2016 was a bumper year for the plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry — global sales reached 773,600 units, up 42% compared to 2015 (Figure 1). This total includes global plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) and battery electric vehicle (BEV) passenger car sales along with light trucks in USA/Canada and light commercial vehicles in Europe. China led the way with 351,000 plug-in passenger cars sold.
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