Automotive
The most common example of the EV Species in Ireland |
Nissan Edition
EV's are currently a hot item in Ireland, last month 95 units were sold, with YTD sales at 297 units, already above the 256 registrations made in the 12 months of 2014!
The EV Share now sits at 0,46%, almost twice as last year (0,27%) and far, far above the 0,08% recorded in 2013...
Nissan is sovereign in this market, with the Leaf high above, with 221 units and 75% of the market, with the e-NV200 also the Best-seller in the LCV front.
As for the others, the Mitsu Outlander PHEV continues Second, but the BMW i3 had a bad month, scoring only one registration, thus letting the Third Spot get away to the Renault Zoe (4 units).
Pl | Ireland | Mar. | YTD | % | '14Pl |
1 | Nissan Leaf | 78 | 221 | 74 | 1 |
2 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 7 | 22 | 7 | 2 |
3 | Renault Zoe | 4 | 15 | 5 | 4 |
4 | BMW i3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 |
5 | Volkswagen e-Golf | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
6 7 | Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia BMW i8 | 1 | 4 3 | 1 1 | N/A 7 |
7 9 9 11 11 | Porsche Cayenne Plug-In Mercedes S500 Plug-In Tesla Model S Audi A3 e-Tron Renault Kangoo ZE | 1 | 3 2 2 0 0 | 1 1 1 0 0 | N/A N/A 5 6 9 |
TOTAL | 95 | 297 | 100 |
Source: beepbeep.ie