The US HEV (Non-plug-in hybrid vehicles) market in 2016
- While the US market for electric vehicles (BEV –Battery Electric Vehicles- and PHEV -Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles-) has significantly progressed since 2012, the US HEV (non-plug-in hybrids) market has evolved in the opposite way, as it has declined steadily since 2013 from 500 000 units this year down to just over 300,000 in 2016.
- Two reasons are at the basis of this decline:
1. The transfer of part of the customers of HEV models to electric (BEV and PHEV) models, whose offer also increases faster than that of HEVs.
2. The return of part of the customers of HEV models to thermal (gasoline or diesel) models.
- The US HEV 2016 market remains however more than twice that of the electric (BEV and PHEV) vehicles, slightly more than 300,000 sales against sales 128,000 respectively. In 2013, the proportion was 5: 1.
- Toyota dominates the US hybrid market, with 118,500 sales (103,500 Toyota and 15,000 Lexus) in the first half 2016, a total of 161,500 units (representing a market share of 73.5%).
- Toyota positions seven models in the Top 10, the Prius alone accounting for 67,500 units (under the two bodies: sedan Prius and station wagon Prius Plus), i.e. 42% of the total hybrid market in the US.
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