Tesla’s Model 3 shined bright last year, outselling every electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle worldwide according to CleanTechnica’s Jose Pontes.
The Tesla Model 3 tallied over 145,000 sales in 2018, well ahead of its closest competitor the Chinese BAIC EC-Series by almost 60,000 units. The Nissan LEAF (87,149 units sold), the Tesla Model S (50,045) and Tesla Model X (49,349) round out the top 5.
Three other Chinese automakers are found in the top 10 along with the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (41,888 units sold) and the Toyota Prius Prime (45,686).
According to Bloomberg, Tesla has built over 190,000 Model 3s so far. We’re still far from the 500,000 units per year goal, but it’s getting closer.
Top 10 Best-Selling Electrified Cars Worldwide of 2018
Tesla Model 3 – 145,846
2018 Tesla Model 3 Performance | Photo: Matt St-Pierre
BAIC EC-Series – 90,637
BAIC EC-Series | Photo: BAIC
Nissan LEAF – 87,149
2019 Nissan LEAF PLUS e+ | Photo: Nissan
Tesla Model S – 50,045
Tesla Model S | Photo: Tesla
Tesla Model X – 49,349
Tesla Model X | Photo: Tesla
BYD Qin PHEV – 47,532
JAC iEV E/S – 46,586
JAC iEV S/E | Photo: JAC
BYD e5 – 46,251
BYD e5 | Photo: BYD
Toyota Prius Prime – 45,686
Toyota Prius Prime | Photo: Toyota
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV – 41,888
2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | Photo: Matt St-Pierre
Source: CleanTechnica
