the worry that an electric vehicle won't have enough battery for their daily commute. As more people learn that electric vehicles can go hundreds of miles between charging, they are realizing that they too can own one.
The U.S. market for these vehicles has become so strong, that the International Energy Agency says that our nation has a larger stock of electric vehicles than anywhere else on Earth. Many experts believe that lower prices and tax credits have also helped fuel sales, and many Americans are making the switch in an effort to curb global warming.
The IEA predicts that battery and electric vehicle prices will continue dropping for years to come, making this clean technology available to many more Americans. Together, we can support this innovative and important technology, and help the fight against global warming while we still have a chance.
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Electric Car Sales For 2013 Are Up Over 440 Percent From This Time In 2012
BY JEFF SPROSS ON OCTOBER 7, 2013
The amount of electric cars sold in America is up over 447.95 percent over where it was at this time last year. Those are the latest numbers as reported by EVObsession, which also show that combined sales of all-electric cars and hybrids is up 30.11 percent.
Among other things, this is probably evidence that the problem of “range anxiety” amongst car buyers is overhyped. 97 percent of the time, the typical American consumer doesn’t need anything beyond the range electric cars can already provide.
One of the big drivers here, unsurprisingly, was Tesla, whose sales rocketed up 8,056.25 percent this year, from 160 to 13,050. But sales of the Nissan Leaf have also shot up 208.44 percent, from 5,212 to 16,076. That’s particularly encouraging. Unlike Tesla’s admittedly fantastic high-end Model S, the Leaf is a realistic buy for the average American consumer. Its price is now down below $30,000, and can get below $20,000 with the help of tax credits. In raw numbers, total electric vehicle sales for 2013 are at 67,232, while they were just at 15,708 at this point last year.
Ford’s combined sales of electric vehicles and hybrids are up 328.1 percent (from 15,708 to 67,232) and Toyota’s combined sales increased 9.55 percent (from 247,878 to 271,538).
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