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| The Model S is becoming something of a phenomenon within the Italian EV Market |
Renault Zoe Shines in Slow Market
The Italian EV market continues stagnant, with June Sales at around 200 sales, down 22% regarding the same period of 2015, with YTD sales back to red, down 2% YoY.
Looking at the models ranking, the big news were the 26 units of the Renault Zoe, its best performance this year and the first time it won a Monthly Best Seller trophy in 2016, allowing it to jump three positions to #9, which is still a discrete position for the Second Best Selling EV last year.
Below in the ranking, the highlights go for two models that have little in common apart from the fact that both are BEV's: The Tesla Model S is experiencing its best year ever in Italy, with 21 units delivered in June, while the veteran Citröen C-Zero continues to impress, with 19 sales, allowing it to continue in Fourth, its highest place in the ranking since the #3 won back in 2012...
Looking at the manufacturers ranking, BMW is in the lead, with 32% Share (Down 1%), followed by Nissan (19%, down 2%), while Volkswagen (14%) is stable in the Third position.
Pl | Italy | June | YTD | % | '15Pl |
| 1 | Nissan Leaf | 15 | 277 | 19 | 1 |
| 2 3 4 | BMW 330e e) BMW 225xe Act. Tourer Citröen C-Zero | 15 20 19 | 203 183 114 | 14 13 8 | N/A N/A 6 |
| 5 6 | Volkswagen Golf GTE Tesla Model S | 24 21 | 111 103 | 8 7 | 5 8 |
| 7 8 | Renault Twizy e) Volkswagen Passat GTE e) | 20 5 | 102 64 | 7 4 | 4 N/A |
| 9 10 | Renault Zoe Mercedes B250e | 26 2 | 52 42 | 4 3 | 2 10 |
| 11 12 13 14 15 16 | BMW X5 40e e) Volvo V60 Plug-In e) Mitsu. Outlander PHEV e) Volkswagen e-Up! BMW i8 Peugeot iOn | 5 5 1 | 40 36 30 27 23 16 | 3 2 2 2 2 1 | 11 16 7 12 13 22 |
| 17 | Audi A3 e-Tron e) | 5 | 15 | 1 | 17 |
| 18 19 20 | BMW i3 Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Smart Fortwo ED | 1 2 | 12 5 3 | 1 0 0 | 3 17 9 |
| 21 | Volkswagen e-Golf | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 22 22 | Renault Kangoo ZE Ford Focus Electric | 1 1 | 0 0 | N/A 25 | |
| TOTAL | 187 | 1.462 | 100 |
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Source: greenstart.it; unrae.it
Note: I'm going for vacations for a week, but EVS is not stopping, during this Summer Chilling period, there will be three new articles, one reporting sales by Automotive Groups, the Second updating the population of EV's with Fast Charging capabilities, while the Third has the following title: "Is it possible to go 100% Electric?", a practical case based on my own driving patterns.
