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title: The Global Electric Car Sales 2021 in Numbers
description: The global electric car sales totaled 4.2 million units in 2021, up by 108% vs 2020, and by 198% vs 2019. The demand continues to soar thanks to the boost from the Chinese market, Tesla and Volkswagen Group.
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# [The Global Electric Car Sales 2021 in Numbers](https://www.jato.com/resources/news-and-insights/the-global-electric-car-sales-2021-in-numbers)

 Written by [Team JATO](https://www.jato.com/resources/news-and-insights/author/team-jato) | 09 March 2022

The global electric car sales totaled 4.2 million units in 2021, up by 108% vs 2020, and by 198% vs 2019. The demand continues to soar thanks to the boost from the Chinese market, Tesla and Volkswagen Group.

 

These are the main results.

 

 

 

The case of Norway

 

 

This presentation was made by Felipe Munoz, JATO’s industry’s senior expert, and Jani Eriksson, JATO’s senior consultant.

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