Is there any ranking of amount of EVs by brand sold to date?
AFAIR Nissan Leaf was selling quite well some time in Europe. And in 2022 I see BYD sold more vehicles than Tesla, but I can't find data for all the EVs sold in the past.
0: https://joinyaa.com/guides/electric-vehicle-market-share-and...
Eh, Model S was high-end but wouldn't call it luxury. Lots of regular people with a decent income bought it. Interior wasn't up to "luxury" standards.
My kindergarten teacher has a Model 3, so that's not really luxury at all.
Dual incomes make this a weak metric. The Model 3 also retails for the same price as the BMW 5 series and Mercedes-Benz E class.
A car that costs 4x the price of "normal car" is a luxury for my taste.
And Model 3 is the least expensive Tesla car.
Nissan Leaf few years ago looked more like B-segment (subcompact - like e.g. Honda Fit) but now I see it is actually a compact (C-segment).
Aren't EVs in generally really still luxury (or at least high middle tier) brands? Are there EV equivalents of a Civic?
I get the impression that, for first-world markets, "EV" is synonomous with "Tesla" and that irks me. It's just a different drivetrain, but somehow the focus groups have decided that all EVs have to have the same de-featured tablet-on-wheels look. I'm generalizing here, but I agree with the sentiment behind your question. I wish there were more traditionally designed cars with EV drivetrains becuase when I drive this one into the ground I sure hope there's something similar to replace it with.
Honda Civic base in USA is $24.6k.