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US plug-in hybrid sales hit a record high in 2023

Green Car Reports

Plug-in hybrids reached record sales in 2023, with more than 250,000 vehicles sold, or about 20% of total plug-in vehicle sales, according to the Department of Energy. Last year saw strong sales for EVs as well, which surpassed one million units for the first time.

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DOE: light-duty plug-in electrified vehicle sales in US nearly doubled from 2020 to 2021

Green Car Congress

Sales of new light-duty plug-in electric vehicles, including all-electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), nearly doubled from 308,000 in 2020 to 608,000 in 2021, according to data gathered by the US Department of Energy (DOE). from the sales in January 2021.

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey to become Toyota’s first European plant to produce plug-in-hybrid vehicles and batteries

Green Car Congress

Available in hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions, the new Toyota C-HR will also be the first plug-in hybrid passenger car to be produced in Turkey. In addition, TMMT will be Toyota’s first European plant to start producing plug-in hybrid vehicles, and the first to be equipped with a battery production line.

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Plug-in hybrid sales surprise: Jeep Wrangler 4xe outsells RAV4 Prime

Green Car Reports

The Jeep Wrangler 4xe outsold all other plug-in hybrids in the United States in the first quarter of 2022. Jeep sold 8,346 Wrangler plug-in hybrids in Q1 2022, accounting for 18% of Wrangler sales, parent Stellantis said in a press release announcing its sales results.

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Volvo Cars all-electric sales climb to 19% of all sales in February

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars reported global sales of 51,286 cars in February, up 22% compared to the same month last year and a record for the month of February. The sales growth was led by the company’s Recharge line up of fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars. China sales reached 13,066 cars, up 50% compared with February last year.

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Plug-in hybrids top 20% of Volvo's US sales

Green Car Reports

Volvo's plug-in hybrids are steadily gaining market share. As part of its monthly sales recap, the automaker announced Monday that plug-in hybrids accounted for 20.8% of its United States sales in May. The number was even higher in California, where plug-in hybrids accounted for 47.7%

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Hybrid Sales Soar While EV Sales Plateau

CleanTechnica EVs

Sales of hybrid cars is way up this year as people look for ways to lower their carbon footprint without needing to plug in. The post Hybrid Sales Soar While EV Sales Plateau appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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