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Leaf #1 Edition
After many solicitations asking for this post, i've decided to publish a draft with the current data.
3.739 plug-ins were sold in the United Kingdom, a 26% over last year with the #1 Nissan Leaf carrying the bulk of the sales, with 1.812 units sold, almost three times more(!) than it did last year, you can say that the "Sunderland" factor did its magic here.
The rest of the podium is the same as last year, with #2 for the Prius Plug-In, followed by the Vauxhall Ampera, that keeps its third spot but it's threatened by the Renault Zoe, in #4, and the Volvo V60 Plug-In, in#5 .
Many newcomers at the second half of the ranking, with the BMW i3 being the one to watch for in 2014, probably going for the podium in the in end of '14.
Speaking of the future, Volvo, with the V60 Plug-In, and Mitsubishi, with the Outlander PHEV, are strong candidates at the podium, just like the aforementioned BMW i3, pressuring both Renault and Toyota, while Nissan will keep on growing without caring on what goes behind it.
All this must push sales to some 5.000 units/year.
| Pl | UK | 2013 | % | 2012 | % | Pl |
| 1 | Nissan Leaf | 1.812 | 48 | 699 | 29 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota Prius Plug-In e) | 524 | 14 | 470 | 16 | 2 |
| 3 | Vauxhall Ampera e) | 295 | 8 | 455 | 16 | 3 |
| 4 5 | Renault Zoe Volvo V60 Plug-In e) | 252 230 | 7 6 | 1 N/A | 0 N/A | 13 N/A |
| 6 | Renault Kangoo ZE | 192 | 5 | 279 | 8 | 6 |
| 7 | Renault Twizy | 125 | 3 | 292 | 10 | 4 |
| 8 | Citröen C-Zero e) | 75 | 2 | 110 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Peugeot iOn e) | 56 | 1 | 251 | 9 | 5 |
| 10 | Chevrolet Volt e) | 53 | 1 | 67 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | BYD e50 | 50 | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 12 13 14 | BMW i3 e) Nissan e-NV200 Renault Fluence ZE | 36 28 7 | 1 1 0 | N/A N/A 67 | N/A N/A 2 | N/A N/A 10 |
| 15 | Smart Fortwo ED e) | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| 16 | Mitsubishi I-Miev e) | 1 | 0 | 107 | 4 | 9 |
| TOTAL | 3.739 | 100 | 2.971 |
e) - Estimate
Source: http://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/; Manufacturers
