Nissan Leaf should get a lot of credit for establishing that market. Tesla launched first, but for 4 years only had an $100k car that only sold around 2500 unit

Nissan Leaf should get a lot of credit for establishing that market. Tesla launched first, but for 4 years only had an $100k car that only sold around 2500 units over its lifetime. Nissan launched the Leaf 3 years after Tesla, but it was the first mass market EV, and in the first year sold around 9000 in the US and 20000 world wide. Tesla didn't have a somewhat affordable car until the Model S in 2012, although it was still around twice the median price for a new car then. It took until 2020 for Tesla cumulative sales to surpass Leaf cumulative sales. Also, everything I'm finding says that in 2025 BYD sold 2.26 million BEVs in 2025 and 2.29 milling PHEVs, which is more BEVs than Tesla sold.