Ford Motor and Honda reported further declines in US electric vehicle (EV) sales in November.
Ford's US sales of EVs fell by 18pc from a year earlier to 20,548 vehicles in November, the automaker said on 2 December.
Ford's hybrid EV (HEV) sales rose on the year by 14pc to 16,301 units, while battery EV (BEV) sales tumbled by 61pc to 4,247 vehicles. The US automaker sold 72pc fewer electric F-150 Lightning pickup trucks in the month at 1,006 units, and E-Transit cargo van sales dropped on the year by 82pc to 227 units.
November sales marked a further deterioration from October, when Ford sold 4,709 BEVs, 1,543 F-150 Lightning trucks and 260 E-Transits. A federal tax credit of up to $7,500 for electric vehicles (EV) and plug-in hybrids that had been available for 15 years expired on 1 October because of changes enacted through US president Donald Trump's tax and energy law.
Honda's US EV sales — including hybrid, battery, and fuel-cell models — fell in November by 29pc from a year earlier to 28,280 units. Honda Prologue, its electric sport utility vehicle, sold just 903 units in November, down from 6,823 a year earlier.
The Japanese automaker in May lowered its global EV sales target for 2030, and sees HEVs as the key powertrain in its energy transition strategy.
