In January 2017, cumulative global electric vehicles sales started in on the second million—a result of steady annual growth in global electric car sales over the past 3 years (~60%, 70%, and 40%, in 2014, 2015, and 2016, respectively) to reach about 770,000 sales in 2016. The annual growth varies across world markets. The largest 2016 growth among major auto markets was in China, with over 70% growth to about 350,000 electric vehicle sales. Canada, Sweden, and France each had 50%–70% growth in 2016. Norway, the United States, and the United Kingdom had around 30% electric car sales growth in 2016.
| Annual electric vehicle sales for 2010–2016 |
As sales keep increasing, the largest electric vehicle markets are becoming clearer. The countries with the most electric vehicle sales, through 2016, are China with 630,000), US with 560,000, Japan with 140,000, Norway with 114,000, and the Netherlands with 111,000. It appears that the markets next in line in 2017 to enter the rank of these markets with over 100,000 electric vehicles are the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, each with 75,000 to 90,000 cumulative electric vehicles on their roads through the end of 2016. The Sweden and Canada markets are around 30,000 electric vehicles each.
