These Are The Most-Searched-For EVs By Country

The EV revolution has been in full swing over the last few years, with new electric vehicles reaching milestones in range and affordability.

But as with traditional automobiles, countries around the world have different favorite models.

So which electric vehicle is each country’s inhabitants interested in?

As Visual Capitalist’s Pallavi Rao details below, GRIDSERVE pulled together a database of the most searched-for electric vehicles by country in 2022.

Using Google Keyword Planner, they gathered the volume of online searches for 317 EVs across more than 200 countries and mapped the most popular results in each location.

The Most Googled Electric Vehicles By Country in 2022

Lexus’ first fully electric car, the Lexus RZ, was the most searched-for model in a whopping 47 countries, more than one-fifth of the entire dataset.

The car’s unusual steering—a yoke that isn’t physically connected to the tires—could certainly make it worth a quick Google to see what all the fuss is about.

The Tesla Model 3 came in strong at second place as the top search in 35 countries, with the Kia EV6 ranked third.

Here’s the full database of the most searched for EV in each country, along with the search volume.

Country / Territory	Most-Searched EV	Search Volume
🇦🇫 Afghanistan	Lexus RZ	730
🇦🇱 Albania	MG5 EV	7,590
🇩🇿 Algeria	Tesla Model 3	9,860
🇦🇸 American Samoa	Tesla Model 3	100
🇦🇩 Andorra	Tesla Model 3	930
🇦🇴 Angola	Porsche Taycan	840
🇦🇮 Anguilla	Nissan Leaf	130
🇦🇷 Argentina	IVECO eDaily	63,800
🇦🇲 Armenia	Volkswagen ID.4	44,720
🇦🇺 Australia	Tesla Model 3	538,900
🇦🇹 Austria	Skoda Enyaq	220,100
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	Lexus RZ	9,600
🇧🇸 Bahamas	Tesla Model 3	1,210
🇧🇭 Bahrain	Lexus RZ	6,680
🇧🇩 Bangladesh	Tesla Model 3	10,610
🇧🇧 Barbados	Nissan Leaf	1,040
🇧🇾 Belarus	Tesla Model S	14,480
🇧🇪 Belgium	Chery QQ Ice Cream	304,200
🇧🇿 Belize	Lexus RZ	490
🇧🇲 Bermuda	BMW i3	620
🇧🇯 Benin	VinFast VF 9	9,600
🇧🇹 Bhutan	Hyundai IONIQ 5	1,140
🇧🇴 Bolivia	Beijing EU5	3,800
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina	Rimac Nevera	13,280
🇧🇼 Botswana	BMW iX	730
🇧🇷 Brazil	Porsche Taycan	670,500
🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands	Lexus RZ	140
🇧🇳 Brunei	Lexus RZ	1,880
🇧🇬 Bulgaria	BMW i3	24,500
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	VinFast VF 9	5,310
🇧🇮 Burundi	VinFast VF 9	280
🇰🇭 Cambodia	VinFast VF 9	7,400
🇨🇲 Cameroon	Lexus RZ	9,920
🇨🇦 Canada	Kia EV6	916,500
🇨🇻 Cape Verde	Mazda MX 30	260
🇰🇾 Cayman Islands	Tesla Model 3	470
🇨🇫 Central African Republic	Lexus RZ	120
🇹🇩 Chad	VinFast VF 9	370
🇨🇱 Chile	VinFast VF e34	48,300
🇨🇳 China	Tesla Model 3	10,200
🇨🇴 Colombia	Tesla Model S	56,600
🇰🇲 Comoros	Kia EV6	100
🇨🇰 Cook Islands	Nissan Leaf	110
🇨🇷 Costa Rica	BMW iX	13,090
🇭🇷 Croatia	Rimac Nevera	60,700
🇨🇾 Cyprus	Nissan Leaf	7,490
🇨🇿 Czech Republic	Porsche Taycan	74,900
🇨🇩 DRC	Lexus RZ	3,140
🇩🇰 Denmark	Polestar 2	316,500
🇩🇯 Djibouti	Tesla Model 3	230
🇩🇲 Dominica	Lexus RZ	15,600
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	VinFast VF 9	15,600
🇨🇩 Congo	Lexus RZ	3,140
🇹🇱 Timor-Leste	Tesla Model 3	120
🇪🇨 Ecuador	Chery QQ Ice Cream	22,000
🇪🇬 Egypt	Volkswagen ID.4	29,690
🇸🇻 El Salvador	Tesla Model 3	4,110
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea	Lexus RZ	820
🇪🇷 Eritrea	Tesla Model 3	50
🇪🇪 Estonia	Hyundai IONIQ 5	12,120
🇸🇿 Eswatini	BMW iX	210
🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Volkswagen ID.4	10,940
🇫🇴 Faroe Islands	Kia EV6	890
🇫🇯 Fiji	Nissan Leaf	900
🇫🇮 Finland	Polestar 2	210,900
🇫🇷 France	Tesla Model 3	1,909,000
🇬🇫 French Guiana	Arcfox Alpha-S	1,030
🇵🇫 French Polynesia	Tesla Model 3	1,000
🇬🇦 Gabon	Lexus RZ	1,100
🇬🇲 Gambia	Lexus RZ	490
🇩🇪 Germany	Tesla Model 3	1,954,000
🇬🇪 Georgia	VinFast VF 9	21,500
🇬🇭 Ghana	Lexus RZ	38,300
🇬🇮 Gibraltar	Kia EV6	190
🇬🇷 Greece	Tesla Model 3	90,600
🇬🇱 Greenland	Subaru Solterra	630
🇬🇹 Guatemala	Arcfox Alpha-S	5,660
🇬🇺 Guam	Lexus RZ	1,200
🇬🇬 Guernsey	Volkswagen ID.Buzz	630
🇬🇳 Guinea	VinFast VF 9	9,600
🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau	Polestar 2	130
🇬🇾 Guyana	Geometry EX3	2,180
🇭🇳 Honduras	Tesla Model 3	4,350
🇭🇰 Hong Kong	Tesla Model Y	122,200
🇭🇺 Hungary	BMW i3	142,700
🇮🇸 Iceland	Kia EV6	18,440
🇮🇳 India	Tata Nexon	2,364,000
🇮🇩 Indonesia	Wuling Air Ev	992,120
🇮🇶 Iraq	Lexus RZ	4,530
🇮🇷 Iran	BMW iX	10
