Mainstream media are getting clued in - article in today's Australian, page-6

Frankly this is far more relevant:

US plug-ins likely to fall short on 2018 totals, Tesla subsidy goes to zero Jan 20 & GM a few months later, if H2 19 subsidy lite is any guidance US may have seen Peak Plug-in for a bit.

Global sales not looking much better with China also dragging H2 19 back post subsidy cuts from June which will likely limit global growth 10%-20% best, and China also abolishing State subsidies EOY to collapse their 457 EV manufacturer bubble, likely bloodbath next year.

China Sept NEV sales should be out next week, should July/August trend continue likely to see a significant fall from Sept 18 206K, with a steep climb Q4, global sales at bottom:

1		2019 U.S. EV SALES		JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	TOTAL
2		Tesla Model 3*		6,500	5,750	10,175	10,050	13,950	21,225	12,550	12,350	19,100				111,650	Tesla Model 3*
3		Toyota Prius Prime*		1,123	1,205	1,820	1,399	1,914	1,144	2,950	2,500	1,650				15,705	Toyota Prius Prime*
4		Tesla Model X*		775	900	2,175	1,050	1,375	2,725	1,225	1,825	1,675				13,725	Tesla Model X*
5		Chevrolet Bolt EV*		925	1,225	2,166	910	1,396	1,659	985	1,720	2,125				13,111	Chevrolet Bolt EV*
6		Tesla Model S*		725	625	2,275	825	1,025	1,750	975	1,050	1,100				10,350	Tesla Model S*
7		Nissan LEAF		717	654	1,314	951	1,216	1,156	938	1,117	1,048				9,111	Nissan LEAF
8		Honda Clarity PHEV*		1,192	1,213	1,311	981	816	1,030	800	840	400				8,583	Honda Clarity PHEV*
9		BMW 530e*		376	414	436	416	727	908	444	606	310				4,637	BMW 530e*
10		Chevrolet Volt*		675	615	1,230	405	408	333	250	274	350				4,540	Chevrolet Volt*
11		Ford Fusion Energi*		557	573	611	585	605	675	720	620	700				5,646	Ford Fusion Energi*
12		Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid*		436	589	383	347	390	391	385	395	415				3,731	Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid*
13		Volkswagen e-Golf		164	118	581	400	264	366	460	689	554				3,596	Volkswagen e-Golf
14		Audi e-tron					253	856	726	678	593	434				3,540	Audi e-tron
15		BMW i3 (BEV + REx)		255	350	359	331	439	473	304	385	467				3,363	BMW i3 (BEV + REx)
16		Kia Niro PHEV*		279	505	230	245	329	351	325	300	375				2,939	Kia Niro PHEV*
17		Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV		133	157	341	163	232	222	213	277	176				1,914	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
18		Jaguar I-Pace		210	186	212	237	228	236	213	160	160				1,842	Jaguar I-Pace
19		Mercedes GLC 350e*		74	72	175	220	264	270	265	230	180				1,750	Mercedes GLC 350e*
20		Mercedes C350e*		140	145	135	173	215	235	230	190	130				1,593	Mercedes C350e*
21		Porsche Panamera E-Hybrid*		150	160	195	155	170	195	165	165	175				1,530	Porsche Panamera E-Hybrid*
22		Mercedes GLE 550e*		92	95	110	150	185	180	170	105	65				1,152	Mercedes GLE 550e*
23		BMW i8		23	47	91	87	145	280	101	90	68				932	BMW i8
24		Volvo XC90 T8 PHEV*		95	105	155	100	120	170	110	125	175				1,155	Volvo XC90 T8 PHEV*
25		Volvo XC60 PHEV*		90	100	125	85	95	175	140	105	180				1,095	Volvo XC60 PHEV*
26		BMW 330e*		216	185	175	53	27	25	16	5	2				704	BMW 330e*
27		smart ED		83	58	90	85	106	74	56	74	54				680	smart ED
28		Porsche Cayenne S-E*		65	95	115	70	105	75	95	100	105				825	Porsche Cayenne S-E*
29		Honda Clarity BEV*		78	68	92	88	82	52	47	65	35				607	Honda Clarity BEV*
30		Hyundai IONIQ PHEV*		73	54	94	63	63	152	105	125	135				864	Hyundai IONIQ PHEV
31		Hyundai Kona Electric*			16	127	77	91	116	150	130	190				897	Hyundai Kona Electric*
32		Mini Countryman SE PHEV*		50	63	45	37	85	44	40	50	30				444	Mini Countryman SE PHEV*
33		Audi A3 Sportback e-tron*		175	210	45	7									437	Audi A3 Sportback e-tron*
34		Fiat 500e*		72	87	33	20	60	25	40	45	40				422	Fiat 500e*
35		Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid*			27	52	47	65	70	115	90	120				586	Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid*
36		Volvo S90 T8 PHEV*		35	45	55	35	50	40	45	55	60				420	Volvo S90 T8 PHEV*
37		Kia Niro EV*					40	119	49	80	55	90				433	Kia Niro EV*
38		Hyundai IONIQ EV*		34	32	28	9	61	62	55	40	70				391	Hyundai IONIQ EV*
39		Mercedes S550e*		8	10	22	35	51	60	50	24	16				276	Mercedes S550e*
40		Hyundai Sonata PHEV*		4	71	7	46	40	30	35	40	45				318	Hyundai Sonata PHEV*
41		BMWX5 xDrive 40e*		71	38	26	9	4	8	4	2	1				163	BMWX5 xDrive 40e*
42		Kia Optima PHEV		30	11	8	5		51	35	35	50				225	Kia Optima PHEV
43		BMW 740e*		6	14	15	8	12	6	2	8	5				76	BMW 740e*
44		Cadillac CT6 PHEV*		8	1	3	2		2	2	2	3				23	Cadillac CT6 PHEV*
45		Mercedes B250e*		1	2		1		2	1	1					8	Mercedes B250e*
46		Kia Soul EV*			1	2		1		1	8	65				78	Kia Soul EV*
47		2019 U.S. Sales Totals*		16,715	16,891	27,639	21,255	28,386	37,818	26,570	27,665	33,128				236,067	2019 U.S. Sales Totals*
48		2018 U.S. Sales Totals*		12,009	16,845	26,443	19,623	24,307	25,029	29,598	36,347	44,544	34,074	42,588	49,900	361,307	2018 U.S. Sales Totals*
49		2019 Worldwide Sales*		159,468	111,541	224,335	166,200	179,270	264,591	148,144	157,696					1,411,245	2019 Worldwide Sales*
50		2018 Worldwide Sales*		82,000	81,000	141,000	128,450	159,346	160,894	144,975	175,362	206,500	214,800	237,553	286,367	2,018,247	2018 Worldwide Sales*