Electric vehicles: U.S. market growth forecast 2030 & 2035

Electric vehicles are projected to account for 45 percent of the market in 2035, up from a forecast of 32 percent in 2030. Overall, American motorists bought some 14.9 million light vehicles in 2020, a volume which is tipped to keep growing.

 Tesla sparks sales growth

  Tesla accounted for the majority of plug-in electric vehicles sold in the United States in 2020. As of now, Tesla is leading the race towards the electrification of transport in the United States. The California-based carmaker reported 2020 sales nearing 79,000 units of its most recent model addition, the Model Y. The Model 3 came first in the ranking, at 90,000 sales. The latter was introduced in July 2017 at a starting price of 35,000 U.S. dollars and has become Tesla’s most successful model so far. Overall, consumers in the U.S. bought 302,000 Tesla-badged vehicles in 2021.

 The great brand divide

  The Tesla brand exerts such dominance in the market that it plays in a league of its own. Even though there are other brands competing with Tesla globally, it looks like they do not stand a chance to bite into Tesla’s U.S. market share. U.S. car shoppers only bought 21,000 Chevrolet Bolt EV and just 10,000 Nissan-badged LEAF battery electric vehicles in 2020.