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| Who said the Leaf wasn't fit for taxi duty? |
Nissan Leaf back at #1
EV Sales continue on fire, with sales up 96% to 229 units, with the EV Share now at a record 0.87%, with YTD sales counting 1.382 units, already beating last year record of 1.305 units, AND with an extra three months to go, we could witness this market reach 2.000 units in one year, for now the total fleet of plug-ins is close to 4.000 units.
With four five six leadership changes this year and three different models passing by the leadership, this is turning out to be one of the most entertaining rankings to look at, with September being no exception, due to a record month from the Nissan Leaf (53 units, stock selloff?), Portugal's favorite EV (240 units this year, new yearly record, in a total of almost 700 stock) returned to the leadership, displacing the Mercedes C350e (18 units) back to #2, with the Bronze medalist Outlander PHEV also off to a good result (36 units, best score since January, representing 80% of all Outlander sales), the podium places are still open to discussion.
The BMW i3 also had a brilliant result, with 27 units, all of them being BEV's, while the BMW 330e has beaten (Again) its personal best, registering 19 units, while the V60 Plug-In registered 16 units, representing 38% of all sales of the Volvo wagon.
In the manufacturers ranking, there's also a close race, with Nissan (19%, up 1%) once again rising to the leadership, followed closely by BMW (18%) and Mercedes (17%).
| Pl | Portugal | Sept. | 2016 | % | Pl '15 |
| 1 2 | Nissan Leaf Mercedes C350e | 53 18 | 240 213 | 17 15 | 2 5 |
| 3 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 36 | 201 | 15 | 1 |
| 4 | BMW i3 * | 27 | 152 | 11 | 3 |
| 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 12 12 14 15 16 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 23 | Renault Zoe Volvo V60 Plug-In BMW 330e Volkswagen Golf GTE Renault Twizy Volvo XC90 T8 Renault Kangoo ZE Kia Soul EV Volkswagen Passat GTE Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia BMW 225xe Active Tourer Volkswagen e-Golf Tesla Model S BMW X5 40e Mercedes B250e BMW i8 Porsche Cayenne Plug-In Peugeot iOn Mercedes S500e Toyota Prius Plug-In Volkswagen e-Up! | 17 16 19 6 5 1 1 5 5 3 2 5 2 3 1 1 2 1 | 119 118 54 36 30 21 21 20 20 18 17 13 13 12 11 10 9 6 5 5 5 | 9 94 3 12 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 | 4 9 N/A 11 6 28 12 16 N/A 10 N/A 18 16 25 15 20 N/A 6 20 8 14 |
| 26 26 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 | Audi A3 e-Tron BMW 740e Audi Q7 e-Tron Tesla Model X Citröen Berlingo EV Smart Fortwo ED Peugeot Partner EV Mitsubishi I-Miev Mercedes GLE500e | 3 1 1 1 | 3 13 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 18 N/A N/A N/A 30 22 28 23 N/A |
| TOTAL | 229 | 1.382 | 100 |
Source: ACAP
* - 27 BEV + 0 REX
Plug-Ins Versus Regular Hybrids
| Pl | Model | Sept. 2016 |
| 1 | Toyota Auris Hybrid | 109 |
| 2 | Toyota Yaris Hybrid | 72 |
| 3 | Nissan Leaf | 53 |
| 4 | Mit. Outlander PHEV | 36 |
| 5 | Mercedes C300h | 29 |
If we combine regular hybrid sales with plug-ins, the usual two (Auris & Yaris) are in front, followed by the all-electric Nissan Leaf and the Outlander PHEV.
An interesting quirk of this market is the good acceptance of the Mercedes C300h diesel-hybrid, ending the month in Fifth.
