Resolution criteria
HEV is Hybrid Eletric Vehicle. This market is for HEVs only, don’t count Plug In Hybrids or Pure EVs.
Resolves YES if Argonne National Laboratory’s Light-Duty Electric Drive Vehicles Monthly Sales Updates reports U.S. new light‑duty HEV sales for January 2026 strictly greater than 175,000 (>175,000). Resolves NO if the value is ≤175,000. Use the “HEV sales” figure for January 2026 shown on that page or its downloadable spreadsheet. Use the latest value available on that Argonne page as of April 30, 2026; later revisions are ignored. (anl.gov)
If Argonne relocates the page, use its successor Argonne-hosted monthly sales page. If January 2026 data is not posted by April 30, 2026, use the U.S. Joint Office “Monthly EV Minute” for January 2026 that cites Argonne; if still unavailable by May 31, 2026, resolve N/A. (driveelectric.gov)
HEV ONLY. PHEV not included. Stats for recent months:
1,000