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The Japanese EV market started the year on good note, with sales up 45% regarding January 2015, with the 3.500 units representing the best month since September '14, placing the EV Share at 0.93%, will this mean that the Japanese EV market is back on track?
The 30kWh version of the Nissan Leaf arrived in a big way and propelled Nissan's hatch to near record levels, with 2.503 units (Record was 2.593 units, made in Feb. '11), leaving behind the Outlander PHEV by a wide margin, Mitsu's SUV recorded 801 units, dropping 3% YoY.
| Pl | Japan | January | 2016 | % | Pl '15 |
| 1 | Nissan Leaf | 2.503 | 2.503 | 70 | 2 |
| 2 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 801 | 801 | 22 | 1 |
| 3 | BMW i3 e) | 100 | 100 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia e) | 50 | 50 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Toyota Prius Plug-In | 46 | 46 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 7 8 9 10 | Mitsubishi I-Miev Tesla Model S e) Mitsubishi Minicab Miev Mit. Minicab Miev Truck BMW i8 e) | 31 25 23 6 5 | 31 25 23 6 5 | 1 1 1 0 0 | 5 6 8 9 10 |
| TOTAL | 3.590 | 3.590 | 100 |
e) Estimate
Source:http://evn.blog.eonet.jp; insideevs.com
