Austria May 2014

i3 New Top Dog

After approximately one year leading the Austrian EV market, the Renault Zoe (22 sales in May) dropped to #2, changing positions with the BMW i3 (45 registrations, personal best), which celebrated the third consecutive monthly trophy this May.  

Other performances worthy of mention are the 15 Twizies sold, its best result since last June, and the four Outlander PHEV registered, could this be a sign that the japanese SUV is now ready to take over Austria?

Pl	Austria	May	YTD	%	'13Pl
1	BMW i3 *	45	148	23	8
2	Renault Zoe	22	138	21	1
3	Volkswagen e-Up!	24	111	17	11
4	Tesla Model S	10	56	9	5
5 6	Nissan Leaf Volvo V60 Plug-In	7 11	51 44	8 7	3 7
7	Smart Fortwo ED	14	40	6	4
8	Renault Twizy	15	29	5	2
9	Opel Ampera	1	15	2	6
10	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	4	5	1	N/A
11	Ford Focus Electric		2	0	15
11 11 14	Renault Fluence ZE Mitsubishi I-Miev Volkswagen e-Golf	1	2 2 1	0 0 0	10 9 N/A
	TOTAL	143	644	100

* - 26 BEV + 9 REX

Source: http://myampera.wordpress.com; Manufacturers

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Switzerland May 2014

Return of the Forgotten King Edition

A brilliant result for the Swiss EV market, with 181 EV's sold last month, with the usual three models (Model S, Zoe and i3) taking care of the podium and a return to form from the Renault Twizy, with 30 units sold, its best performance since last July. 

Does the french vehicle, 2012 Best Seller of the Year (555 units), still has a word to say in 2014?

In the manufacturers ranking, and thanks to the good result of the Twizy, Renault steps ahead of Tesla and reaches the leadership, with 29% share, two points above Tesla (27%).

Pl	Switzerland	May	2014	%	'13Pl
1	Tesla Model S	42	191	27	2
2	Renault Zoe	37	146	21	1
3	BMW i3	39	143	20	6
4	Renault Twizy	30	60	9	3
5	Opel Ampera	5	35	5	7
5	Nissan Leaf	6	35	5	4
7	Mitsubishi I-Miev	9	31	4	5
7	Chevrolet Volt	8	30	4	7
9	Fisker Karma	2	10	1	9
9	McLaren P1	3	10	1	N/A
11	Citröen C-Zero		4	1	10
11	Peugeot iOn		4	1	11
	TOTAL	181	699	100

Source: auto-suisse.ch; Manufacturers

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