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7-9 Gasoline Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Sales: 2000–2015

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

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Number of vehicles

Year Hybrid electric Plug-in hybrid-electric Electric
2000 9,350    
2001 20,282    
2002 36,035    
2003 47,600    
2004 84,199    
2005 209,711    
2006 252,636    
2007 352,274    
2008 312,386    
2009 290,271    
2010 274,210    
2011 268,807 7,981 9,750
2012 434,344 38,586 14,648
2013 495,534 49,008 47,694
2014 443,823 55,357 63,416
2015 384,404 42,825 71,044

Notes: Includes the new sales of light duty gasoline vehicles including hybrid-electric vehicles (HEV), plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (PHEV), and electric vehicles (EV). Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles include plug-in hybrid and extended range EVs but do not include neighborhood electric vehicles, low speed electric vehicles, or two-wheeled electric vehicles. A hybrid electric vehicle is a vehicle powered by a combination of battery-electric motor(s) and an internal combustion engine.

Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Alternative Fuels Data Center, Maps and Data, www.afdc.energy.gov/data as of October 2016.