Europe January 2014

1.500 customers are already waiting for it

Post-Orgasmic Chill Edition

After several record breaking months, no doubt fueled with dutch sales, the european market took a moment to breath and enjoy the moment, but somehow the Nissan Leaf kept on pressing sales, with 1.243 units sold, its second best score ever. The Volvo V60 Plug-In (439 units), was second and in third we have the Volkswagen e-Up!, a strong performer these days.

On the other hand, Renault showed a poor performance, with the Zoe just in #7 and the brand dropping to #2 and 13% share, way behind Nissan (28% share).
Last year the french brand had 37% share...

Pl	Europe	Jan.	YTD	%	'13 Pl
1	Nissan Leaf	1.243	1.243	28	1
2	Volvo V60 Plug-In	439	439	10	4
3	Volkswagen e-Up!	398	398	9	11
4	BMW i3	389	389	9	12
5	Smart Fortwo ED	354	354	8	9
6	Tesla Model S	298	298	7	7
7	Renault Zoe	263	263	6	2
8	Renault Kangoo ZE	182	182	4	5
9	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	172	172	4	3
10	Renault Twizy	106	106	2	10

TOTAL - 4.288 Units

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Belgium January 2014

Upside Down Edition

Another great month for EV sales in Belgium, with 112 units sold and a very expensive podium: The Porsche Panamera is #1 (!) with 29 units, followed by the Model S and V60 Plug-in tied in #2 with 21 units.

Is it a coincidence that sensible Belgium prefers high-end plug-ins or is it a trend that will be transmitted to other countries? Only time will tell.


Pl..............Model...............................Jan'14
1.  Porsche Panamera Plug-in............29
2.  Tesla Model S.................................21
2.  Volvo V60 Plug-in..........................21
4. Nissan Leaf.......................................8
4.  Bmw i3.............................................8
6.  Volkswagen e-Up!...........................6
7.  Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV............5
8.  Opel Ampera....................................3
8.  Smart Fortwo ED.............................3
8.  Mitsubishi I-Miev............................3
8.  Renault Zoe.....................................3
12.Citroen C-Zero................................1
12.Toyota Prius Plug-In......................1
TOTAL................................................112

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