🇮🇪 Ireland	Kia EV6	123,700
🇮🇲 Isle of Man	Vauxhall Vivaro	820
🇮🇱 Israel	Aiways U5	58,600
🇮🇹 Italy	Tesla Model 3	911,000
🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire	Tesla Model 3	2,750
🇯🇲 Jamaica	Lexus RZ	3,360
🇯🇵 Japan	Lexus RZ	190,600
🇯🇴 Jordan	Dongfeng EM10	46,200
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	VinFast VF 9	49,000
🇰🇪 Kenya	Lexus RZ	17,700
🇽🇰 Kosovo	Porsche Taycan	4,140
🇰🇼 Kuwait	Lexus RZ	10,170
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan	Lexus RZ	9,270
🇱🇦 Laos	Tesla Model 3	2,110
🇱🇻 Latvia	Nissan Leaf	10,960
🇱🇧 Lebanon	Volkswagen ID.4	14,380
🇱🇸 Lesotho	Tesla Model X	220
🇱🇷 Liberia	Lexus RZ	340
🇱🇾 Libya	Lexus RZ	600
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein	Hyundai IONIQ 5	870
🇱🇹 Lithuania	Nissan Leaf	24,000
🇱🇺 Luxembourg	Kia EV6	13,620
🇲🇴 Macao	Tesla Model Y	1,500
🇲🇬 Madagascar	IVECO eDaily	480
🇲🇼 Malawi	Beijing EU7	450
🇲🇱 Mali	VinFast VF 9	1,020
🇲🇾 Malaysia	BMW iX	167,300
🇲🇻 Maldives	Tesla Model 3	910
🇲🇹 Malta	Honda E	5,090
🇲🇭 Marshall Islands	Ford F-150 Lightning	80
🇲🇷 Mauritania	Lexus RZ	570
🇲🇺 Mauritius	Kia EV6	25,160
🇲🇽 Mexico	Tesla Model 3	375,500
🇲🇩 Moldova	BMW iX	8,520
🇲🇨 Monaco	Tesla Model 3	470
🇲🇳 Mongolia	Lexus RZ	6,530
🇲🇪 Montenegro	Rimac Nevera	3,010
🇲🇦 Morocco	Tesla Model 3	15,780
🇲🇿 Mozambique	Lexus RZ	900
🇲🇲 Myanmar	Lexus RZ	3,860
🇳🇦 Namibia	Nissan Leaf	1,100
🇳🇷 Nauru	Lexus RZ	70
🇳🇵 Nepal	Hyundai IONIQ 5	18,910
🇳🇱 Netherlands	Kia EV6	764,000
🇳🇨 New Caledonia	Kia EV6	980
🇳🇿 New Zealand	Nissan Leaf	80,400
🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Tesla Model S	2,010
🇳🇪 Niger	VinFast VF 9	1,960
🇳🇬 Nigeria	Lexus RZ	328,500
🇲🇰 North Macedonia	Rimac Nevera	4,850
🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands	Hyundai IONIQ 5	180
🇳🇴 Norway	Tesla Model Y	388,600
🇴🇲 Oman	Lexus RZ	7,950
🇵🇰 Pakistan	Audi e-tron GT	28,100
🇵🇼 Palau	Tesla Model X	120
🇵🇸 Palestine	Hyundai IONIQ 5	1,390
🇵🇦 Panama	Lexus RZ	5,510
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea	Lexus RZ	290
🇵🇾 Paraguay	Tesla Model 3	10,050
🇵🇪 Peru	Tesla Model S	26,200
🇵🇭 Philippines	Tesla Model S	64,000
🇵🇱 Poland	IVECO eDaily	281,100
🇵🇹 Portugal	Kia EV6	199,400
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	Hyundai IONIQ 5	17,160
🇷🇴 Romania	Arcfox Alpha-S	174,600
🇷🇼 Rwanda	Beijing EU5	480
🇧🇱 Saint Barthelemy	Hyundai IONIQ 5	50
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis	Lexus RZ	170
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia	Lexus RZ	1,030
🇲🇫 Saint Martin	Tesla Model Y	60
🇵🇲 Saint Pierre & Miquelon	Tesla Model 3	90
🇼🇸 Samoa	Tesla Model X	120
🇸🇲 San Marino	Tesla Model 3	410
🇸🇹 Sao Tome & Principe	Kia EV6	100
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	Lexus RZ	35,900
🇷🇸 Serbia	Rimac Nevera	27,000
🇸🇳 Senegal	Arcfox Alpha-S	1,710
🇸🇨 Seychelles	Hyundai IONIQ 5	490
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	Lexus RZ	920
🇸🇬 Singapore	BYD e6	57,000
🇸🇰 Slovakia	Kia EV6	60,400
🇸🇮 Slovenia	BMW i4	15,960
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands	Tesla Model 3	90
🇸🇴 Somalia	Arcfox Alpha-S	490
🇿🇦 South Africa	BMW iX	106,800
🇰🇷 South Korea	BMW i4	99,200
🇪🇸 Spain	Tesla Model 3	816,122
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Geometry EX3	37,100
🇸🇩 North Sudan	Tesla Model X	520
🇸🇸 South Sudan	Arcfox Alpha-S	10
🇸🇷 Suriname	Lexus RZ	2,340
🇸🇪 Sweden	Kia EV6	499,000
🇨🇭 Switzerland	Tesla Model 3	201,300
🇹🇼 Taiwan	Chery QQ Ice Cream	208,200
🇹🇯 Tajikistan	Lexus RZ	4,380
🇹🇿 Tanzania	Lexus RZ	3,080
🇹🇭 Thailand	Ora Good Cat	573,100
🇹🇬 Togo	Lexus RZ	2,520
🇹🇴 Tonga	Tesla Model S	80
🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago	Nissan Leaf	5,010
🇹🇳 Tunisia	Sono Motors Sion	7,620
🇹🇷 Turkey	Porsche Taycan	434,200
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan	Lexus RZ	7,360
🇹🇻 Tuvalu	Tesla Model S	20
🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands	Lexus RZ	630
🇺🇬 Uganda	Lexus RZ	3,340
🇦🇪 UAE	Volkswagen ID.4	114,920
🇬🇧 UK	Tesla Model 3	1,258,500
🇺🇾 Uruguay	BYD e2	19,620
🇺🇸 U.S.	Tesla Model 3	6,855,000
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	Tesla Model 3	26,300
🇻🇺 Vanuatu	Tesla Model 3	100
🇻🇪 Venezuela	Tesla Model S	10,190
🇻🇳 Vietnam	Lexus RZ	204,800
🇼🇫 Wallis & Futuna	Kia EV6	60
🇪🇭 Western Sahara	Tesla Model S	180
🇾🇪 Yemen	Lexus RZ	590
🇿🇲 Zambia	VinFast VF 9	2,360
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Beijing EU7	2,700

