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Top Selling Electric Vehicles in the World — February 2026

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Plugin vehicle registrations were down 11% year over year (YoY) in February, ending the month close to 1.1 million units. Both BEVs (-8% YoY) and PHEVs (-16% YoY) had sales drops. This is the worst drop since the COVID-19 era, but there is one easy explanation for this — incentives. … [continued]

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Top Selling Electric Vehicles in the World — January 2026

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Big Players down, Hot Startups up Plugin vehicle registrations were down 6% year over year (YoY) in January, ending the month close to 1.2 million units. Both BEVs (-4% YoY) and PHEVs (-8%) had sales drops. This is a rare occasion where plugin sales are down in both powertrains, but … [continued]

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Geely & Xiaomi Shine In China — January EV Sales Report

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After the usual December EV record sales peak in China, which coincided with an end-of-incentive sales rush (NEVs are no longer exempt from purchase tax this year), the year started with an expected sales slump, down by 20%, which sounds like a lot, but considering that the overall market was … [continued]

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What’s Going On With BYD January Sales?

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As Zach recently posted, BYD’s sales were down 30.7% in January. BYD sold 210,051 NEVs, which still put it in first place, well ahead of Geely with 124,252. Geely, however, also sells ICE vehicles, which saw significant sales growth to bring their total to 270,167. Due to selling primarily ICE … [continued]

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