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| BMW i3 is the 2014 EV King in Germany. Until the e-Golf arrives, of course... |
Springtime Records - Fourth Chapter
With 941 plug-ins sold in March, the German EV market has beaten by a small margin its EV Sales record, a sign of things to come? We just have to wait and see, but for now the EV Share is at 0,32%, a significant departure from the 0,22% of last year.
The BMW i3 (229 units sold) was #1 in March, increasing the lead in the YTD chart, with the second spot going for the Model S, with 143 units...That's right, the american full-size-sporty-sedan-thingy finally breaks into the three digit area, being the best foreign car here and now it must be eyeing on two main goals:
1 - Reach the i3 numbers to win the Best Selling EV title;
2- Reach the 300-400 units/month of the other full-size-sporty-sedan-thingy (Think Audi A7, Porsche Panamera, etc.) and become the best selling car of that particular segment. Sign of the times, Tesla is now going after ICE best-sellers...
In #2 YTD we have the e-Up! (119 units), defending VW colors and waiting for the e-Golf to arrive, followed at a close distance by the Smart Fortwo ED (108 units), defending itself from the most recent competition, while further down the ranking Volvo had a great sales month, with the V60 Plug-In beating its own personal best score and selling 54 units, and even the now jurassic C30 Electric has sold 7 units, also a personal best performance.
| Pl | Germany | March | YTD'14 | % | '13 Pl |
| 1 | BMW i3 | 229 | 637 | 28 | 5 |
| 2 | Volkswagen e-Up! | 119 | 329 | 15 | 9 |
| 3 | Smart Fortwo ED | 108 | 298 | 13 | 1 |
| 4 | Tesla Model S | 143 | 239 | 11 | 8 |
| 5 | Nissan Leaf | 131 | 226 | 10 | 3 |
| 6 | Renault Zoe | 95 | 205 | 9 | 2 |
| 7 | Volvo V60 Plug-In | 54 | 116 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | Renault Twizy e) | 15 | 56 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Toyota Prius Plug-In | 19 | 34 | 2 | N/A |
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 18 | Opel Ampera Porsche Panamera Plug-In Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Ford Focus Electric Chevrolet Volt Citröen C-Zero Volvo C30 Electric Mitsubishi I-Miev Peugeot iOn | 3 8 4 2 3 7 1 | 22 18 17 12 11 9 7 7 6 | 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 6 16 N/A 14 15 7 N/A 10 13 |
| TOTAL | 941 | 2.249 | 100 |
e) estimate
Source: kba.de; Manufacturers
