Automotive
Roller Coaster Edition II
After a sales peak in April (2.256 units), the Dutch EV market continues to go down, in August there were only 984 sales, the worst month since January, dragging down the EV Share to 4,46%.
Looking at the models ranking, despite their weak sales performance, the Outlender PHEV and Volvo V60 Plug-In are still miles ahead of the competition, with the VW e-Up! weaker than usual, losing ground for the Tesla Model S, BMW i3 and Nissan Leaf.
| Pl | Model | Sales |
| 1 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 494 |
| 2 | Volvo V60 Plug-In | 156 |
| 3 | Tesla Model S | 70 |
| 4 | Nissan Leaf | 66 |
| 5 | BMW i3 | 64 |
A final note for the Ampera (Yes, it's still alive), selling 21 units this month, its best month of the year, pulling it back to #11. Opel's twin brother, the Chevrolet Volt, also had its best sales month of the year (6 sales), giving credit to some form of stock clearance in GM's home.
| Pl | Netherlands | Aug | YTD | % | '13Pl |
| 1 2 | Mitsu Outlander PHEV Volvo V60 Plug-In | 494 156 | 5.852 2.829 | 51 25 | 1 2 |
| 3 | Volkswagen e-Up! e) | 60 | 724 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Tesla Model S | 70 | 668 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | BMW i3 | 64 | 429 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Nissan Leaf | 66 | 341 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 8 9 | P. Panamera Plug-In e) Renault Zoe Toyota Prius Plug-In | 20 12 9 | 206 111 57 | 2 1 1 | 14 8 3 |
| 10 | Renault Twizy | 33 | 0 | 12 | |
| 11 | Opel Ampera | 21 | 30 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Mitsubishi I-Miev | 26 | 0 | 15 | |
| 13 | Smart Fortwo ED | 1 | 20 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 15 15 16 17 | BMW i8 e) Chevrolet Volt Citröen C-Zero Peugeot iOn Renault Fluence ZE | 5 6 | 12 9 6 3 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A 6 17 18 19 |
| TOTAL | 984 | 11.362 | 100 |
e) Estimate
Source: BSCB; rvo.nl
