BMW Group on the rise
Some 18,000 plug-ins were sold in Q1 2018, up 29% YoY, and with the PEV Share now at 2.1% share (0.9% BEV), expect this market to keep growing, especially with the Tesla Model 3 landing in a few weeks (days?), so a 3% share could be possible, later in the year.
Looking at the current models ranking, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV continues as strong as ever, with a comfortable lead over the new runner-up, the BMW 530e, that dropped the usual #2 Nissan Leaf, to 3rd.
And the Nissan model will need the 62 kWh version sales bump to avoid being surpassed by the ever improving Mini Countryman PHEV, that despite underwhelming elcetric specs, it is already #4, only 107 units behind the Leaf.
The remaining Top 5 position went to the #5 BMW i3, making three BMW Group models in the Top 5, a first for any automotive group in this market.
But this can soon change, as the #6 is the Jaguar i-Pace, with 1.253 units, just 21 below the German hot hatch, so we could see Jag's Sports Crossover reach a Top 5 position soon.
Pl
|
Model
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Jan.-Apr. 2019
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1
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Mit. Outlander PHEV
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2.226
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2
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BMW 530e
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1.851
|
3
4
5
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Nissan Leaf
Mini Countryman PHEV
BMW i3
Others
|
1.545
1.438
1.274
9.743
|
TOTAL
|
18.077
|
Surprising to see PHEVs hold strong despite no longer getting a grant on the purchase price... They still get tax and other incentives though IIRC?
ReplyDeleteBEVs on the other hand seem to be falling behind other European countries with a comparable level of incentives...
Might be infrastructure:
Deletehttps://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/05/heres-how-i-accidentally-inspired-an-electric-car-record-attempt/
Or one of effects of Brexit.
Yes, tax benefits especially for company car drivers. For the current fiscal year many PHEVs get same tax treatment as BEVs, from next year tax benefits will be dependent on electric range. This will benefit BEVS, especially over PHEVs with a short electric range. All PHEVs will maintain an advantage over conventional ICE vehicles though.
DeleteOne major challenge for BEVS in the UK market is lack of supply, Tesla Model 3 isn't yet launched and other cars sometimes have 12+ months waiting time. I recognise vehicle supply is a worldwide issue, but it seems to be worse in the UK, possibly due to political concerns or the fact that the UK requires RHD vehicles.
Glad to hear there will be range-dependent incentives in the future: that's surely the most reasonable compromise for PHEVs :-)
DeleteAlso good point about RHD market making things harder...
These figures don't make any sense. The SMMT web site charts vehicle sales in the UK and they have the following alternative fuel vehicle numbers for 2019:-
ReplyDeleteJan - 11,014
Feb - 4,521
March - 25,302
April - 10,254
May - 12,142
YTD - 63,233
That's an awful lot more than most other European countries.
These figures comprise BEVs, HEVs and PHEVs.
As the figures you quote include Hybrid Petrol-eletric which are cars that are non-plug in. They have a small battery to increase the efficeny of the main combustion engine but the battery cannot be charged externally so all the energy comes from the petrol/diesel. An example would for some of Toyota's hybrids which have a small 1.3kwh battery.
DeleteIn Germany, half of Toyota's sales are hybrids. I'm pretty sure if you choose to include "self-charging" hybrids for all countries, the UK numbers aren't "an awful lot more" at all.
DeleteYou can check out the figures for yourself here at these web sites:-
ReplyDeletehttps://www.smmt.co.uk/vehicle-data/
and
https://www.smmt.co.uk/vehicle-data/evs-and-afvs-registrations/
I hope this helps.
Yeah, you are correct, but if those numbers are used, then the Tesla "tide" isn't spectacular and the history this side of the pond can't start to be written.
Deletewritten by Looney Tunes
This site is called "EV sales", not "self-charging hybrid (i.e. combustion car) sales".
DeletePS. I guess you haven't noticed that you can use the "Name/URL" option (and leave the URL blank) to display a pseudonym without disclosing any personal information?...