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| 2015 starts with different performances from these two veterans |
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The Italian EV Market ended February with 411 units sold YTD and an EV Share of 0,16%, will this means that the 2012 record of 2.348 units (Peak of the Twizy Fever) will be beaten?
The Top 5 suffered some changes regarding last year, with the 2014 Best Seller Nissan Leaf stumbling to Fifth, and the Renault Zoe leading the way in #1, with an impressive 118 units YTD (Last year it had sold 155 in the whole year), while Italy continues to be a safe haven for the Twizy, with the tiny two seater in Second Place. The #3 is a surprise, with the Mitsu Outlander PHEV rising to the last of the podium, a first for a plug-in hybrid, in what was once a pure electric loving market. PHEV's now have 23% share, when just last year they had 10%...
The BMW i8 also impresses, it is the Second Best Selling PHEV, and #7 in the EV market, not bad for a six-figure sports car, eh?
| Pl | Italy | Feb. | YTD | % | '14Pl |
| 1 | Renault Zoe | 48 | 118 | 29 | 5 |
| 2 | Renault Twizy | 24 | 42 | 10 | 2 |
| 3 | Mitsu. Outlander PHEV | 17 | 41 | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | BMW i3 * | 25 | 37 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | Nissan Leaf | 15 | 36 | 9 | 1 |
| 6 7 | Smart Fortwo ED Citröen C-Zero | 18 10 | 30 16 | 7 4 | 3 14 |
| 7 9 | BMW i8 Volkswagen e-Up! | 7 6 | 16 13 | 4 3 | N/A 9 |
| 9 | Audi A3 e-Tron e) | 7 | 13 | 3 | N/A |
| 11 | Porsche Cayenne Plug-In e) | 5 | 12 | 3 | N/A |
| 12 13 14 14 16 17 17 | Volvo V60 Plug-In e) Fiat 500e Tesla Model S Mercedes B-Class ED Volkswagen e-Golf Porsche Panamera Plug-In Ford Focus Electric | 6 1 1 1 | 11 10 6 6 2 1 1 | 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 | 7 16 8 N/A15 N/A N/A |
| TOTAL | 192 | 411 | 100 |
Source: greenstart.it; Unrae
* - 13 bev + 12 rex
