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How many electric cars were sold in 2017?

With the rise of EVs sales in the 2010s, how many electric cars were sold in 2017?

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Marlee John · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
Good question! As the EV market continued to rise, globally the industry sold 1,223,600 electric cars worldwide in 2017 which is almost double what was sold in 2015.
By 2017, the global EV sales finally surpassed 1 million units and reached a 58% increase from the previous year. The year 2017 is noted to be the best year for EV sales in the U.S. where approximately 200,000 EVs were sold nationwide.
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