Denmark September 2013

Thanks to the late Better Place deal, the Fluence ZE is the most common EV here

"Model S triumphs in Liliputia" Edition

That's right, Tesla sold 42 units right in its first full sales month, winning the monthly #1 EV spot in Denmark, a larger achievement if you consider that the danish market as a whole is known for its preference for small cars and the Model S is anything but small.

This fact made the american car soar to #3 on the YTD chart and with just 11 separating it from the #2 Renault Zoe, it won't be long for Tesla to get there too.

Looking at the larger picture, the EV market scored 84 units, a new record month, with sales concentrated on three models (Model S, Leaf and Zoe), pulling the EV share to 0,23%, still below from the 0,29% hallmark of '12, but it's getting there and with the predictable strong sales of Tesla and the upcoming BMW i3, this will be another market where EV's will end the year on a strong note.

Pl	Denmark	Sept.	YTD	%	'12Pl
1	Nissan Leaf	30	144	47	4
2	Renault Zoe	11	54	18	N/A
3	Tesla Model S	42	43	14	N/A
4	Renault Fluence ZE		38	12	1
5	Renault Twizy	1	13	4	N/A
6	Peugeot iOn		7	2	2
7	Renault Kangoo ZE		3	1	N/A
8	Opel Ampera		2	1	7
9	Smart Fortwo ED		1	0	N/A
10	Toyota Prius Plug-In		1	0	8
	TOTAL	84	305	100

Source: www.bilimp.dk

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Netherlands September 2013 (Updated)

Although just #3 this year, the Opel Ampera is still the most common plug-in car here 

New Leader Edition

The Dutch EV market continues on fire, with 1.336 units in September, a new monthly record, jumping the EV share to 1,93%, making it by far the second most popular plug-in market worldwide, just behind the stratospheric performance of Norway.

The sales ranking reflects these changes, with a new leader on YTD chart, with the Volvo V60 Plug-In selling a record 755 units in September, surpassing the Prius Plug-In and claiming the Best Seller crown, while the Renault Zoe climbs one position to #6, at the expense of the stablemate Kangoo ZE.

Another winner is Tesla, selling 170 Model S, winning a #2 position in the monthly ranking and jumping five positions to #8 in the YTD chart.

After the August sellout of the Chevy Volt, the american plug-in is back to the usual low two digit numbers, although with the announced price reduction, sales could pick up again, but if they don't, one might see the Tesla Model S attacking its #4 position by the end of the year.

Volvo also wins the #1 spot in the manufacturers ranking (31%), ahead of GM (30%) and Toyota (22%).

Pl	Netherlands	August	YTD	%	'12Pl
1 2	Volvo V60 Plug-In Toyota Prius Plug-In	755 136	1.794 1.288	31 22	N/A 2
3	Opel Ampera	170	982	17	1
4	Chevrolet Volt	14	743	13	3
5	Nissan Leaf	33	245	4	4
6	Renault Zoe	42	214	4	N/A
7	Renault Kangoo ZE e)	10	200	3	5
8	Tesla Model S	170	177	3	N/A
9	Renault Twizy e)	5	108	2	6
10	Fisker Karma		33	1	8
11	Peugeot iOn		15	0	7
12	Renault Fluence ZE	2	9	0	10
13	Citröen C-Zero		8	0	9
14	Think City		5	0	12
15 15	Mitsubishi I-Miev Tesla Roadster		4 2	0 0	13 14
	TOTAL	1.336	5.826	100

e) Estimate

Source: www.autoweek.nl; http://steinbuch.wordpress.com/

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