China vs United States: Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold
China
5.10 million cars
in 2025
United States
330,000 cars
in 2025
China rank
1st
United States rank
2nd
Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 5.10 million cars against 330,000 cars in United States, a difference of 4.77 million cars.
That makes China's figure about 15.5 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 54 countries.
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About this data
New fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid sales each year.