Austria March 2014

"Just an ordinary guy going Shopping"

Springtime Records - Chapter Five

Great plug-in month in Austria, with 163 units registered, a new record, pulling the EV share to 0,40%, also a new record.

The race for Number One was won by the bavarian  i3 in March (39 units), but the french Zoe is still #1 YTD (79 units), with the VW e-Up! (35 units in March) just a few units behind, the next months should be entertaining to follow.

The other model to sell in significant numbers was the Tesla Model S, registering 25 new cars, allowing it to distance itself from the rest of the competition.

Pl	Austria	March	YTD	%	'13Pl
1	Renault Zoe	36	79	24	1
2	BMW i3	39	68	21	8
3	Volkswagen e-Up!	35	59	18	11
4	Tesla Model S	25	38	12	5
5 6	Nissan Leaf Volvo V60 Plug-In	12 9	35 14	11 4	3 7
6	Smart Fortwo ED	2	14	4	4
8	Opel Ampera	4	12	4	6
9	Mitsubishi I-Miev	1	2	1	9
9	Renault Twizy		2	1	2
9	Ford Focus Electric		2	1	15
12	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV		1	0	N/A
	TOTAL	163	326	100

Source: http://myampera.wordpress.com

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Switzerland March 2014

105 shots like this one were registered this March

Tesla Hits the Accelerator Edition

A great month for the Swiss EV market, 203 units represents the second best-selling month ever (Last December saw 247 registrations), pulling the EV share to 0,54%, 0,10% above last year.

This month Tesla sold a record 105 units of its Model S, earning the third monthly #1 title (The previous were August and September '13), and the YTD title, with 133 units, now the question is: Can Tesla continue to grow and reach the E-Class best-selling models? That means some 200 units/month, ladies and gentleman, please take your bets...

Looking at the rest of the pack, in #2 we are starting to witness a fight between the Renault Zoe and the BMW i3, with two wins for Renault (January and March) and a tie (February), with just 21 units separating them in the YTD chart, this will be an interesting race to look at.

Looking at the manufacturers ranking, Tesla is also ahead, with 36% share, followed by Renault (25%) and BMW (15%).

Pl	Switzerland	March	2014	%	'13Pl
1	Tesla Model S	105	133	36	2
2	Renault Zoe	34	77	21	1
3	BMW i3	29	56	15	6
4	Nissan Leaf	13	23	6	4
5	Opel Ampera	5	21	6	7
6	Mitsubishi I-Miev	4	17	5	5
7	Chevrolet Volt	4	15	4	7
8	Renault Twizy e)	5	14	4	3
9	Fisker Karma		6	2	9
10	Peugeot iOn	3	4	1	11
11	Citröen C-Zero	1	3	1	10
12	McLaren P1		2	1	N/A
	TOTAL	203	371	100

Source: auto-suisse.ch; Manufacturers

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