EV sales continue to soar

Battery electric vehicle sales in the first quarter of 2022 were more than double those recorded in the corresponding period last year, with China responsible for seven in 10 of all battery EV sales


All EV sales* (first quarter 2021 and 2022)

U.S.	China		South Korea 	Japan	Western Europe 5+5†
281,373	560,406		60,699 		313,615	892,053		Total: 2,108,146
403,423	1,300,629	76,025		327,032	1,011,810	Total: 3,118,919 


Battery EV sales (first quarter)

668,066
2021

144,108
75,347
432,000
11,435
5,176


1,391,235
2022

210,940
150,560

1,000,000
71.9% of all battery EV sales
          
21,544  
8,191


*Battery-powered, plug-in hybrid and hybrid electric. 
†France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK plus Austria, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland

 
Sources: Bloomberg, Strategy&, PwC Network 
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