In August, global sales of plug-in electric cars exceeded 1.2 million units, which was the third-best result ever . According to EV-Volumes data, shared by Jose Pontes, 1,238,484 new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered globally in August . That's about 18 percent of the total market and one of the best results so far this year. Together with some 800,000 non-rechargeable hybrids, once again, roughly a quarter of the global car market is somehow electrified - xEVs .
Top 10 for the month: Tesla Model Y - 115,885 BYD Song Plus - 57,603 Tesla Model 3 - 48,815 BYD Qin Plus - 42,818 BYD Seagull - 34,841 BYD Yuan Plus - 32,690 BYD Dolphin - 32,288 GAC Aion Y - 26,719 BYD Han - 22,861 GAC Aion S - 22,650 * BEV and PHEV versions of the same models were counted together in the source. After the first eight months of the year, the Tesla Model Y further expanded its advantage over other models, while the BYD Song family beat the Tesla Model 3 for second place.