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EVs in Costa Rica
, the Costa Rican stock of electric drive vehicles consisted of 477 hybrid electric vehicles and 2,229 electric vehicles. Plug-in car sales totaled 108 units in 2016. The top selling model was the Outlander P-HEV with 60 units.

In 2006 electric cars were exempted from the consumption tax, while conventional vehicles faced a 30% rate. In October 2012, electric cars were exempted from San José's driving restriction. EVs were exempted from import duties and the government agreed to deploy charging stations in strategic locations in San José.

The first electric car to go on sale was the REVAi, introduced in March 2009. The REVAi, powered by lead–acid batteries, sold 10 units. The Mitsubishi i MiEV was launched in February 2011, with initial availability of 25 to 50 units.

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In January 2013 the Costa Rican Ministry of Environment and Energy deployed 200 electric SUVs for use as "green taxis." Electric/hybrid cars sold in Costa Rica include the BYD Qin (November 2013), Mitsubishi Outlander (March 2015) and BMW i3 (September 2016).

Volt/Ampera family sales by top markets
The following table presents retail sales of the Volt/Ampera family through December 2013 for the top selling national markets by year since deliveries began in December 2010. Demonstration vehicles allocated to dealerships are not included in retail sales reports while they are used for test drives.

, with combined global sales of over 77,000 units, the Volt/Ampera family of vehicles is the world's second best selling plug-in electric car ever, after the Nissan Leaf, which has sold about 125,000 units worldwide by early July 2014. The Volt/Ampera family was the world's best selling plug-in electric car in 2012 with 31,400 units sold, and ranked in the 432nd place among all models sold worldwide in 2012. The Opel/Vauxhall Ampera was Europe's top selling plug-in electric car in 2012 with 5,268 units, representing a market share of 21.5% of the region's plug-in electric passenger car segment. However, during 2013 Ampera sales fell 40%, and the declining trend continued during the first half of 2014.

, global Volt/Ampera family sales are led by the Chevrolet Volt, with the United States as the main market with 63,167 units sold, followed by Canada with 3,262 units, and the Netherlands with 1,060 Volts delivered. A total of 9,189 Opel/Vauxhall Amperas have been sold in Europe through June 2014, with registrations led by the Netherlands with 4,942 units, followed by Germany with 1,450 units sold.

The following tables present retail sales of the Volt and Ampera varinats through June 2014 for the top selling national markets by year since deliveries began in December 2010. Demonstration vehicles allocated to dealerships are not included in retail sales reports while they are used for test drives.

Nissan Leaf sales 2010-2013 CYTD by country
A total of 83,000 Leafs have been sold worldwide through September 2013. The following table presents retail sales since deliveries of the Nissan Leaf began in December 2010 for the top selling national markets by year through September 2013.

Electric-drive vehicle graphs






Template:Comparison electric car efficiency
The following table compares out-of-pocket fuel costs estimated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency according to its official ratings for fuel economy (miles per gallon gasoline equivalent in the case of plug-in electric vehicles) for series production all-electric passenger vehicles rated by the EPA, versus EPA rated most fuel efficient plug-in hybrid with long distance range (Chevrolet Volt – second generation), gasoline-electric hybrid car (Toyota Prius Eco - fourth generation),   and EPA's average new 2016 vehicle, which has a fuel economy of 25 mpgus.