Aside from popular global brands, GRIDSERVE’s database also highlights regional automakers. For example, Croatian manufacturer Rimac Automobili’s Nevera was the most highly searched-for electric vehicle in multiple Balkan countries. In India, the country’s own Tata Nexon dominated search volume.

And Vietnamese brand VinFast’s electric vehicles were the top EVs of interest in neighboring Cambodia and 12 other countries across the world (though not Vietnam itself, which searched more for the Lexus RZ).

In China, where Google isn’t the most-used search engine, results favored the Tesla Model 3. But Tesla was distinctly outsold by Chinese automaker BYD in 2022.

It’s also worth noting that most of the top searches were for a sedan or crossover SUV, but not all. In the British crown dependencies Guernsey and Isle of Man, the most searched EVs were an electric minivan (Guernsey) and van (Isle of Man).

The Most Googled Electric Vehicle In the U.S.

In the U.S., the Tesla Model 3 was the most searched-for electric vehicle in 2022. Breaking down results by states highlights its massive local footprint:

The Tesla tide across the map is unsurprising, given its aggressive market entry and role in popularizing EVs in the country. But as new entries continue to chip away at the market, warnings around Tesla’s projected decline in market share have begun to spring up.

Of the nine states that searched more for other electric vehicle makers, six of them were for foreign manufacturers Hyundai and Kia and three of them preferred U.S. carmakers Rivian and Cadillac.

The Most Searched-For Electric Vehicle By Search Volume

Tesla’s popularity in countries like the U.S., Germany, and France helps gave it the most searched-for electric vehicle by sheer volume, despite Lexus winning first place in more locations.

Here are the top 10 most searched for electric vehicles by total volume in 2022:

The Model 3’s sheer popularity put it in first place. The company’s Model Y and Model S were also in the top five, where they were joined by the Korean-made Kia EV6 and Hyundai IONIQ 5.

The Lexus RZ, by contrast, ranked as the 9th-most-popular electric vehicle by search volume. It had less than half of the Model 3’s search volume and was also behind the Porsche Taycan, Tesla Model X, and Polestar 2.