Despite possessing modern designs and relatively attractive prices, the electric car models below are still unpopular with most customers with relatively low sales.
Although most of the candidates on the list of best electric cars of 2022 had a good sales year, many models struggled to find buyers. The Korean twins, Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6, have very good sales with nearly 23,000 Ioniq 5s and about 20,500 EV6 electric crossovers. It’s a similar story with the Tesla Model S (23,464), Ford Mustang Mach E (28,089), Chevy Bolt EUV (38,120) and the best-selling Tesla Model Y (with 191,451 models in consumer hands).
Other vehicles are on the opposite end of the spectrum and don’t fare as well on the sales charts. For example, the Mazda MX-30 is a compact and fancy Japanese electric car with reverse-opening rear doors and a neat body style.
However, its sales difficulties are quite easy to explain because this model only owns a 35.5 kWh battery that only allows a range of 160 km but has a relatively high price of 35,000 VND. USD (equivalent to 830 million VND). Finally, Mazda stopped production of the MX-30 in July 2023.
Next, Toyota bZ4X and Subaru Solterra also have not very positive sales figures. Launched in 2022, two Japanese car manufacturers had to issue a recall for the above model when wheel-related problems were discovered. As a result, sales were very low, Toyota only sold 1,220 bZ4X units and Subaru sold 919 Solterra units. The fact that a Toyota bZ4X starts at about $44,000 for a range of 357 km doesn’t make the situation any better.
The same problem also occurs with the Lexus RZ, with reports stating that only 185 units will leave the factory for North America in 2022. With a value of up to 65,000 USD (approximately 1.5 billion VND) in When the driving range only reaches 315 km, it is easy to understand why the Lexus RZ 450e is so difficult to reach consumers.
Source: Auto Pro
