Automotive
Plug-In Hybrids On The Rise Edition
The general performance of the Norwegian EV market continues to amaze, there were 3.555 EV's sold, up 65% YoY, with the EV Share growing yet again to over 27%, an interesting fact is that PHEV's continue to win share, now at 35% vs 25% in 2015.
Looking at the monthly models ranking, the VW e-Golf continues leading for the tenth eleventh consecutive month, followed by a surprising Mitsu Outlander PHEV (518 units, all-time record for a plug-in hybrid) and a recovering Leaf (453 units, up 83% YoY) in Third, with the VW Golf GTE ending in Fourth, with 358 units, a personal best.
| Pl | Model | Sales |
| 1 | Volkswagen e-Golf | 606 |
| 2 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 518 |
| 3 | Nissan Leaf | 453 |
| 4 | Volkswagen Golf GTE | 358 |
| 5 | BMW i3 | 248 |
Looking at the year to date ranking, the main news are the rise of the Outlander PHEV to #3 (And #4 overall) and Golf GTE to #5, the PHEV version represents 19% of sales of all sales of the general ranking leader VW Golf, if we count it together with the 100% electric version (55% of Golf sales), an amazing 74% of all Golf's sold this year in Norway had a plug...
A special mention for the good numbers of the Kia Soul EV, with 156 units, its best month ever.
Looking at EV's performance in the February general ranking, besides the usual lead of the e-Golf, the Outlander PHEV ended in Second, followed by the Nissan Leaf in Third, making it a 100% Plug-In podium in the overall ranking.
BMW i3 (#11) and Audi A3 e-Tron (#14) also deserve a mention, with only the Toyota Yaris (#3, with 317 units) outselling the Bimmer hatch in the subcompact car class.
Looking at the manufacturers ranking, Volkswagen (30%, down 1%) continues in the lead, followed at a distance by Nissan (14%) and BMW (12%), which have switched positions regarding January.
| Pl | Norway | Feb. | YTD | % | '15Pl |
| 1 | Volkswagen e-Golf | 606 | 1.225 | 19 | 1 |
| 2 | Nissan Leaf | 453 | 737 | 11 | 3 |
| 3 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 518 | 639 | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | BMW i3 | 248 | 542 | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | Volkswagen Golf GTE | 358 | 424 | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | Audi A3 e-Tron | 208 | 399 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Renault Zoe | 50 | 247 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | Volkswagen e-Up! | 93 | 223 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | Volvo V60 Plug-In | 105 | 220 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 11 | BMW X5 40e PHEV Tesla Model S | 100 113 | 219 218 | 3 3 | 19 2 |
| 12 | Kia Soul EV | 156 | 212 | 3 | 11 |
| 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 32 | Volvo XC90 T8 PHEV Mercedes C350e Mercedes B250e Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Peugeot iOn Volkswagen Passat GTE Citröen C-Zero Renault Kangoo ZE Mercedes GLE500e Porsche Cayenne Plug-In BMW 225xe Active Tourer Peugeot Partner EV BMW i8 Smart Fortwo ED Mitsubishi I-Miev Ford Focus Electric Porsche Panamera Plug-In Mercedes S500e Toyota Prius Plug-In Citröen Berlingo EV | 67 7680 71 42 66 32 26 21 9 27 10 8 9 2 1 | 171 170169 148 87 84 65 57 45 36 27 17 14 13 6 4 3 2 2 1 | 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A 22 10 14 13 20 16 17 27 24 N/A 18 25 15 26 21 N/A 30 28 23 |
| TOTAL | 3.555 | 6.426 | 100 |
