The consumer demand for electric cars is on the rise, with the Motors online portion of the site seeing increased traffic on its electric car pages. Viewership on these pages increased by 12% from the first half of the year to the second half, with the BMW i3 and Nissan Leaf in particular, drawing in a significant amount of traffic. According to Cox Automotive, the number of electric vehicles it sold increased by 38% year-on-year in 2016, with some forecasts now suggesting that there will be as many as 100,000 new plug-in cars on the streets by the middle of the year.