Here is part of the August 2018 China, USA and Europe EV figures :
1. BYD EV sales up 85% comparing to last year. August marks the first time BYD sells over 20,000 EV in one month
2. Cherry EV sales up by 230%. The August figure is over 8,000
3. the rest of China EV maker figures will come out in early next week for sure.
4. Tesla S3 average for the last four weeks is 5,200/week (according to Bloomberg Tesla 3 Tracker)
5. Nissan will launch Leaf in China very soon
6. Europe EV marke is growing over 35% every month and the growth is mainly restrained by production issue with Bolt, Tesla, Zoe or Leaf
7. US EV market is growing at 55% upto August, and the future figure shall be even better if the last 8 month trend is any indicaiton.
All I can say is that someone is planning a day light robbery here by playing down.