Automotive
Leaf Repeats Leadership in Roller Coaster Market
Thanks to the 21 units registered in June (Best result in 18 months) the total of 50 EV's sold in the first half of 2016, represent only five units less than in the whole of 2015, but nevertheless it is still down 56% over the first half of 2014.
This EV market has an uncharacteristic Boom-Bust behavior, possible to see in the EV Share over the years:
2011 - 0.3%
2012 - 2.4%
2013 - 0.7%
2014 - 1.7%
2015 - 0.3%
2016 - 0.5%
2016 - 0.5%
In the midst of these abnormal results (Incentives related?), the Nissan Leaf is headed for the fourth consecutive Best Seller award, selling 30 units through June, with an amazing 60% share.
Second is the Tesla Model S, that with 10 units until now, it is experiencing its best year ever in Estonia, having delivered as much units this year as in the whole of 2015.
In a global European market heading for PHEV's, it is nice to see Estonia going in the opposite direction, with plug-in hybrids now accounting for only 4% of the market, when last year they had 25%.
| Pl | Estonia | June | YTD | % | '15Pl |
| 1 | Nissan Leaf | 13 | 30 | 60 | 1 |
| 2 | Tesla Model S | 5 | 10 | 20 | 2 |
| 3 4 4 6 6 6 | Kia Soul EV Renault Zoe Mitsubishi I-Miev Volkswagen e-Up! BMW X5 40e BMW 330e | 1 2 | 3 2 2 1 1 1 | 6 4 4 2 2 2 | 9 9 N/A 9 12 N/A |
| TOTAL | 21 | 50 | 100 |
Source: mnt.ee
