Automotive
| Tesla's Model S is on the move |
Models
In the models ranking the news are the rise-and-rise of the Model S, from #6 to #4, with the Outlander PHEV also climbing to new heights, up from #10 to #6 and with its older brother I-Miev just waiting to be surpassed.
The rock-solid Kangoo ZE is still in #7, while the Chery QQ3 EV rises to #8 and in tenth place, we have the first Ford in the ranking, the C-Max Energi.
| Pl | Model | Sales |
| 1 | Nissan Leaf | 114.753 |
| 2 | Chevrolet Volt (1) | 70.651 |
| 3 | Toyota Prius Plug-In | 56.153 |
| 4 | Tesla Model S | 33.039 |
| 5 | Mitsubishi I-Miev (2) | 27.823 |
| 6 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 26.276 |
| 7 | Renault Kangoo ZE | 13.660 |
| 8 | Chery QQ3 EV | 13.240 |
| 9 | Renault Twizy | 12.649 |
| 10 | Ford C-Max Energi | 11.945 |
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| BYD hopes to benefit from the Qin sales and reach the Top 10 |
Manufacturers
By brands, Nissan is firm in its leadership position, but Mitsubishi, fueled by the Outlander success, and has just climbed to #3, and can go after Chevrolet's Second Place in the near future.
| Pl | Brand | Sales |
| 1 | Nissan | 114.783 |
| 2 | Chevrolet (1) | 71.626 |
| 3 | Mitsubishi (2) | 59.835 |
| 4 | Toyota | 59.296 |
| 5 | Renault | 41.434 |
| 6 | Tesla | 36.673 |
| 7 | Ford | 25.900 |
| 8 | Chery | 13.377 |
| 9 | Volvo | 10.050 |
| 10 | Smart | 9.552 |
(1) - Also includes Holden Volt, Opel and Vauxhall Ampera sales;
(2) - Also includes Citröen C-Zero and Peugeot iOn sales;
Categories
Dividing the plug-in sales by the conventional segments used for gas cars, it is possible to see how each segment leader stands in the global EV chart:
A (City Cars) - Mitsubishi I-Miev (#5)
- By far the most common electric city car, but currently out of the first places in 2014;
B (Superminis) - Renault Zoe (#11)
- Best selling car of the segment, surely for the next year or so;
C (Compact) - Nissan Leaf (#1)
- Currently the Golden Standard of the electric car;
D (Midsize) - Volvo V60 Plug-In (#12)
- An entertaining fight between the swedish wagon and the american sedan (Less than 500 units separates them), even if they don't race directly against each other in any market;
E/F (Full-size) - Tesla Model S (#4)
- Tesla is so far ahead on the game that its direct competition are not plug-ins, but the premium best sellers like the BMW 5-Series, Audi A6, Merc E-Class or Porsche Panamera.
SUV - Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In (#6)
- The example of the Columbus Egg applies here, how come no one had ever thought of a Plug-in Hybrid SUV?
MPV - Ford C-Max Energi (#10)
- No real competition for the american car, apart from the BYD e6, some 6.000 units behind…
LCV - Renault Kangoo ZE (#7)
- Stable sales and weak competition enable for Renault an easy win here;
Sports Cars - Tesla Roadster (#28)
- A neglected segment of the market lead by the out of production Tesla Roadster;
Pick-Up Trucks - Ford Ranger EV (#34)
- Since Ford 1.500 units of the Ranger EV way back in the last millennium (1998), only Mitsubishi bothered with this segment, making the Japan-only Mitsubishi Minicab Miev Truck, but with just 673 units sold since it came to market, it still has a lot to go to remove the Best Selling Electric Pick-Up Truck from this dinosaur.
