Since the launch of the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt, in late 2010, plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) have become more widely available.

FORBES: Worldwide Electric Vehicle Sales to Reach 3.8 Million Annually by 2020

The three major German automakers, Daimler, Volkswagen, and BMW, along with their subsidiaries, all announced deployment schedules last month for their long awaited PEVs.

FORBES: German Plug-Ins Arrive, Finally

German companies have been hard at work placing hundreds of PEVs in lease-only test fleets and car share programs in the United States and Europe.

FORBES: German Plug-Ins Arrive, Finally

Our most recent report on plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) has the market for battery electric vehicles growing at a very rapid pace (32% compound annual growth rate between this year and 2020).

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While hybrid vehicles have been widely available for more than a dozen years, the market for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) has grown rapidly in the last 2 years, reaching more than 120, 000 unit sales worldwide in 2012.

FORBES: Worldwide Electric Vehicle Sales to Reach 3.8 Million Annually by 2020