Tesla Model 3 remains the most popular electric car in 2020, several times ahead of competitors

At the stage of preparing the Tesla Model 3 electric car for the start of production, many publications ironically called it “popular,” hinting at its high popularity in the future. While this car is not affordable by the standards of many geographic markets globally, it remained the most popular electric car in 2020.

The EV Sales Blogspotprovides profile statistics consider the number of electric vehicles sold annually in the world. According to indirect data, the rating compilers managed to find out that in 2020 Tesla Model 3 sold 365,240 copies, taking 12% of the global electric vehicle market. In 2019, the model was also the segment leader. The relatively “young” crossover Tesla Model Y managed to take fourth place in popularity with 79,734 copies sold and three percent of the market.

The hegemony of Elon Musk’s brainchild is confidently violated by the budget electric car Wuling HongGuang Mini EV, which has sold 119,255 copies in a few months since the announcement, as well as Renault Zoe, which has risen from eighth place to third with 100,431 units sold and three percent of the market. … The fourth-place belongs to another Tesla brainchild – Model Y with a share of 3% and a circulation of 79,734 units. The Hyundai Kona EV is ranked fifth with 65,075 units sold, underpinning the Korean automaker’s bid to be among the market leaders in vehicles with eco-friendly powertrains.

The sixth place is occupied by Volkswagen ID.3, which went on sale quite recently but has already sold a batch of 56 937 cars. Thee-Tron produced by the same German carmaker was in eighth place with 47,928 units sold. According to the results of the coming year, according to Electrek representatives, Tesla Model Y crossovers have a chance to take the top of the rating, and products of the Chinese brands Nio and XPeng may get into the top ten. However, now they are not even in the second.