USA April 2015

Star of the Month

Sparking the Market Edition

Nearly 10.000 plug-ins were sold in the US last month, some 600 units above the same month last year, a positive sign considering that  two heavy weights (Volt and Plug-In Prius) are in their last months on the market.

But while new and  highly anticipated models are still months away, there is plenty of animation with the current players, starting with the Chevy Spark EV: 920 units sold! In one month! To put it into context, the previous monthly record was 182 units...And last year it had sold 1.145 units.

The Model S continues in the leadership, while the #3 BMW i3 had a slip, selling only 406 units, its worst result since last July, almost being caught in the YTD chart by the surprising C-Max Energi, which has beaten its personal best by selling 1.237 units, a one month special or a second youth for the american car?

Pl	USA	Apr.	YTD	%
1	Tesla Model S e)	1.650	5.953	18
2	Nissan Leaf	1.553	5.638	17
3	BMW i3	406	3.087	10
4	Ford C-Max Energi	1.237	2.845	9
5	Chevrolet Volt	905	2.779	9
6	Ford Fusion Energi	711	2.577	8
7	Fiat 500e	717	2.263	7
8	Toyota Prius Plug-In	428	1.699	5
9	Chevrolet Spark EV	920	1.276	4
10	Volkswagen e-Golf	309	815	3
11	Mercedes B-Class ED	158	652	2
12 13 14 15	Ford Focus Electric BMW i8 Smart Fortwo ED Cadillac ELR	124 138 124 104	494 479 450 415	2 1 1 1
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23	Porsche Cayenne Plug-In Kia Soul EV P. Panamera Plug-In Porsche 918 Honda Accord Plug-In Mitsubishi I-Miev Toyota RAV4 EV Honda Fit EV	88 73 30 28 5 16 3	349 253 175 86 50 31 16 1	1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
	TOTAL	9.727	32.383	100

e) Estimate

Source: insideevs.com