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C U S T O M E R S O L U T I O N SElectric Transportation

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Source: InsideEVs.com and HybridCars.com

As of September 30, 2019, M O R E T H A N

1.3 million E L E C T R I C V E H I C L E S

were on U.S. roads.

EV share of new car sales G R E W T O

2.6%in September 2019, a high for the year.

Electric Vehicle Sales: Facts & Figures October 2019

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K E Y F A C T S

¡ EV share of new car sales grew to 2.6% in September 2019, a high for the year.

¡ EVs averaged 2% of new car sales through Q3 2019.

¡ EV share of new car sales is increasing against an overall auto market that is down 1% through Q3 2019.

E V S H A R E O F S A L E S ( P E R C E N T O F A L L N E W V E H I C L E S S O L D )

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Source: InsideEVs.com and HybridCars.com

K E Y F A C T S

¡ In Q3 2019, more than 87,000 EVs were sold.*

¡ The high number of EV sales in Q3 2018 was an outlier likely due to Tesla's release of the Model 3. Q3 2019 sales were down 21% compared to 2018.

Q U A R T E R LY E V S A L E S I N T H E U . S .

Source: InsideEVs.com, HybridCars.com, and Bureau of Economic Analysis

*Due to decreasing transparency in automaker-reported sales data, the numbers reported here are estimates provided by InsideEVs and may be lower than actual.

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Hyundai-Kia

Honda

Volkswagen

Fiat Chrysler

BMW

Toyota

Ford

Nissan

General Motors

Tesla

Cumulative Number of EVs Sold

487,015

111,507

43,727

43,173

94,875

32,875

27,021

222,413

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146,940

118,152

Source: InsideEVs.com and HybridCars.com

K E Y F A C T S

¡ To date, five automakers have sold more than 100,000 EVs—Tesla, General Motors, Nissan, Ford, and Toyota. The current cap for the federal tax credit is 200,000 vehicles.

¡ These same five automakers account for nearly 80% of total EV sales.

T O TA L E V S A L E S B Y A U T O M A K E R

T O TA L E V S A L E S B Y M O D E L : T O P 1 0

Source: InsideEVs.com and HybridCars.com

K E Y F A C T S

¡ The top 5 EV models—Tesla Model 3, Chevrolet Volt, Tesla Model S, Nissan LEAF, and Toyota Prius Prime—account for nearly 60% of total EV sales.

¡ To date, four new EV models have been released in 2019. Three were battery electric vehicles: Audi e-tron, Hyundai Kona, and Kia Niro. One was a plug-in hybrid: Subaru Crosstrek.

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BMW i3

Ford C-MAX Energi

Chevrolet Bolt

Ford Fusion Energi

Tesla Model X

Toyota Prius Prime

Nissan LEAF

Tesla Model S

Chevrolet Volt

Tesla Model 3

Cumulative Number of EVs Sold

253,196

156,684

154,242

109,003

138,653

79,577

55,006

42,231

40,497

66,679

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Other

Japan

U.S.

Europe

China

First Half 2019 First Half 2018

645

388

261

194

149

122

23

27

55

44

Number of EVs Sold (Thousands)

Source: EV-Volumes.com

K E Y F A C T S

¡ Global EV sales totaled about 1.1 million for the first half of 2019, an increase of 46% compared to the total sold in the first half of 2018.

¡ During the first half of 2019, EV sales increased by 22% in the U.S., 66% in China, and 35% in Europe compared to the first half of 2018.

¡ U.S. EV sales represented approximately 13% of global EV sales for the first half of 2019.

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