In 2021, 450 electric car models were available worldwide. Just under 65 percent of these models were battery-electric vehicles, making it the electric vehicle type with the most available choices for consumers. The volume of electric vehicle models had been steadily growing since 2017.
Available electric car models worldwide between 2017 and 2021, by type
Characteristic
BEV
PHEV
2021
292
158
2020
248
143
2019
189
116
2018
144
76
2017
96
56
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