Tesla Model 3 Era Is Real: crushes Toyota Prius, others

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The Tesla Model 3 again demonstrated in August that it was the hottest electric vehicle in the United States – and that the traditional Prius hybrid sedan was fading.

Hot as incandescent.

According to our estimates, Tesla sold 17,800 copies of Model 3 in August. Shocked? Of course, this is the highest level ever recorded for sales of a single plug-in electric car in a month, beating the old model 3 mark.

The Model 3 now stands as one of the best sellers of the year without any other rechargeable electric car capable of catching it. The total of the year stands at 55,882. An untouchable figure.

–Tesla Model 3 – Epic Sales Volume in August, InsideEVs, September 5, 2018

August is significant as it confirms that Model 3 sales released in July (14,250) were not a coincidence.

And that means we are witnessing the passage * of the era of green cars centered on the hybrid. The traditional Toyota Prius hybrid sedan (Non-plug-in) 5,210 – a year-over-year decrease of 13.5% – and some of the Prius hybrids sold in 2012, when 21,111 Prius were sold in August of the same year.

And the Toyota Prius Prime rechargeable hybrid could only collect 2,071 sales in August in the United States

In the United States, General Motors did not do much better, at least in comparison with the staggering numbers of Tesla, with sales of 3,050 Volt (rechargeable hybrid) and Bolt (pure EV). stopped publishing monthly totals.

Nissan Leaf sales totaled 1,315 in August (US), a tiny fraction of the number of 3 models. The BMW i3 registered 418 units sold in August.

Last month, Robin Ren, vice president of worldwide sales at Tesla, said in the Tesla results conference call that the Toyota Prius and Nissan Leaf are two of the top five cars marketed by Model 3.

Also: news to note: the new president of Tesla, automobile:

Jerome Guillen was promoted to President, Automotive, directly under my command. In his new role, Jerome will oversee all automotive operations and program management, and coordinate our extensive automotive supply chain. Recently, Jerome played a pivotal role in producing Model 3, leading what almost all thought was impossible: creating a high volume general assembly line for Model 3 in a matter of weeks.

–Elon Musk, update of the company, September 7, 2018

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NOTES:

* When the Toyota Prius Hybrid was the ultimate green car, it recorded more than 200,000 sales per year in the United States (2013).

Toyota sold 5,058 RAV4 hybrids in August 2018, down 1.4% from one year to the next.

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The Tesla Model 3 again demonstrated in August that it was the hottest electric vehicle in the United States – and that the traditional Prius hybrid sedan was fading.

Hot as incandescent.

According to our estimates, Tesla sold 17,800 copies of Model 3 in August. Shocked? Of course, this is the highest level ever recorded for sales of a single plug-in electric car in a month, beating the old model 3 mark.

The Model 3 now stands as one of the best sellers of the year without any other rechargeable electric car capable of catching it. The total of the year stands at 55,882. An untouchable figure.

–Tesla Model 3 – Epic Sales Volume in August, InsideEVs, September 5, 2018

August is significant as it confirms that Model 3 sales released in July (14,250) were not a coincidence.

And that means we are witnessing the passage * of the era of green cars centered on the hybrid. The traditional Toyota Prius hybrid sedan (Non-plug-in) 5,210 – a year-over-year decrease of 13.5% – and some of the Prius hybrids sold in 2012, when 21,111 Prius were sold in August of the same year.

And the Toyota Prius Prime rechargeable hybrid could only collect 2,071 sales in August in the United States

In the United States, General Motors did not do much better, at least in comparison with the staggering numbers of Tesla, with sales of 3,050 Volt (rechargeable hybrid) and Bolt (pure EV). stopped publishing monthly totals.

Nissan Leaf sales totaled 1,315 in August (US), a tiny fraction of the number of 3 models. The BMW i3 registered 418 units sold in August.

Last month, Robin Ren, vice president of worldwide sales at Tesla, said in the Tesla results conference call that the Toyota Prius and Nissan Leaf are two of the top five cars marketed by Model 3.

Also: news to note: the new president of Tesla, automobile:

Jerome Guillen was promoted to President, Automotive, directly under my command. In his new role, Jerome will oversee all automotive operations and program management, and coordinate our extensive automotive supply chain. Recently, Jerome played a pivotal role in producing Model 3, leading what almost all thought was impossible: creating a high volume general assembly line for Model 3 in a matter of weeks.

–Elon Musk, update of the company, September 7, 2018

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NOTES:

* When the Toyota Prius Hybrid was the ultimate green car, it recorded more than 200,000 sales per year in the United States (2013).

Toyota sold 5,058 RAV4 hybrids in August 2018, down 1.4% from one year to the next.