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| Smart Fortwo ED with green alloys |
Crisis Edition - Chapter Two
Another market feeling the weight of the economic crisis, with the total number of cars falling 13%, it would be natural that EV's would feel the stinch too, but thanks to the Renault Twizy and Smart Fortwo ED, electric sales actually grew 178% regarding last year, although share is a still symbolic 0,05%. Expect it to grow as the warm weather sets in and people go for the summer-friendly Twizy...
Looking at the models ranking, there were only three models selling significantly: The Twizy holds on to #1, selling 93 units YTD, in second the Nissan Leaf sells a mere 34 units and thanks to a good sales month in March (20 units), the Smart Fortwo ED jumps to #3, staying now just 12 units behind the sales it had in the whole of 2012 and promising a good year for the tiny Daimler EV representative.
| Pl | Italy | Mar'13 | YTD'13 | March'12 | 13 vs '12 | |
| 1 | Renault Twizy | 43 | 93 | a) | a) | |
| 2 | Nissan Leaf | 8 | 34 | 6 | 33,33% | |
| 3 | Renault Fluence ZE | 5 | 8 | 0 | - | |
| 4 | Citröen C-Zero | 0 | 1 | 6 | -100,00% | |
| 5 | Peugeot iOn | 2 | 6 | 13 | -84,62% | |
| 6 | Smart Fortwo ED | 20 | 25 | 3 | 566,67% | |
| 7 | Tesla Roadster | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | |
| TOTAL | 78 | 169 | 28 | 178,57% |
a) Data not available
Source: Manufacturers, greenstart.it
