Europe February 2014 (Updated)

Balanced Edition

4.878 EV's were sold last month in Europe, 38% above the same month last year, positive numbers that prove that the EV tide is continuing to fill up.

Looking at the models ranking, February shows a pretty balanced ranking, with less than 100 units separating the surprising #2 BMW i3 (645 units) from the #5 Volvo V60 Plug-in (560 units), while the Nissan Leaf sits high above them in #1, with twice the YTD sales of their competitors.

There were some changes in the ranking, with the excellent Second Place of the i3 and the Outlander PHEV back to the podium (#3 with 633 units), preparing itself to take on the Leaf as soon as it gets enough units in stock. The Model S also rose to #4 and with the announced price cut on their way, the podium might be a obtainable goal in the future.

On the german duel, the Bimmer seems to have the upper hand, having sold twice as much as the small e-Up!, now about that e-Golf...

Further down the ranking, we see the Prius Plug-in at #12 (A year ago it was #3), but things are even worse for the Opel Ampera, down to #16 with just 32 units...

The Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, or Panamera Plug-in, is now on radar at #16 (#13 YTD), thanks to their good performance in Belgium.

Looking at the brands ranking, Renault lost #1 for Nissan (24% share), with the french manufacturer dropping to Second Place with 14% share, followed closely by BMW (12%) and Volvo (11%).

Pl	Europe	Feb.	YTD '14	%	'13Pl
1	Nissan Leaf	870	2.131	24	1
2	BMW i3	645	1.050	12	12
3	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	633	833	9	2
4	Tesla Model S	601	859	10	7
5	Volvo V60 Plug-In	560	958	11	4
6	Renault Zoe	337	600	7	2
7	Volkswagen e-Up!	301	668	7	11
8	Renault Kangoo ZE	268	450	5	5
9	Smart Fortwo ED	144	311	3	9
10	Renault Twizy	79	185	2	10
11	Mitsubishi I-Miev	76	128	1	14
12	Toyota Prius Plug-In	65	143	2	6
13	Goupil G3	48	79	1	18
14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Peugeot iOn Citröen C-Zero Porsche Panamera Plug-In Opel Ampera Peugeot Partner EV Citröen Berlingo EV Renault Fluence ZE	46 42 39 32 30 21 10	76 72 95 82 61 39 15	1 1 1 1 1 0 0	17 15 21 8 22     26 19
	TOTAL	4.878	8.953

Luxembourg & Others 2012

Yes, you have read it right, this about sales in 2012, but i believe the sales data i've stumbled a few days ago is worth noting, as they come from countries out of the usual Green Car Media focus. To me it's the first insight into their plug-in sales and i believe it is also the first time they go public.

Here they go:

Luxembourg

The highest waged country in the EU registered 85 plug-in cars in 2012 with Renault leading the charge.

Pl	Model	2012
1	Renault Kangoo ZE	23
2	Opel Ampera / Chev. Volt	20
3	Citröen C-Zero	20
4	Renault Fluence ZE	9
5 6	Fisker Karma Mia Electric	2 1

Slovenia

The PSA (Peugeot and Citröen) brands did a lot to push EV's in Central and Eastern Europe, here's another proof of that.

Pl	Model	2012
1	Citröen C-Zero	16
2	Opel Ampera	9
3	Nissan Leaf	2

Slovakia

Just 6 units were registered in 2012 here, when in neighboring Czech Rep. 98 units were sold that year. 

Pl	Model	2012
1	Opel Ampera	4
2	Citröen C-Zero	2

Hungary

Again Opel and Citröen testing the waters for plug-ins here.

Pl	Model	2012
1	Opel Ampera	9
2	Citröen C-Zero	5
3	Nissan Leaf	2

Final mention for Turkey, 92 Renault Fluence ZE were sold in 2012 there, a small drop in the general Turkish market, but nevertheless it was enough to make it one of the top markets for the french sedan.

Austria February 2014

 Feeling the Heat Edition

71 EV's were sold in Austria this February, continuing the average of the past months, maybe when the VW e-Golf joins the market things will shape up a bit...

For the time being, the love affair between the Renault Zoe and Austria seems to be in trouble, as new models come in to scene, this month the BMW i3 won the best seller title, with 22 sales, while the french hatch ended in #2 (19 units sold), although it's still #1 YTD.

In #3 came the VW e-Up!, surely another of the reasons for the poor performance of the Zoe.

