Automotive
VW e-Up! Leads in Lithuania
Today we welcome a new market on EV Sales, Lithuania.
This EV market has registered 67 units so far this year, up 78% YoY, with the EV Share at 0.4%, 2016 is already the best year for EV's in this market.
The most popular plug-ins in this market are the VW e-Up!, Nissan Leaf and BMW i3, last year the Bavarian hot hatch took the trophy, with 15 units, but this year the race is between the first two, with the Volkswagen city car in the lead.
If the e-Up! ends up 2016 as the Best Seller, it will be one rare trophy for this model, which is a shame really, as it is a good product, hopelessly hampered by a exaggerated price. C'mon Volkswagen, it's time to price it around 22.000 €...If Smart (Forfour ED) can do it, why can't you?
If the e-Up! ends up 2016 as the Best Seller, it will be one rare trophy for this model, which is a shame really, as it is a good product, hopelessly hampered by a exaggerated price. C'mon Volkswagen, it's time to price it around 22.000 €...If Smart (Forfour ED) can do it, why can't you?
Other two models popular here are the Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia twins, currently #3, and the Tesla Model S, #4. Interesting is the fact that there are already two Model X running around Lithuanian streets, considering the small size of the market and the recent arrival, it seems Tesla's SUV will be a success story here.
In a global European market heading for PHEV's, it is nice to see Lithuania as a strong BEV market, with plug-in hybrids accounting for only 8% of the market.
| Pl | Lithuania | Sep. | YTD | % | '15Pl |
| 1 2 | Volkswagen e-Up! Nissan Leaf | 1 | 21 16 | 31 24 | 7 2 |
| 3 | Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia | 7 | 10 | 6 | |
| 4 4 6 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 | BMW i3 Tesla Model S Kia Soul EV Tesla Model XBMW 225xe Active Tourer Renault Kangoo ZE BMW i8 BMW 330e BMW X5 40e Porsche Cayenne Plug-In Volkswagen Passat GTE Volvo XC90 T8 | 1 1 1 | 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 6 6 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 3 7 N/A N/A N/A 3 N/AN/A N/A N/A N/A |
| TOTAL | 4 | 67 | 100 |
