EVWorld.com: During the fourth year after its introduction in 2000, the original hybrid—Toyota’s Prius—attained cumulative sales of more than 52,000, according to IHS Automotive, part of IHS Inc. In the fourth year after its introduction, in 2013, cumulative sales of the Nissan Leaf EV approached 100,000. For the Chevrolet Volt/Ampera plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), cumulative sales during the same period were almost 70,000.
Altogether, the Leaf and Volt / Ampera saw more than three times the cumulative sales total for the Prius in the fourth year after introduction.
The number of PHEVs / EVs continues to rise and by the end of 2014, there will be more than 100 models available globally.
