CleanTechnica — VE les plus vendus, mai 2026 (José Pontes). ~1,7 M d’immatriculations plugins (+4 %) ; BEV +15 % / PHEV -15 %. Model Y 93 571 en tête. Leapmotor 4e en mai, devant VW à YTD.
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Top Selling Electric Vehicles in the World — May 2026 · period May 2026 · archived 2026-07-07. Source: CleanTechnica article (José Pontes / CleanTechnica). ~1,700,000 plugin registrations in May (+4% YoY); BEVs 71% of plugins. Charts: Top 20 models · data table.
Global market overview
Metric
Value
Plugin registrations (May)
1,700,000 (+4%)
BEV YoY / PHEV YoY
+15% / -15%
BEV share of plugins (May / YTD)
71% / 70%
BEV market share (May / 2026 YTD)
19% / 16%
PEV market share (May / 2026 YTD)
26% / 22%
EV YoY ex-China & USA (May)
+39% (BEV +47%)
BEV registrations YTD
5,200,000
Best-selling models — May (excerpt)
#
Model
Registrations
YoY
1
Tesla Model Y
93,571
+16%
2
Geely Xingyuan / EX2
46,483
+20%
3
Tesla Model 3
44,237
+28%
4
BYD Song / Seal U
43,063
-18%
5
BYD Yuan Up / Atto 2
33,298
—
6
BYD Seagull / Dolphin Mini
29,465
—
7
Xiaomi SU7
24,023
—
8
Leapmotor A103rd month on market
22,306
—
10
AITO M63rd month on market
18,000
—
12
MG 4Record month
20,054
—
13
Wuling Mini EV
18,330
—
16
BYD Sealion 05
17,000
—
17
Changan Qiyuan Q05
16,474
—
18
Xpeng Mona M03
14,000
—
19
Wuling Bingo
13,800
—
Excerpt of models with disclosed May registrations or ranks; no legacy OEM in the Top 20. See CleanTechnica charts for the full table.
