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Fresh Blood Edition
EV
Sales in Norway went back to normal, to just 2.552 registrations, with the EV Share regressing to a meager 21%....
In April the Top Two positions belonged to te usual top players (e-Golf and Model S), but below these two is where things get interesting, as several plug-in hybrids shined, the Outlander PHEV was Third with 190 units, the Audi A3 e-Tron improved once again its personal best and ended the month with 182 units and the #4, a first for the german car.
In #7 we have a new appearance, with the VW Golf GTE (finally) landing in Norway, with 144 units, will we see it lead the PHEV chart, just like its e-Golf brother does in the BEV front? Maybe, but the A3 e-Tron cousin and the Outlander PHEV will bee two tough cookies to beat.
As for the Mercedes B-Class ED, the 134 units sold last month not only represent a new personal record, but it also might mean that the plug-in Mercedes have finished their landing safely and now are opening the gates and letting all their electrics come out and play.
Looking to the YTD
ranking, the PHEV Best-Seller trophy is hardly disputed by the Outlander PHEV, up one position to #6 and now only 5 units behind the #5 and direct competitor Audi A3 e-Tron.
In April the Top Two positions belonged to te usual top players (e-Golf and Model S), but below these two is where things get interesting, as several plug-in hybrids shined, the Outlander PHEV was Third with 190 units, the Audi A3 e-Tron improved once again its personal best and ended the month with 182 units and the #4, a first for the german car.
In #7 we have a new appearance, with the VW Golf GTE (finally) landing in Norway, with 144 units, will we see it lead the PHEV chart, just like its e-Golf brother does in the BEV front? Maybe, but the A3 e-Tron cousin and the Outlander PHEV will bee two tough cookies to beat.
As for the Mercedes B-Class ED, the 134 units sold last month not only represent a new personal record, but it also might mean that the plug-in Mercedes have finished their landing safely and now are opening the gates and letting all their electrics come out and play.
| Pl | Model | Sales |
| 1 | Volkswagen e-Golf | 804 |
| 2 | Tesla Model S | 230 |
| 3 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 190 |
| 4 | Audi A3 e-Tron | 182 |
| 5 | Nissan Leaf | 167 |
The Merc B-Class ED had a great month, jumping five positions to #10, while the Golf GTE is #14 for now, but a Top 10 place is in its sights in the next couple of months.
Looking
at the brands ranking, Volkswagen continues to increase the lead (40%), followed at a distance by Tesla (17%) and Nissan (13%).
| Pl | Norway | Apr. | YTD '15 | % | '14Pl |
| 1 | Volkswagen e-Golf | 804 | 3.476 | 33 | 5 |
| 2 | Tesla Model S | 230 | 1.762 | 17 | 2 |
| 3 | Nissan Leaf | 167 | 1.249 | 12 | 1 |
| 4 | Volkswagen e-Up! | 135 | 620 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Audi A3 e-Tron | 182 | 551 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 190 | 546 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Renault Zoe | 154 | 515 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | BMW i3 | 102 | 438 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 10 | Peugeot iOn Mercedes B-Class ED | 61 134 | 262 230 | 2 2 | 11 N/A |
| 11 12 | Kia Soul EV Mitsubishi I-Miev | 40 37 | 212 193 | 2 2 | 7 9 |
| 13 14 | Volvo V60 Plug-In Volkswagen Golf GTE | 53 144 | 176 146 | 2 1 | 14 N/A |
| 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 22 23 24 | Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Citröen C-Zero BMW i8 Peugeot Partner EV Toyota Prius Plug-In Citröen Berlingo EV Renault Kangoo ZE Smart Fortwo ED Opel Ampera Mercedes S500 Plug-In | 14 93 4 4 4 | 121 95 20 10 8 5 5 4 2 1 | 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 15 8 20 12 17 16 19 22 21 N/A |
| TOTAL | 2.552 | 10.647 | 100 |
Source: elbil.no; dinside.no
Always nice to read about norwegian sales and (as a C-Zero driver) I am always happy to see two diget sales for the "triplets" as we call the C-Zero, Ion and I-Miev in Germany. (Great cars, but totally underestimated!)
ReplyDeleteI agree, i think the outside looks keep many people away from what is essentially a nice city car.
DeleteThe Ofvas numbers are a bit higher http://www.ofvas.no/bilsalget-i-april/category659.html
ReplyDeleteBut I guess it would be hard to find the exact cars that are missing.
I guess that they would bem LCV's, because i haven't had access to those numbers for a while.
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