BEVs best selling of 1st Quarter 2021 (F150, credit, AWD, sell)

[PacoMartin]

Car and Driver listed these BEVs as the best selling of 1st Quarter 2021. The BMW i3, the Kia Soul Electric, and the Polestar2 might have made the list, but manufacturers did not break out EV sales.

1. Hyundai Ioniq Electric (1022 units sold) Base price: $34,250 EPA Maximum EV range: 170 miles
2. Hyundai Kona Electric (4346 units sold) Base price: $38,575 EPA Range: 258 miles
3. Tesla Model S (5155 units sold) Base price: $81,190 EPA Range: 402 miles (Long Range Plus)
4. Porsche Taycan (5367 units sold) Base price: $81,250 EPA Range: 200 (RWD) 227 (4S Perf Battery Plus) miles
5. Tesla Model X (6206 units sold) Base price: $91,190 EPA Range: 371 miles (Long Range Plus)
6. Volkswagen ID.4 (6230 units sold) Base price: $41,190 EPA Range: 250 miles
7. Audi e-tron and e-tron Sportback (6884 units sold) Base price: $66,995 EPA Range: 222 miles
8. Nissan Leaf (7729 units sold) Base price: $32,620 EPA Range: 149 (40-kWh) 226 (62-kWh S) miles
9. Ford Mustang Mach-E (12,975 units sold) Base price: $43,995 EPA Range: 230 (RWD) 305 (California Route 1 RWD) miles
10. Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV (20,288 units sold) Base price: $37,495 EPA Range: 259 miles
11. Tesla Model 3 (51,510 units sold) Base price: $38,690 EPA Range: 263 (Standard Range Plus RWD) 353 (Long Range AWD) miles
12. Tesla Model Y (76,429 units sold) Base price: $41,190 EPA Range: 244 (Standard Range Plus RWD) 326 (Long Range AWD) miles

[V8 Vega]

Since electric cars don't have a precision machined engine and transmission why do they cost more?

[OutdoorLover]

Originally Posted by V8 Vega

Since electric cars don't have a precision machined engine and transmission why do they cost more?

They're carrying about 1,000lb of lithium batteries - that's the biggest factor in the EV premium.

[PacoMartin]

Originally Posted by OutdoorLover

They're carrying about 1,000lb of lithium batteries - that's the biggest factor in the EV premium.

The Nissan Leaf comes with two different size batteries that differ by 22 KWh, and are priced at a difference of $6600 or $300/KWh.

• 40 KWh $31,620
• 62 KWh $38,220
• 22 KWh $6,600 or $300/KWh

[RetireinPA]

curious, did the sum total of these equal the same time frame sales of the F150 - only?

[PacoMartin]

Originally Posted by RetireinPA

curious, did the sum total of these equal the same time frame sales of the F150 - only?

The sum of those BEVs for first quarter 2021 are 204,141 (68% Teslas) which is more than the 152,046 F-150s sold in the same three months.

[LKJ1988]

And with gas going much higher they will SELL even more. Gas prices forced me into a EV.

[dcfas]

Originally Posted by PacoMartin

Car and Driver listed these BEVs as the best selling of 1st Quarter 2021. The BMW i3, the Kia Soul Electric, and the Polestar2 might have made the list, but manufacturers did not break out EV sales.

1. Hyundai Ioniq Electric (1022 units sold) Base price: $34,250 EPA Maximum EV range: 170 miles
2. Hyundai Kona Electric (4346 units sold) Base price: $38,575 EPA Range: 258 miles
3. Tesla Model S (5155 units sold) Base price: $81,190 EPA Range: 402 miles (Long Range Plus)
4. Porsche Taycan (5367 units sold) Base price: $81,250 EPA Range: 200 (RWD) 227 (4S Perf Battery Plus) miles
5. Tesla Model X (6206 units sold) Base price: $91,190 EPA Range: 371 miles (Long Range Plus)
6. Volkswagen ID.4 (6230 units sold) Base price: $41,190 EPA Range: 250 miles
7. Audi e-tron and e-tron Sportback (6884 units sold) Base price: $66,995 EPA Range: 222 miles
8. Nissan Leaf (7729 units sold) Base price: $32,620 EPA Range: 149 (40-kWh) 226 (62-kWh S) miles
9. Ford Mustang Mach-E (12,975 units sold) Base price: $43,995 EPA Range: 230 (RWD) 305 (California Route 1 RWD) miles
10. Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV (20,288 units sold) Base price: $37,495 EPA Range: 259 miles
11. Tesla Model 3 (51,510 units sold) Base price: $38,690 EPA Range: 263 (Standard Range Plus RWD) 353 (Long Range AWD) miles
12. Tesla Model Y (76,429 units sold) Base price: $41,190 EPA Range: 244 (Standard Range Plus RWD) 326 (Long Range AWD) miles

Curious as to why the numbered list above is in reverse order. Wow. I guess the Tesla Y is a hot item. The Tesla numbers are especially good when considering no federal tax credit.

[PacoMartin]

Originally Posted by LKJ1988

And with gas going much higher they will SELL even more. Gas prices forced me into a EV.

The thriftier priced models don't seem to be doing better. Volkswagen ID.4 doesn't seem to be much of a threat to Tesla

$32,620 | 7,729 | Nissan Leaf
$34,250 | 1,022 | Hyundai Ioniq Electric
$37,495 | 20,288 | Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV
$38,575 | 4,346 | Hyundai Kona Electric
$38,690 | 51,510 | Tesla Model 3
$41,190 | 6,230 | Volkswagen ID.4
$41,190 | 76,429 | Tesla Model Y
$43,995 | 12,975 | Ford Mustang Mach-E
$66,995 | 6,884 | Audi e-tron and e-tron Sportback
$81,190 | 5,155 | Tesla Model S
$81,250 | 5,367 | Porsche Taycan
$91,190 | 6,206 | Tesla Model X

[RetireinPA]

Originally Posted by LKJ1988

And with gas going much higher they will SELL even more. Gas prices forced me into a EV.

and electric needs to go much much higher. when the gas taxes collected from well head to pump outlet goto zero, so does the highway funds and ashes to ashes, dust to dust applies to roads and bridges. there had better not be no free lunch, right now you are effectively fueling for free. if we tax electric for cars like gas, it will jump from 10 centskwh as is the nation average to about 50 cents. does that skew it?