Automotive
From Lapland to Andalucia Edition
The PIVE Government subsidies plan is giving some welcome life to the Spanish EV Market, with 214 units sold last month, ev's were sold in Spain last month, pulling the EV Share to 0,176%, exactly the same number held last year, so December should pull this market to positive numbers.
The Nissan Leaf continued leading the market, with 64 registrations and 394 YTS, the best yearly performance in Spain by any model not named Renault Twizy.
But the real news was the Second place of the Mitsu Outlander PHEV (Now #3 YTD), with 50 units, its personal best and easily the best performance ever by a Plug-In Hybrid in this market, to put things in context, thanks to the japanese SUV, the PHEV share tripled from 6% to 18% in just 11 months, the success of the Outlander PHEV should make carmakers wonder on it, it's leading sales in several northern-euro markets, like Finland or Sweden, but it is also making important inroads in the BEV-friendly markets of southern-euro markets, like this, or Italy, or Portugal. This is even more significant when it comes from a struggling brand like Mitsubishi...
But the real news was the Second place of the Mitsu Outlander PHEV (Now #3 YTD), with 50 units, its personal best and easily the best performance ever by a Plug-In Hybrid in this market, to put things in context, thanks to the japanese SUV, the PHEV share tripled from 6% to 18% in just 11 months, the success of the Outlander PHEV should make carmakers wonder on it, it's leading sales in several northern-euro markets, like Finland or Sweden, but it is also making important inroads in the BEV-friendly markets of southern-euro markets, like this, or Italy, or Portugal. This is even more significant when it comes from a struggling brand like Mitsubishi...
| Pl | Spain | Nov. | YTD'14 | % | '13Pl |
| 1 | Nissan Leaf | 64 | 394 | 29 | 1 |
| 2 | Renault Zoe | 49 | 249 | 18 | 3 |
| 3 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 50 | 187 | 14 | N/A |
| 4 | Renault Twizy e) | 15 | 180 | 13 | 2 |
| 5 | BMW i3 | 12 | 169 | 12 | 11 |
| 6 | Smart Fortwo ED | 4 | 35 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Volvo V60 Plug-In | 23 | 2 | N/A | |
| 8 8 10 11 12 13 14 14 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 | Porsche Panamera Plug-In Renault Fluence ZE BMW i8 Tesla Model S BYD e6 Toyota Prius Plug-In Volkswagen e-GolfMitsubishi I-Miev Volkswagen e-Up! Opel Ampera Nissan e-NV200 Citröen C-Zero Kia Soul EV Porsche 918 Renault Kangoo ZE Peugeot Partner EV Chevrolet Volt | 5 3 2 3 3 2 1 1 | 18 18 17 16 14 13 11 11 10 3 3 2 2 21 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 12 5 N/A 16 14 10 4 N/A N/A 13 N/A 8 N/A N/A 7 N/A 15 |
| TOTAL | 214 | 1.380 | 100 |
