In July , electronic car sales rose by 48 % in the US , apart from large sales of Tesla , Chevrolet , and BMW vehicles . The Chevy Spark hybrid saw sales increase by 484 % , while the hybrid i3 saw sales increase by 58 % . plug - in hybrid sales increased by 49 % , with electric vehicle sales now making up almost 0.9 % of total US vehicle sales .
In July, electronic car sales rose by 48% in the US, coming from large sales of Tesla, Chevrolet, and BMW EVs. The Chevy Spark EV saw sales grow by 484%, while the BMW i3 saw sales increase by 58%. Plug-in hybrid sales increased by 49%, with electric car sales now making up almost 0.9% of total US car sales.