Deliveries began on June 22, 2012.[31] The Model S was the best-selling plug-in electric car worldwide for the years 2015 and 2016, selling an estimated 50,931 units in 2016.[32] as of septemper 2018, it listed as the world's second best selling plug-in electric car in history after the Nissan Leaf, with global sales of 250,000 units.[33][34][35][36]