Canada April 2015

"Wait for me, please!"

Waiting for Number Two Edition

With 378 sales last month, the Canadian EV market was down 30% regarding the same month last year, with the all-important Second Gen Volt only coming in the second half of the year, expect sales to be on the negative side until then, followed by a sudden sales burst after.

Proving this point, the models ranking shows Tesla's Model S on top, winning a significant lead over the competition (172 units over the #2 and 201 over the #3), with the Leaf (127 units, best result ever) stealing the Gold Medal from the Volt, relegating GM's plug-in to Third, a new low in its five year history. The Second Generation Volt has a lot to recover, if it wants to recapture the leadership...

Looking at the rest of the models, the main surprise comes from the bottom, with the Mitsubishi I-Miev posting its best result (24 units) in the last two years, jumping four positions to #7, its best position since 2013!

The BMW i3 also fared well, selling 63 units, a new personal best, some sources say that the incentives return in British Columbia had a lot to do with this, can anyone in Vancouver or Richmond confirm this? 

Pl	Canada	Apr.	YTD	%
1	Tesla Model S e)	50	447	33
2	Nissan Leaf	127	275	21
3	Chevrolet Volt	69	246	18
4	BMW i3	63	147	11
5 6	Ford Fusion Energi e) BMW i8 e)	15 5	40 37	3 3
7	Mitsubishi I-Miev	24	35	3
8 9	Kia Soul EV e) Ford C-Max Energi e)	5 5	30 29	2 2
9	Smart Fortwo ED e)	5	23	2
11 12 13 14	Cadillac ELR Porsche 918 Chevrolet Spark EV Ford Focus Electric	1 3	16 7 4 4	1 1 0 0
	TOTAL	378	1.340	100

e) Estimate

Source: Greencarreports