Pl	Austria	Feb	YTD '14	%	'13 Pl
1	BMW i3	22	28	19	8
2	Renault Zoe	19	43	29	1
3	Volkswagen e-Up!	11	24	16	11
4	Nissan Leaf	8	23	16	3
5	Tesla Model S	7	13	9	5
6	Smart Fortwo ED	5	12	8	4
7	Ford Focus Electric	2	2	1	14
8	Mitsubishi I-Miev	1	1	1	9
	TOTAL	71	146	100

Germany February 2014

Waiting for e-Golf

649 EV's were sold this month in Germany, the worst performance since last September, maybe with arrival of the VW e-Golf things will improve.

In the models ranking, the Model S was the best foreigner (#4), behind the home boys (BMW i3 #1, Smart Fortwo ED #2 and VW e-Up! #3), selling 66 units, its best performance to date.

Pl	Germany	Feb	YTD '14	%	'13 Pl
1	BMW i3	179	408	31	5
2	Smart Fortwo ED e)	150	256	19	1
3	Volkswagen e-Up! e)	100	209	16	9
4	Tesla Model S	66	96	7	8
5	Renault Zoe	62	110	8	2
6	Volvo V60 Plug-In e)	30	62	5	11
7	Nissan Leaf e)	24	95	7	3
8	Renault Twizy	15	34	3	4
9	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV e)	10	15	1	N/A
	TOTAL	649	1.334	100

e) estimate

Source: kba.de; goingelectric.de

Canada February 2014

Solid as a Rock Edition

While in other countries the Volt family sales are falling, in Canada the Chevrolet Volt continues firmly in #1 (For the fifth month in a row) with 98 units sold and 49% share.

The Nissan Leaf is Second, jumping to 64 sales and distancing itself from the Model S (20 units).

Hard times for the Prius: After selling in January only 4 Units, this month it registered again 4 units...

P...........Model.............Feb'14.....YTD'14
1.  Chevrolet Volt...............98..........164
2.  Nissan Leaf...................64..........105
3.  Tesla Model S...............20............55
4.  Toyota Prius Plug-in........4..............8

Netherlands February 2014

Recovery Edition

After the wild fluctuations of the past months, the dutch market is returning to more normal numbers, with some 1.000 units being sold this February and an average of 3% share of the total market.

Looking at the models ranking, we see two models recovering fast their sales momentum, with the Volvo V60 Plug-in now at 470 units and the Mitsu Outlander PHEV with 418 sales, while the rest of the competition are slowly picking up speed, with the #3 Bmw i3 just selling 72 units.

Pl.................Model...................Feb'14....YTD'14
1.  Volvo V60 Plug-in...................470..........742
2.  Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV....418..........500
3.  BMW i3......................................72............87
4.  Nissan Leaf...............................13............16
5.  Tesla Model S...........................10............17
6.  Toyota Prius Plug-in..................8............23
7.  Renault Zoe................................4............13
8.  Opel Ampera...............................4.............5

Norway February 2014 (Updated)

ICE Golf is back at #1

Thanks to a tip of one of our readers, we now have more accurate data for Norway, including the Outlander PHEV sales

This kind of title is only possible in Norway, where plug-ins are some 5/10 years ahead of the curve and have been dominating the general ranking in the last few months, as such, the main news is that the Internal Combustion Engined VW Golf is back at #1 in the general ranking, ahead of the Nissan Leaf, Tesla Model S and even the hybridized Toyota Auris. With the e-Golf coming this summer, the german car should regain the domination of this market.

But back at plug-ins, the Nissan Leaf achieved another top spot in the ev ranking, selling 484 units (Only 4 units behind the general leader Vw Golf), while the Model S from Tesla sold 431 units, making it the #2 in the ev chart, as well as the #4 in the general ranking and best full-size car in the general ranking.

In #3 we've got the BMW i3, which had a great month, selling 228 units and dropping the VW e-Up! to #4, with 166 units, althoug YTD the e-Up! is still Third.

Next is the Mitsu Outlander PHEV, already making its presence felt, with 136 units sold and collecting the best selling plug-in hybrid title.

Pl.............Model...............Feb'14.......YTD '14

1.  Nissan Leaf.....................484...........1.134

2.  Tesla Model S.................431..............563

3.  BMW i3..........................228..............310

4.  Volkswagen e-Up!..........166..............341

5.  Mitsub. Outlander PHEV..136..............181

6.  Mitsubishi i-Miev..............37...............78

7.Citroen C-Zero..................21...............30

8.  Peugeot Partner EV..........20...............51

9.  Peugeot iOn......................11...............15

10.  Renault Kangoo ZE.........10..............20

11.  Renault Fluence ZE...........4...............6

12.  Volvo V60 Plug-in............4...............11

13.  Toyota Prius Plug-in..........3..............13

14.  Opel Ampera....................2................8