Automotive
Point Of No Return? Edition
EV's continued the hot sales trend started last month, 61 units were sold in February, with an great 0,43% EV share for plug-ins, with the YTD sales at 202 units, three times higher than last year and only 54 units behind the whole(!) year 0f 2014, could this mean that the Point of no Return on sales for electric cars in Ireland has been reached? At least, it means that more and more companies are interested in selling their plug-ins here, a year ago, only Nissan, Renault and BMW were present, now there are nine manufacturers selling plug-ins!
Nissan, for a long time the electric car evangelist in the Emerald Island, is now harvesting the fruits of that investment, with the Leaf high above, with 143 units and 71% of the market. The Mitsu Outlander PHEV had a bad month, with only one registration, but it's still #2 YTD, followed by the BMW i3 in Third (8 units, personal best) and the Renault Zoe, in Fourth. As for the e-Golf, finally a decent sales month, with 6 units registered.
| Pl | Ireland | Feb. | YTD | % | '14Pl |
| 1 | Nissan Leaf | 38 | 143 | 71 | 1 |
| 2 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | BMW i3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Renault Zoe | 3 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Volkswagen e-Golf | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 6 | BMW i8 Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia | 1 1 | 3 3 | 1 1 | 7 N/A |
| 8 8 8 11 11 | Tesla Model S Mercedes S500 Plug-In Porsche Cayenne Plug-In Audi A3 e-Tron Renault Kangoo ZE | 2 1 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 0 0 | 1 1 1 0 0 | 5 N/A N/A 6 9 |
| TOTAL | 61 | 202 | 100 |
Source: beepbeep.ie
