Tesla continues to dominate electric vehicle registrations in the United States and still remains the top luxury automaker regardless of fuel type, according to new data from Experian, reports Automotive News.
Ford had 11,751 EV registrations, consisting of 10,740 Mustang Mach-E models, 908 E-Transit vans and 103 F-150 Lightning trucks.
Kia had 11,483 EV registrations, from 7,303 EV6 and 4,180 Niro vehicles. Hyundai had 9,675 EV registrations with 8,597 of them its newest IONIQ 5 and the rest from its Kona and older Ioniq hatchback.
Nissan had 5,980 EV registrations from the Leaf, while Volkswagen had 3,527 EVs registered, all from its ID.4 compact crossover SUV.
There were 1,648 Chevy Bolt registrations, down 88% year-over-year.
Meanwhile, Tesla saw a whopping 139,338 vehicle registrations in the January to April period, led by the Model Y at 64,173 and the Model 3 at 56,525. The Model S registered 11,499 vehicles.
In the luxury registrations segment, Tesla took the crown of all cars, regardless of fuel type. BMW was in second at 106,339 cars, down 6.4% year-over-year. BMW only had 611 EV registrations in the period.
As for other EV companies, Rivian had 1,145 EV registrations for its R1T pickup and zero for its R1S SUV. Lucid had 582 registrations of its Air sedan.
Experian data shows EV registrations surged 53% in the January to April period, likely caused by surging fuel prices.
Overall, the production of vehicles remains a challenge due to the ongoing global chip shortage and supply chain pressures, but Tesla is handling manufacturing far better than traditional automakers.
