Automotive
| Renault Kangoo ZE |
With most data in, it's now possible to make an Plug-In models ranking for Europe, at 43.543 units sold, if it were to be considered as a sole market, it would be the second largest in the world, just behind the US.
Regarding 2011, a lot has changed, beginning with last year's leader, the Mitsubishi I-Miev, taking a dive to #8 and two newcomers winning the gold and silver medals, with the Renault Twizy achieving the highest place in the ranking and the Opel Ampera having the runner-up spot.
In third was the Renault Kangoo ZE, followed closely by the Nissan Leaf, which is in comeback mode, winning the #1 spot in the last three months of the year.
Another good performance was the Toyota Prius Plug-In, landing at #5. On the other hand, the french cousins of the I-Miev were also down, with the Citröen C-Zero in #6 and the Peugeot iOn at #7, but the three counted together still make a respectable 18% share.
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| Peugeot iOn, one of the french cousins of the Mitsu I-Miev |
Diversity is a characteristic of the european market, with several models closely together in the top and the #1 having just 21% share.
Plug In Hybrids share rose to 25%, with the Opel Ampera comfortably ahead of the Prius Plug-In, but the japanese has been closing the distance on the Opel in the last months, maybe this year we'll see a surprise here...
| Pl | Europe | Dec | YTD | % |
| 1 | Renault Twizy | 288 | 9.013 | 21 |
| 2 | Opel Ampera | 362 | 6.631 | 15 |
| 3 | Renault Kangoo ZE | 381 | 5.667 | 13 |
| 4 | Nissan Leaf | 415 | 5.275 | 12 |
| 5 | Toyota Prius Plug-In | 273 | 3.496 | 8 |
| 6 | Citröen C-Zero | 123 | 3.090 | 7 |
| 7 | Peugeot iOn | 120 | 3.069 | 7 |
| 8 | Mitsubishi I-Miev | 72 | 1.559 | 4 |
| 9 | Bolloré Blue Car | 0 | 1.543 | 4 |
| 10 | Renault Fluence ZE | 70 | 1.407 | 3 |
| 11 | Chevrolet Volt | 32 | 609 | 1 |
| 12 | Smart Fortwo ED | 48 | 567 | 1 |
| 13 | Mia Electric | 48 | 495 | 1 |
| 14 | Fisker Karma | 5 | 247 | 1 |
| 15 | Tesla Roadster | 3 | 215 | 1 |
