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The UK market was one of the markets where EV makers had high hopes, in 2012 there were sold 2.971 electric vehicles and with a 0,15% share, it was a decent performance, making it the #8 largest market for this kind of vehicles.
Things aren't so rosy this year, in the end of March there were just 656 EV sales, with the respective share dropping to 0,11%, a fact only made worse by the 6% rise in the UK global market.
Models wise, the first three keep their status quo, with the Nissan Leaf solid in #1, followed by the Prius Plug-In in #2 and the Vauxhall Ampera #3.
Outside the podium, the Kangoo ZE is up two spots to #4, just like the Citroën C-Zero (#6) and the Chevrolet Volt (#8).
Finally, the Renault Zoe is still in a shy #9, it's to expect that the french supermini should climb several positions in the next months as the production gets in full steam.
Pl. Models Q1 '13 '12 Pl
1 Nissan Leaf 289 1
2 Toyota Prius Plug-In e) 118 2
3 Vauxhall Ampera 83 3
4 Renault Kangoo ZE e) 70 6
5 Renault Twizy 38 4
6 Citröen C-Zero 20 8
7 Peugeot iOn 14 5
8 Chevrolet Volt 12 10
9 Renault Zoe 10 13
10 Mitsubishi I-Miev 1 9
11 Renault Fluence ZE 1 11
e) Estimate
Source: BSCB, Manufacturers
