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Energies 2017,10, 1217 12.GlobalEVSalesFigures Theelectricvehiclemarket isgrowingmuch faster than theconventionalvehiclemarket, and insomeregionsEVsarecatchingupwith ICEvehicles in termsof thenumberofunits sold. China hasbecomethe largestmarket forEVs, itsmarketclaiming35.4%of theworldwideEVscene in2017, an exorbitant rise from themere 6.3% in 2013 [188]. Chinese consumers bought aworld-topping 24.38millionpassengerelectricvehicles in2016.Chinahas thegreatestnumberofmanufacturers, led byBYDautos,whichsold96,000EVs in2016. Thisdrive inChina is fueledbygovernment initiatives adoptedtopromoteEVusetomitigate thecountry’sseriousairpollution.However, themajorityof Chinesevehiclesareinthe$36,000rangeandoffers limitedrange,buthigh-endvehiclesmanufacturing isontherise inChina too. Thishugemarkethasattractedmajorcarmakersallover theworld—Ford, Volkswagen,Volvo, andGeneralMotors—whohave theirownEVs in theChinesemarket andare poisedto introducemoremodels in thecomingyears [189]. Figure75showsthe tenhighest selling EVs inChina in2016. Figure75.ToptenEVs inChina in2016accordingto thenumberofunits sold.Data from[190]. Fromaglobalperspective, salesofEVgrewby36%in theUSA;Europesawagrowthof13%, while Japanobservedadecreaseof11%inthesameperiod. BYDdominatedtheglobalmarketwitha 13.2%share, followedbyTesla insecondplace (9.9%); theothermajorcontributors canbe listedas VolkswagenGroup,BMWGroup,Nissan,BAIC,andZoyte.However, theTeslaModelSremainedthe best-sellingEVin2016with50,935units sold, followedbytheNissanLeafEVwith49,818units [191]. The toptenbest-sellingvehiclesaroundtheglobe inshowninFigure76. 69