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Another positive month in October, with Belgians registering 1.153 passenger PEVs, up 27% YoY, pulling the EV Share to a record 2.7%.
Too bad then that PHEV's continue to be the Trend du Jour, with 82% of all PEV registrations being Plug-in hybrids, owning the top seven positions.
Belgians continue fancying premium plug-in hybrid SUV's, with the podium positions occupied by three models from that category, as the Volvo XC90 PHEV changed places with the BMW 225xe Act.Tourer, with the Swede now wearing the Bronze Medal.
Belgians continue fancying premium plug-in hybrid SUV's, with the podium positions occupied by three models from that category, as the Volvo XC90 PHEV changed places with the BMW 225xe Act.Tourer, with the Swede now wearing the Bronze Medal.
The BMW 530e is now #5 and it won't be surprising to see it knock on #3 by year end, while the Second Generation Porsche Panamera PHEV, #2 in October with 109 deliveries, climbed to #7.
Two recently arrived SUV's are jumping positions, with the Mini Countryman PHEV now #13, thanks to 69 deliveries, while the Volvo XC60 PHEV went up seven positions, now at #23.
With talks of PHEV incentives ending next year, we could see a PHEV sales surge in the last two months of the year, following the path that neighboring Holland did already...
With talks of PHEV incentives ending next year, we could see a PHEV sales surge in the last two months of the year, following the path that neighboring Holland did already...
In the manufacturers ranking, last year winner BMW is steady in the leadership, with 35%(!) share, while Mercedes (19%) benefits from the popularity of its midsize GLC SUV to be Second, and the Third Placed is being hardly fought between Porsche and Volvo, both with 9% share, and Tesla (8%).
| Pl | Belgium | Oct. | YTD | % | '16Pl | ||
| 1 | Mercedes GLC350e | 164 | 1.626 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 2 | BMW X5 40e | 69 | 1.245 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 3 4 5 | Volvo XC90 PHEV BMW 225xe Active Tourer BMW 530e |
86
45
83
|
749
728
705
| 6 6 6 | 1 6 N/A | ||
| 6 7 |
BMW 330e
Porsche Panamera PHEV
|
36
109
|
690
555
|
6
5
| 5 20 | ||
| 8 | BMW i3 | 71 | 519 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 9 | Tesla Model S | 18 | 499 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 10 11 | Audi Q7 e-Tron Porsche Cayenne PHEV | 43 26 |
497
435
| 4 4 |
10
3
| ||
| 12 | Tesla Model X | 27 | 423 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 13 | Mini Countryman PHEV | 69 | 379 | 3 | N/A | ||
14
15
| Nissan Leaf
|
14
24
|
376
309
|
3
3
|
7
17
| ||
| 16 17 18 19 20
21
22
23
|
Renault Zoe
Mercedes GLE500e
Mercedes C350e
Volkswagen Passat GTE Mercedes E350e Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Toyota Prius PHEV Volvo XC60 PHEV |
19
14
14 28 12 14 13 52 |
246
223
206
204
133
127
110
104
|
2
2
2 2 1 1 1 1 |
14
9
11 13 N/A 15 24 N/A | ||
24
24
26
|
Audi A3 e-Tron
Volkswagen e-Golf
Volkswagen Golf GTE
| 9 3 15 | 101 101
99
| 1 1
1
|
19
21
22 18
| ||
27
28 29 30 |
Volvo S/V90 PHEV
Mercedes S500e
Volvo V60 Plug-In Hyundai Ioniq Electric
Others
|
18
1
4
2
51 |
96
83
63
54 338 | 1 1
1
0
3
|
N/A
25
18 35 | ||
| TOTAL | 1.153 | 12.023 | 100 |
Jose,I really like your work on this site,but I never understand this kind of statement (Too bad then that PHEV's continue to be the Trend du Jour). Why do you hate PHEV? :) I might thought that you understand that on this days still underdeveloped EV market the buyers can not buy a full EV cars on most of the segments,especcialy SUV and similar. So I think that is the reason for growing PHEV % in some markets like Belgium...in this is deffinitely not a bad thing! (next car those buyers will buy will probably be 100% EV...)
ReplyDeleteThis is a complex question, so i will divide it in topics:
Delete1 - Regarding the electrification of the market, a BEV is always better than a PHEV, because the BEV goes 100% of the time on electricity, while the PHEV only goes a certain percentage. Only for that reason is that why i prefer BEV-heavy markets;
2 - Having said that, i am not like those "New Puritans", that only consider BEVs as the way to go, because if we only benefit BEVs, we could be excluding many buyers that would consider "go EV" but for various reasons, need the safety net of a gas engine on their car. Besides, it's better to have a car that runs 20% of the time on electricity, than another that goes 100% of the time on fossil fuels, right?
3 - Another reason why i do not "hate PHEVs", and have actually defended them in some forums and discussions, is the lack of choice in several segments, if we exclude the expensive Teslas, there are no pure EVs above the Golf/Ioniq class, and the picture in the SUV/MPV class is even worse.
4 - What i do hate is the "Company car PHEV" thing, where companies buy PHEVs in order to maximize benefits, giving them to their employees as a benefit, which in turn, because they have (a certain amount of) fuel paid by the company, most of them just use them as regular hybrids, without plugging them in.
5 - As for private PHEV buyers, because they pay their own fuel, they try to maximize the electric share of their cars, charging whenever possible;
6 - That is why i defend a system similar to the Austrian incentives package, where private buyers have larger benefits to buy BEVs, but they also have PHEV benefits, while company buyers can only deduct VAT on BEVs.
For more info on the Austrian incentives, go here: http://www.eafo.eu/content/austria#country-incentives
Good answer,thnx! I agree with all your alineas,especcialy with nr.2! There is no good pure EV alternatives in the market in SUV or van (minivan).My friend have a Ford S-max and he would like to buy an EV version of that car,or equal big car,but - there is not any that kind of EV car in the market! I am sure that al lof of buyers with PHEV would likely bought an similar EV,but - sad thing - they are not in the market yet today!
DeleteYes, i also know people that would like to go BEV/PHEV, but need 7-seats, and apart from the limited range Nissan Evalia, there's nothing on the market for a reasonable price.
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