Tesla Maintains Overwhelming EV Advantage

June 11, 2021
Over the last three years, Tesla’s Model X, Model S, and Model 3 accounted for 74 percent of all EV sales.

June 11, 2021—A new study has found that Tesla maintains an overwhelming majority of EVs currently on the road.

Over the last three years, Tesla’s Model X, Model S and Model 3 accounted for 74 percent of all EV sales, according to a study done by BuyAutoInsurance, a third-party insurance education resource. The study found that the Model 3 on its own accounts for 50.6 percent of the EV market. 

Both the Model S and Model X accounted for 11.5 percent of the market share. The Chevy Bolt was the most popular non-Tesla model, accounting for 9.8 percent of the market share. Rounding out the top five was the Nissan Leaf which accounted for 6.5 percent of the market. 

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