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There were some 25 EV's sold last month in Portugal, placing the EV Share at 0,22%, a smidge below last year performance (0,23%), but the 266 units sold this year are already a record number for this small EV market.
"So why isn't the EV Share higher?" - One might ask.
The answer lies in the recovery of the Portuguese Auto Market, with growth rates at some 40-50%, following the electric segment growth.
Looking at the models ranking, the Nissan Leaf recovered a bit, selling 9 units, cementing the YTD Second Place, while the BMW i8 registered 4 units, an impressive result, which becomes even more amazing if we consider that the smaller i3 only sold one unit and those four units allowed it to be #2 in October.
The Renault Twizy also outsold the Zoe (4 vs 2), while the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV had 26 confirmed registered units until last September, so i will make an estimate of another 4 units in October, making 30 sales YTD and 11% share of the EV market, a fantastic result for a PHEV in Portugal, considering that last year ALL PHEV's had only 9% share.
With PHEV's finally being granted fiscal benefits in 2015, it wouldn't be surprising if the Japanese SUV became a serious fighter for the Best Seller title next year and plug-in hybrids as a whole expanded significantly their current 25% share of the market.
In the manufacturers ranking, Renault (35% Share) kicked BMW (27%) from the Top Spot, while Nissan continues in #3, with 18% Share.
| Pl | Portugal | Oct. | 2014 | % | Pl '13 |
| 1 | BMW i3 | 1 | 60 | 23 | 7 |
| 2 | Nissan Leaf | 9 | 49 | 18 | 3 |
| 3 4 | Renault Twizy Mit. Outlander PHEV e) | 4 4 | 41 30 | 15 11 | 1 N/A |
| 5 | Renault Zoe | 2 | 22 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | Smart Fortwo ED Porsche Panamera Plug-In BMW i8 Toyota Prius Plug-In Volkswagen e-Up! Mitsubishi I-Miev Opel Ampera Volvo V60 Plug-In Volkswagen e-Golf Peugeot iOn | 4 1 | 17 12 11 9 6 3 2 2 1 1 | 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 | 6 N/A N/A N/A N/A 9 8 N/A N/A 2 |
| TOTAL | 25 | 266 | 100 |
Source: Best Selling Cars Blog; ACAP
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