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| Renault Zoe |
Despite a terrible December, when sales were down from 1.012 units in November to just 586, 2012 was a great year for EV's in France, with sales more than tripling and reaching 11.447 vehicles, keeping the french market as the third largest in the world.
Models-wise, the Renault Kangoo ZE kept the best seller crown it had earned in 2011, but the great performance of the year belonged to the Renault Twizy, landing in #2 with a great 19% share. On the other hand, the biggest loser also came from Renault, with the Fluence ZE down 26% and dropping 4 places to #9. It looks like the french sedan didn't convinced
In third comes the Bolloré Blue Car, a car used by the Autolib carsharing company, an example of the importance of fleets in this market.
Further down, notice the best-selling Plug-In Hybrid, the Toyota Prius at #7 and 4th in December, promising a successful 2013 for Toyota.
Finally, in #12 there's the "Next Big Thing" in the french market, the Renault Zoe, hoping Renault that it can complete with it the Kangoo and Twizy top spots, performing for the french carmaker a 1-2-3 podium this year.
| France | Dec | 2012 | % |
| Renault Kangoo ZE | 168 | 2.869 | 25 |
| Renault Twizy | 96 | 2.232 | 19 |
| Bolloré Blue Car | 1.543 | 13 | |
| Peugeot iOn | 66 | 1.429 | 12 |
| Citröen C-Zero | 13 | 1.335 | 12 |
| Nissan Leaf | 34 | 524 | 5 |
| Toyota Prius Plug-In | 60 | 413 | 4 |
| Mia Electric | 47 | 389 | 3 |
| Renault Fluence ZE | 295 | 3 | |
| Opel Ampera | 28 | 190 | 2 |
| Smart Fortwo ED | 35 | 66 | 1 |
| Renault Zoe | 36 | 48 | 0 |
| Chevrolet Volt | 1 | 34 | 0 |
| Mitsubishi I-Miev | 24 | 0 | |
| Fisker Karma | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| VW Golf Blue-e-motion | 15 | 0 | |
| Tesla Roadster | 10 | 0 | |
| BMW Active E | 10 | 0 | |
| TOTAL | 586 | 11.447 | 100 |
Source: automobile-propre.com
