Battery electric vehicles are vehicles exclusively using chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs, with no secondary source of propulsion (e.g., hydrogen fuel cell, internal combustion engine, etc.). The following list includes mass-produced vehicles, formerly produced vehicles, and planned vehicles.
Electrified cars and trucks can be broken down into four main categories: hybrid electric vehicles, such as the Toyota Prius; plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), such as the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV; battery electric vehicles (BEVs), including the Tesla Model 3; and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, such as the Toyota Mirai.
Batteries are one of the key technologies for the development of electric vehicles, and their advancement and maturity directly affect the industrialization of electric vehicles. We will briefly introduce the types, advantages and disadvantages of these electric vehicle batteries.
With increasing battery size and improvements in battery technology and vehicle design, the sales-weighted average range of battery electric cars grew by nearly 75% between 2015 and 2023, although trends vary by segment.
Throughout this report, unless otherwise specified, “electric cars” refers to both battery electric and plug-in hybrid cars, and “electric vehicles” (EVs) refers to battery electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicles, excluding fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV). Unless otherwise specified, EVs include all modes of road transport.
In 2016 worldwide sales were 491, with just 19 sold in the UK. EV conversion produced by Electric Car Corporation. Similar to Mitsubishi i-MiEV. Approximately 1,000 cars were planned to be produced in collaboration with the French electric car producer Bolloré. 6,400 produced with Peugeot 106. Sales began in California in March 2012.