Wednesday, May 13, 2026

April EV Sales Report V - Czechia, Finland, South Africa


hashtagCzechia
- BEVs jump 33%, to 1.7k units, or 8% share;
- Adding PHEVs to the tally, the EV share jumps to 12%
- Best selling BEV was the Skoda Enyaq, 10th overall, with 358 units;
- The Skoda Elroq wasn't far behind, in #12, with 293 units.

hashtagFinland
- BEVs are up 21% YoY, to 3k units, or 50% share!
- There are 7 BEVs in the overall top 12;
- Skoda Enyaq was 2nd overall, followed by the Skoda Elroq (4th overall) and the VW ID.4 (5th)

hashtagSouth Africa
- BEVs surge from less than 100 units in April 2025, to the current 565 units;
- This translates into a BEV share of 1.2%, or 2.7%, if we add PHEVs to the tally;
- BYD Dolphin Surf (aka Seagull) was the best selling BEV, with 302 units.

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

April EV Sales Report IV - Denmark, Portugal, Sweden


hashtagDenmark
- BEVs jump 44% YoY, to 14k units, or 82% share!
- Overall Top 10 is 100% BEV;
- Skoda Elroq was 1st, followed by the Skoda Enyaq and Toyota C-HR+.

hashtagPortugal
- BEVs surge 34%, to 5k units, or 23% share;
- Adding PHEVs to the tally, the share jumps to 38%;
- BMW iX1 was the best selling BEV, with 220 units.

hashtagSweden
- BEVs reached 41% share of the overall market, with 10k units;
- Adding PHEVs to the tally, the EV share jumps to 65%;
- Volvo EX40 was the overall best selling model;
- Looking at the other categories, LCVs (N1) reached 27% BEV share, Buses 35%, and Heavy Trucks (N3) doubled its share, to 12%.

Saturday, May 9, 2026

April EV Sales Report III - Ireland, Canada, Switzerland


hashtagIreland
- BEVs double their sales, to 3k units, or 27% share;
- Skoda Enyaq (#8) and VW ID.4 (#9) reach overall top 10.

hashtagCanada
- BEVs are up 18% YoY, to 10k units, or 6% share;
- Adding PHEVs to the tally, the number jumps to 16k units, or 9% EV share;
- The best selling EV was the Toyota BZ4X, with 1.405 units.

hashtagSwitzerland
- BEVs jump 35%, to 5k units, or 25% share;
- The Skoda Enyaq was the #1 model overall, thanks to 421 deliveries;
- Skoda placed a second BEV on the overall top 10, with the Elroq ending the month at 7th, with 313 units.

Friday, May 8, 2026

April EV Sales Report II - Belgium, Argentina, Spain, Italy, Australia, UK

Belgium
- BEVs reached 14k units, or 36% share;
- Audi Q6 e-tron was the best selling BEV, with 762 units.

hashtagArgentina
- BEVs experienced exponential growth, going from less than 100 units in April 2026, to over 1.300 units last month;
- This meant that the BEV share jumped to 3%, and if we were to add PHEVs, the share would climb further to over 4%;
- BYD is the main engine growth, owning over 80% of the market;
- BYD Atto 2 (Yuan Up) is the best selling EV, with 694 units, allowing it to be #18 overall.

hashtagSpain
- BEVs jump 45% YoY, to 10k units, and 9% share;
- If we were to add PHEVs to the tally, then the EV share jumps to 21%, 5% more than the same month last month and 11% more than in April '24;
- Best selling BEV was the Toyota C-HR+, with 831 units.

hashtagItaly
- BEVs surge (+99% YoY), to 9% share;
- PHEVs also jumped in sales (+75% YoY), to 9% sales, so adding both together, 18% of car sales in Italy had a plug;
- The big highlight is the small Leapmotor T03, that was 3rd overall, with over 4k units.

hashtagAustralia
- BEV sales jump 157% YoY, to 16k units, and a record 16% share;
- The Chinese BYD was 2nd overall in the brands ranking, only behind Toyota;
- BYD Sealion 07 was 8th overall.

hashtagUK
- BEVs surge 59% YoY, to 39k, or 26% share;
- PHEVs are also in good health, up 46%, to 21k units and 14% share