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Underdogs Edition
Some 2.600 units were sold last month, up only 41% YoY, with two underperforming EV's recovering their mojo:
- The Nissan Leaf sold 338 units, its best performance in five months, rising to #4 in August general ranking (#7 YTD), staying only behind the all mighty e-Golf in the EV ranking;
- The BMW i3 had second best month ever, with 296 units, only behind the 336 units sold in March '14, enabling it to reach a podium seat in August EV ranking and climb two positions to #7 in the YTD chart, surpassing the Renault Zoe and VW e-Up! and thus making it the new Best Selling plug-in small car;
In the rest of the YTD ranking, the Golf GTE continues to climb positions, it is now up one position to #5, switching places with the Audi A3 e-Tron.
The Soul EV sold 84 units and could sell more, only Kia's norwegian importer has been hampered with small quotas, leading to lots of grey imports from other markets.
- The Nissan Leaf sold 338 units, its best performance in five months, rising to #4 in August general ranking (#7 YTD), staying only behind the all mighty e-Golf in the EV ranking;
- The BMW i3 had second best month ever, with 296 units, only behind the 336 units sold in March '14, enabling it to reach a podium seat in August EV ranking and climb two positions to #7 in the YTD chart, surpassing the Renault Zoe and VW e-Up! and thus making it the new Best Selling plug-in small car;
| Pl | Model | Sales |
| 1 | Volkswagen e-Golf e) | 700 |
| 2 | Nissan Leaf | 338 |
| 3 | BMW i3 | 296 |
| 4 | Volkswagen Golf GTE | 241 |
| 5 | Tesla Model S | 220 |
The Soul EV sold 84 units and could sell more, only Kia's norwegian importer has been hampered with small quotas, leading to lots of grey imports from other markets.
Looking at the manufacturers ranking, the leader VW is stable at 38% share, followed by Tesla (14%) and Nissan (11%), in the remaining podium places.
| Pl | Norway | Aug. | YTD'15 | % | '14Pl |
| 1 | Volkswagen e-Golf e) | 700 | 6.229 | 28 | 5 |
| 2 | Tesla Model S | 220 | 3.116 | 14 | 2 |
| 3 | Nissan Leaf | 338 | 2.188 | 10 | 1 |
| 4 | Mitsu Outlander PHEV | 49 | 1.452 | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | Volkswagen Golf GTE | 241 | 1.325 | 6 | N/A |
| 6 | Audi A3 e-Tron | 121 | 1.265 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | BMW i3 | 296 | 1.103 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 9 | Renault Zoe Volkswagen e-Up! e) | 22 158 | 1.095 1.067 | 5 5 | 8 3 |
| 10 11 | Mercedes B-Class ED Kia Soul EV | 176 84 | 969 521 | 4 2 | N/A 7 |
| 12 13 | Volvo V60 Plug-In Peugeot iOn | 41 49 | 438 423 | 2 2 | 14 11 |
| 14 | Mitsubishi I-Miev | 57 | 370 | 2 | 9 |
| 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 | Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Citröen C-Zero Peugeot Partner EV e) Renault Kangoo ZE e) Citröen Berlingo EV e) Smart Fortwo ED BMW i8 Porsche Cayenne Plug-In Toyota Prius Plug-In Ford Focus Electric Mercedes C350e PHEV Mercedes S500 Plug-In Opel Ampera | 14 34 10 10 5 7 2 7 11 2 | 310 251 97 76 56 52 31 30 16 11 5 4 2 | 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 15 8 12 19 16 22 20 N/A 17 13 N/A N/A 21 |
| TOTAL | 2.655 | 22.502 | 100 |
Source: ofvas.no; gronnbil.no; dinside.no; elbil.no
