Tesla leads global EV market vs Volkswagen in 2021: Canalys – GreentechLead

The number of electric vehicles (EVs) sold worldwide reached 6.5 million in 2021, Canalys estimates on the global electric vehicle market. EVs include fully electric and plug-in hybrid passenger cars. The global car market grew just 4 percent in 2021 as it continued to struggle with COVID-19 restrictions and chip shortages. EV sales represented 9 percent of all passenger car sales in 2021. 85 percent of EVs sold globally were delivered to customers in Mainland China and Europe. 3.2 million EVs were sold in 2021 in Mainland China, accounting for 15 percent of all new cars sold. 2.3 million EVs were sold in Europe, accounting for 19 percent of new cars. Just 4 percent of new cars sold in the US in 2021 were EVs, some 535,000 units. Half of all EVs sold globally were to customers in Mainland China “Over 3.2 million EVs were sold in Mainland China in 2021 – half of all electric cars sold worldwide, and 2 million more than were sold in the country in 2020,” said Jason Low, Principal Analyst at Canalys. “15 percent of new cars sold in 2021 in Mainland China were EVs – more than double the percentage in 2020, and there…
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