Automotive
| Smart Fortwo ED |
While other markets see their EV numbers double or triple their sales, Portugal saw a 24% drop to 161 units, making it the only market where EV sales were down, this is thanks to the end of the 5.000€ fiscal benefit and the economic crisis that has been ravaging the country.
As in other southern european countries, the Renault Twizy won the #1 spot, succeeding to the Nissan Leaf, which dropped to #3 with just 15 cars sold, down from 101 in 2011.
Second place was for the Smart Fortwo ED, the best ranking in the world for the small two seater and just one of two models to grow sales from last year (The other was the Kangoo ZE), from 14 to 19 units.
| Portugal | 2012 | % |
| Renault Twizy | 71 | 44 |
| Smart Fortwo ED | 19 | 12 |
| Nissan Leaf | 15 | 9 |
| Renault Kangoo ZE | 13 | 8 |
| Opel Ampera | 12 | 7 |
| Renault Fluence ZE | 11 | 7 |
| Mitsubishi I-Miev | 9 | 6 |
| Peugeot iOn | 6 | 4 |
| Citröen C-Zero | 5 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 161 | 100 |
Source: Auto Hoje; Manufacturers
