https://cleantechnica.com/2018/12/21/renault-zoe-vw-e-golf-racing...

https://cleantechnica.com/2018/12/2...r-1-in-germany-cleantechnica-ev-sales-report/
After a positive October, the German plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market slipped again in November, down 2% to 6,266 registrations. This is in the midst of a seismic change happening in the fuels mix, with full electrics (BEVs) jumping +41% year over year (YoY) while plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) continue sinking (-39%). Full electrics now outsell plug-in hybrids by a decent margin, flipping the script on this market (68% share for BEVs in November).
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This report indicates that we are at a turning point between Plug in Hybrids (PHEVs) and Hybrid Electric vehicles (HEVs) versus Full Battery EVs (BEVS).
If that trend continues globally, the amount of lithium in EV projections would have to increase dramatically as most studies have HEV+PHEV demand being greater than BEVs

https://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/30/electric-vehicles-speeding-toward-7-global-sales-2020/