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With 378 sales last month, the Canadian EV market was down 30% regarding the same month last year, with the all-important Second Gen Volt only coming in the second half of the year, expect sales to be on the negative side until then, followed by a sudden sales burst after.
Proving this point, the models ranking shows Tesla's Model S on top, winning a significant lead over the competition (172 units over the #2 and 201 over the #3), with the Leaf (127 units, best result ever) stealing the Gold Medal from the Volt, relegating GM's plug-in to Third, a new low in its five year history. The Second Generation Volt has a lot to recover, if it wants to recapture the leadership...
Looking at the rest of the models, the main surprise comes from the bottom, with the Mitsubishi I-Miev posting its best result (24 units) in the last two years, jumping four positions to #7, its best position since 2013!
The BMW i3 also fared well, selling 63 units, a new personal best, some sources say that the incentives return in British Columbia had a lot to do with this, can anyone in Vancouver or Richmond confirm this?
| Pl | Canada | Apr. | YTD | % |
| 1 | Tesla Model S e) | 50 | 447 | 33 |
| 2 | Nissan Leaf | 127 | 275 | 21 |
| 3 | Chevrolet Volt | 69 | 246 | 18 |
| 4 | BMW i3 | 63 | 147 | 11 |
| 5 6 | Ford Fusion Energi e) BMW i8 e) | 15 5 | 40 37 | 3 3 |
| 7 | Mitsubishi I-Miev | 24 | 35 | 3 |
| 8 9 | Kia Soul EV e) Ford C-Max Energi e) | 5 5 | 30 29 | 2 2 |
| 9 | Smart Fortwo ED e) | 5 | 23 | 2 |
| 11 12 13 14 | Cadillac ELR Porsche 918 Chevrolet Spark EV Ford Focus Electric | 1 3 | 16 7 44 | 1 1 0 0 |
| TOTAL | 378 | 1.340 | 100 |
e) Estimate
Source: Greencarreports
