A little over 17,000 plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles were sold in January 2019. For plug-in hybrids, Honda sold the highest number of cars for the month, selling 1192 of its Clarity PHEV. Toyota had the second highest selling plug-in hybrid nameplate for the month—the automaker sold 1123 units of its Prius Prime.
For full electric vehicles, Tesla continued to lead the market, selling 6500 units of its Model 3. Chevrolet and Nissan sold 925 and 717 units of their Bolt EV and Leaf models, respectively. The Tesla Model X and Model S also sold well.