It cannot be denied that the electrified vehicle or EV market is experiencing very positive growth in various countries, including the United States. In Uncle Sam's country, the electrified vehicle or EV segment is also experiencing growth in terms of sales which continues to increase from time to time.
In the United States itself, Tesla is still the king of the electrified vehicle segment with the highest sales figures in the second quarter of this year. Based on a report from Clean Technica, the Tesla Model Y will be the best-selling electric car in the world in the first semester of 2023. The electric car alerted by Tesla sold 579,552 units in the first half of this year.
EV Sales Data In The United States
As reported by Carscoops, the EV vehicle market in the United States experienced growth of up to 66.4% during the second quarter of this year. During the second quarter of 2022, up to 196,788 EV vehicles in the United States could be sold. When compared to the same period last year, only 118,235 units were sold.
In fact, throughout the first semester of 2022, EV sales increased by 75% to 370,726 units. In contrast to the first semester of 2021, when only 216,927 EV vehicles were sold. In fact, what is interesting, from this study conducted by Cox Automotive, apart from reporting that EV sales continue to increase, this EV segment cannot even be approached by conventional vehicles in terms of sales growth.
Talking about the king of EV vehicle sales in the United States, Tesla is the best. During the second quarter of 2022, 2 products from Elon Musk's brand dominate the list of EV products with the highest sales. The Tesla Model Y was at the top with 59,822 units, followed by the Model 3 which sold 54,620 units.
Below the two Tesla models, there is the Ford Mustang Mach-E which is observed to have a very large difference at 10,941 units. Then the fourth and fifth positions were followed by 2 products from Korea, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 with 7,448 units and the Kia EV6 which managed to sell up to 7,287 units.
Based on a report from Clean Technica, the Tesla Model Y will be the best-selling electric car in the world in the first semester of 2023. The electric car alerted by Tesla sold 579,552 units in the first half of this year. Its position is followed by the Tesla Model 3 with electric car sales of 279,320 units. Then, BYD Song recorded sales of 259,723 electric car units throughout the semester I/2023. Sales of BYD Qin Plis electric cars were recorded at 204,259 units in January-June 2023. 
Then, BYD Yuan Plus succeeded in selling 201,505 electric cars. There were also sales of BYD Dolphin electric cars totaling 158,512 units. Meanwhile, Wuling HongGuang Mini EV and GAC Aion S sold 122,052 units and 115,606 units respectively. According to the brand, BYD is the most sold electric car brand in semester I/2023, namely 1.19 million units. Its position is followed by Tesla and BMW with electric car sales of 888,879 and 220,795 units respectively.
