The plug-in vehicle field is getting more and more crowded, but the two long-timers remain barometers for how electric vehicles are being accepted in the US. Last month, the Chevrolet Volt was up and the Nissan Leaf held steady. Let's get to the numbers.
The Volt continued to bounce up and down, with February's numbers – 1,626 sales – on the lower end of the recent extremes (see details here). Last month's sales were up almost 59 percent over February 2012, whenChevrolet sold 1,023 Volts.
The Leaf situation remains in flux, Nissan spokesman Travis Parman told AutoblogGreen. Last month, Nissan sold 653 Leaf EVs, pretty much the same as the 650 sold in January. Parman said that, "With some help from distribution, Leaf February sales reached 653 leaving about 30 2012s in inventory. That put the sales mix at about 60 percent 2013 LEAFs to 40 percent 2012s as the production ramp-up of Leaf continues at Nissan's Smyrna, TN. facility." For more on the updated 2013 Leaf, including its longer range, read thisand you can watch a Nissan video on Leaf sales below.
We'll have our detailed report on February's green car sales, including other plug-in competitors like theToyota Prius Plug-In, soon. One car that won't be included in that list is the Tesla Model S.
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