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| The next contender for #1 in EV Europe |
Another sales record, with 9.941 units sold, making this the fourth straight month of growth for the European EV market, with four models selling in the four digit area, three of them recent additions: Besides the eversolid Nissan Leaf (#4 with 1.024 units), the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV went through the roof (2.736 units) thanks to dutch sales, the Volvo V60 Plug-In (1.330 units), also registered record sales and in third we have the Model S from Tesla with 1.133 units registered, also a new personal best.
Besides those three models, there were two new EV's rising in the ranking, with the BMW i3 (408 units sold) now #13 YTD and the VW e-Up! (437 units) joining the ranking at #17.
With all this increased competition, the Renault Zoe (632 units) was just fifth, maybe a prediction of what might be a difficult 2014.
With all this increased competition, the Renault Zoe (632 units) was just fifth, maybe a prediction of what might be a difficult 2014.
The Smart Fortwo ED had another record month (435 units) and now that production constraints are over, it looks that the tiny two seater is steadily increasing performance on a monthly basis.
As a result of these new additions to the market, there's plenty of changes on the enlarged (Now Top 20) YTD Chart, with the two most significant being the Outlander PHEV coming out of nowhere to #6 and the Model S climbing yet another position to #8.
| Pl | Europe | Nov. | YTD | % | '12Pl |
| 1 | Nissan Leaf | 1.024 | 9.833 | 19 | 4 |
| 2 | Renault Zoe | 632 | 8.138 | 16 | 21 |
| 3 | Renault Kangoo ZE | 438 | 5.386 | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | Volvo V60 Plug-In | 1.330 | 5.010 | 10 | 22 |
| 5 | Toyota Prius Plug-In | 509 | 3.648 | 7 | 5 |
| 6 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 2.736 | 3.096 | 6 | N/A |
| 7 | Renault Twizy | 167 | 2.841 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Tesla Model S | 1.133 | 2.641 | 5 | N/A |
| 9 | Smart Fortwo ED | 435 | 2.457 | 5 | 12 |
| 10 | Opel Ampera | 344 | 2.257 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Chevrolet Volt | 21 | 884 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | Mitsubishi I-Miev | 56 | 815 | 2 | 8 |
| 13 | BMW i3 | 408 | 788 | 2 | N/A |
| 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 | Bolloré Blue Car Citröen C-Zero Goupil G3 Volkswagen e-Up! Peugeot iOn Renault Fluence ZE Mia Electric | 50 56 30 437 68 20 25 | 611 551 486 454 429 337 250 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 | 9 6 14 N/A 7 10 13 |
| TOTAL | 9.941 | 51.109 |
