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| Although just #3 this year, the Opel Ampera is still the most common plug-in car here |
New Leader Edition
The Dutch EV market continues on fire, with 1.336 units in September, a new monthly record, jumping the EV share to 1,93%, making it by far the second most popular plug-in market worldwide, just behind the stratospheric performance of Norway.
The sales ranking reflects these changes, with a new leader on YTD chart, with the Volvo V60 Plug-In selling a record 755 units in September, surpassing the Prius Plug-In and claiming the Best Seller crown, while the Renault Zoe climbs one position to #6, at the expense of the stablemate Kangoo ZE.
Another winner is Tesla, selling 170 Model S, winning a #2 position in the monthly ranking and jumping five positions to #8 in the YTD chart.
After the August sellout of the Chevy Volt, the american plug-in is back to the usual low two digit numbers, although with the announced price reduction, sales could pick up again, but if they don't, one might see the Tesla Model S attacking its #4 position by the end of the year.
Volvo also wins the #1 spot in the manufacturers ranking (31%), ahead of GM (30%) and Toyota (22%).
| Pl | Netherlands | August | YTD | % | '12Pl |
| 1 2 | Volvo V60 Plug-In Toyota Prius Plug-In | 755 136 | 1.794 1.288 | 31 22 | N/A 2 |
| 3 | Opel Ampera | 170 | 982 | 17 | 1 |
| 4 | Chevrolet Volt | 14 | 743 | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | Nissan Leaf | 33 | 245 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Renault Zoe | 42 | 214 | 4 | N/A |
| 7 | Renault Kangoo ZE e) | 10 | 200 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Tesla Model S | 170 | 177 | 3 | N/A |
| 9 | Renault Twizy e) | 5 | 108 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Fisker Karma | 33 | 1 | 8 | |
| 11 | Peugeot iOn | 15 | 0 | 7 | |
| 12 | Renault Fluence ZE | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Citröen C-Zero | 8 | 0 | 9 | |
| 14 | Think City | 5 | 0 | 12 | |
| 15 15 | Mitsubishi I-Miev Tesla Roadster | 4 2 | 0 0 | 13 14 | |
| TOTAL | 1.336 | 5.826 | 100 |
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Source: www.autoweek.nl; http://steinbuch.wordpress.com/
