Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, July 2015: Volt Vaults To Top? - Green Car Reports
The Chevrolet Volt sold 150 units in Canada in July, by far its best showing this year. With Tesla sales historically slower in the first month of a quarter, the Volt may have ended the Model S's seven-month dominance of plug-in electric vehicle sales in Canada. DON'T MISS: U. S. Plug-In Electric Car Sales In July: Leaf Plummets, Volt Holds. A total of 4,500 Volts have now been sold throughout the country (4,800 if used imports are included), so Chevrolet might even be able to cross the 5,000 level before the second-generation Volt premieres. The Tesla Model S now owns three of the top six sales months for electric vehicles in the country, the other three belonging to the Chevy Volt. And through the first half of 2015, the Model S outsold the Volt and Leaf combined (984 to 913). ALSO SEE: Plug-In Electric Cars & Politics In Canada: Taking The Pulse. As pointed out last month by perceptive reader Naoko, BMW doesn't distinguish between i3 and i8 sales, so we'll have to wait for the vehicle registration data next month to determine the July split. Source: www.greencarreports.com
