France February 2014 (Updated)

Down, Down, Down To The Ground - Second Edition

Thanks to our reader Tom, we have more numbers regarding France.

There seems to be no end for the troubled times in the french EV market, February saw the market shrink to 666 units, the worst performance in well over a year.

Looking at the models ranking, the Renault Zoe recovered the top spot, with 205 units, followed by the Kangoo ZE and Nissan Leaf. Good performances from the BMW i3 (#4 with 39 units) and Peugeot iOn, the japanese-french EV climbed to #5 with 26 units (Fleet deal?), while Bolloré and Mia failed to register any unit.

P.............Model....................Feb'14......YTD
1.  Renault Zoe.......................205...........312
2.  Renault Kangoo ZE e).......150...........245
3.  Nissan Leaf.........................94............215
4.  BMW i3..............................39.............48
5.  Peugeot iOn........................26.............46
6.  Smart Fortwo ED...............25.............75
7.  Goupil G3 e)......................20.............51
8.  Tesla Model S...................20.............33
9.  Citröen C-Zero.................16.............31
10.  Renault Twizy..................15.............45
11.Volvo V60 Plug-in.............12.............42
12.Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV.12.............12
13.Citröen Berlingo EV............10.............20
14.Porsche Panamera Plug-In....8.............28
15. Toyota Prius Plug-in............7..............22
16. Volkswagen e-Up!..............3..............28
17.Bolloré Blue Car...................0.............81
18.Mia Electric..........................0..............11

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USA February 2014

Tesla Is Back Edition

A positive month for the US EV market, with 7.055 units sold in February, 28% above the same month last year.

Looking at the models ranking, we see the comeback of the Model S, #2 with 1.400 units, just behind the #1 Nissan Leaf (1.425 units), relegating the Chevy Volt (1.210 units) to the Third spot. Also in the four digit area, the Prius Plug-in (1.041 sales) secures #4, followed by the Energi brothers from Ford, with the Fusion (779) winning over the C-Max (552).

Looking at the brands ranking, Ford is going strong these days and it's now just a few units behind Nissan (#1 with 21% share), if the american brand keeps this pace, March will see Ford reaching the top spot for the first time ever.


P.......Model...................2014.......2013
1. Nissan Leaf................1.425........653
2. Tesla Model S............1.400......1.400
3. Chevrolet Volt............1.210......1.626
4. Toyota Prius Plug-In...1.041........693
5. Ford Fusion Energi........779........119
6. Ford C-Max Energi.......552........334
7. Ford Focus Electric......129........158
8. Smart Fortwo ED.........122........N/A
9. Toyota RAV4 EV.........101.........54
10.Chevrolet Spark EV......71........N/A
11.Cadillac ELR................58........N/A
12.Porsche Panamera Plug-In.57.....N/A
13.Fiat 500e......................50........N/A
14.Honda Fit EV...............33.........15
15.H. Accord Plug-in........24.........17
16.Mitsubishi I-Miev..........3........337

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