Automotive
New Kids Edition
Thanks to a new article on RAC Foundation, i can now post a ranking regarding UK's First Half of the Year sales.
An amazing 13.000 plug-ins were sold in the first half of the year in the UK, trouncing the 4.000-something of the same period last year, and is less than a thousand units away from breaking the record result set last year, like, in the whole of 2014!
As a result, the EV Share is now at around 1%, almost double of the 0,56% of last year...
Looking at the models ranking, the top two continue miles ahead of the competition, together own two thirds of the market (49% for Mitsu's SUV, 18% for the Leaf), with the BMW i3 still in Third, but it has been assisting to a sales slowdown, which might have to do with a couple of new models, like the #6 Audi A3 e.Tron and its sporty cousin, the #7 VW Golf GTE, two cars that have everything to succeed in the Old Albion.
Regarding the rest of the ranking, the BMW i8 dropped one position to #5 (Still, is its highest position in the Top 8 markets), to the benefit of the Renault Zoe, now #4, while the Model S also dropped one position to #8.
In this more detailed ranking, a reference for the good performance of the Mercedes models: The S500e plug-in hybrid is #10 with 124 units, the Mercedes B-Class ED is now #15 and looking to reach a Top 10 place until year end, and finally the C350e plug-in hybrid has just landed to register its first 19 units.
| Pl | UK | June | H1 '15 | ||
| 1 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 293 | 6.793 | ||
| 2 | Nissan Leaf | 554 | 2.964 | ||
| 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 | BMW i3 Renault Zoe BMW i8 Audi A3 e-Tron Volkswagen Golf GTE Tesla Model S Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Mercedes S500e Toyota Prius Plug-In Porsche Panamera Plug-In Vauxhall Ampera Renault Twizy Mercedes B-Class ED Volvo V60 Plug-In | 118 126 60 90 150 44 68 12 9 5 9 11 18 9 | 950 706 544 504 350 349 308 124 110 95 81 76 67 67 | ||
| TOTAL | 13.782 |
Source: samochodyelektryczne.org; RAC
