the first mass produced electric car was in 1899.
the first mass produced electric car was in 1899.
when was the first mass produced electric car?
1899
the global stock of plug-in electric vehicles (pevs) between 2005 and 2009 consisted exclusively of all-electric cars (bev), totaling about 1,700 units in 2005, and almost 6,000 in 2009. the plug-in stock rose to about 12,500 units in 2010, of which 350 were plug-in hybrids (phevs). by comparison, during the golden age of the electric car at the beginning of the 20th century, the ev stock peaked at approximately 30,000 vehicles. after the introduction of the nissan leaf and the chevrolet volt in late december 2010, the first mass-production plug-in electric cars by major manufacturers, plug-in sales grew to about 50,000 units in 2011, to 125,000 in 2012, and almost 213,000 cars and utility vans in 2013. sales totaled over 315,000 units in 2014, up 48% from 2013. in march 2014, norway became the first country where over 1 in every 100 passenger cars on the roads was a plug-in, and, by october 2018, 1 in every 10 passenger cars registered in norway was a plug-in.
electric car use by country
the 2009 mitsubishi i-miev was the first electric kei car, and the world's first mass-produced electric car. sales began in 2009 to fleet purchasers and in 2010 to the general public. in japan the car is called the i-miev, an acronym for mitsubishi innovative electric vehicle. the i-miev uses a permanent-magnet motor. current models charge overnight in 14 hours from home 110-volt mains, or in 30 minutes from quick-charging stations installed at fleet locations. the range is using the u.s. epa testing routine and using the japanese transport ministry's testing routine.









































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section::::current taxation.:vehicle excise tax.
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