World EV sales, March 2019

After being distracted by calculating and alternative GDP for China, tweaking my world industrial production calculations, extending my coverage of African industrial production, and trying to get some sort of data for Venezuela (the government has stopped publishing almost all data on the economy because it's so bad), I've finally got down to updating my charts of US and world EV sales.  I decided to add Chinese EV sales to the chart pack, and also found a new and better source for global car sales, though I still have to put that into my program.

So here are the charts:

Big fall in US EV/PHEV sales caused by 000's of Model 3 on the high seas between the US and Europe.
Should more than recover in May, June etc as Model 3 sales take off in Europe/China

All charts are drawn on logarithmic scales.
Essential 'cos growth rates are so high

EVs now 3.7% of total world sales, but my estimates for world car sales prolly too high.
Actual EV percentage prolly a little higher.

World EV growth slowing (Model 3 plus slowdown in China)
But still doubling every 18 months!

EVs/PHEVs now 7% of total Chinese car sales.
Up from 0.2% beginning of 2014
China 1/3rd of all global car production and sales.
Over 40% of global EV sales