France January 2014

Down, Down, Down to the Ground Edition

In a time that fiscal changes and additional austerity measures are being enforced in France, it's no wonder that the french ev market is hurting, with just 775 units sold, the worst result in a year.

Looking at the models ranking, the Renault Kangoo ZE topped the charts, but the real news is the #2 place of the Nissan Leaf with 121 units, the first time that the japanese hatch reaches silver. Will we see the Leaf reach #1?

In third, with just 102 units (Worst result since last January), the Renault Zoe just doesn't seem to reverse the negative trend of the last months, selling less and less each month and taking the french ev market with it.

Good result for the Bollore Bluecar, with 81 registrations and a meritable #4 place.

Looking at the brands ranking, Renault is always on top, but share is down to 43%, when it was 69% in 2013. In second we have Nissan, with 16% share, followed by Bollore with 10%.

P.............Model....................Jan'14......Jan'13
1.  Renault Kangoo ZE............200...........444
2.  Nissan Leaf........................121.............60
3.  Renault Zoe........................102.............70
4.  Bollore Bluecar.....................81.............58
5.  Smart Fortwo ED..................50.............12
6.  Goupil G3..............................40.............30
7.  Renault Twizy.......................30.............36
7.  Volvo V60 Plug-in................30.............N/A
9.  Volkswagen e-Up!................25.............N/A
10.Porsche Panamera Plug-in.20.............N/A
11.Toyota Prius Plug-in............15..............50
11.Peugeot iOn..........................15..............11
11.Citroen C-Zero......................15..............13
14.Tesla Model S.......................13.............N/A
15.BMW i3....................................9.............N/A
15.Mia Electric.............................9..............29