Denmark February 2015

The e-NV200 dash loses some style in favor of practicality

e-NV200 Superstar Edition

The local EV market sold 85 units last month, almost double of what it did the same month of 2014, with the YTD numbers at 156 units (and aprox. 0,53% EV Share), it's a promising start, considering that this is one of those markets with slow beginnings and strong endings.

Looking at the models ranking, February saw a new car reach the Monthly Best Seller title, with the Nissan e-NV200 reaching #1 for the first time, a first for a LCV-derived vehicle, which makes you wonder if companies and fleet managers are finally looking at electric vehicles with a more serious look.

This brilliant result took the japanese van straight to #2 in the YTD chart, only behind the Tesla Model S,  with the BMW i3 ending the month at #3 YTD, while the Renault Zoe made a disappointing result, only registering 5 units and falling to #4.

But the tumble of the year has got to go to the Nissan Leaf, after a Best Seller title in 2014, this year things are much more complicated for the electric hatch, it is only #7, with 7 registrations YTD, when at the same time last year it had 80...

A mention for the PHEV Best Seller, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV registered 6 units, a new monthly record for plug-in hybrids, with their share now at a spectacular 5% of the EV market, five times more than they had a year ago...

Speaking of minorities, this February it was registered one Hyundai ix35 FCEV, representing 0,00003% of the total market.

Pl	Denmark	Feb.	YTD	%	'14 Pl
1	Tesla Model S	17	39	25	2
2	Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia	25	28	18	6
3	BMW i3	18	27	17	5
4	Renault Zoe	5	16	10	4
5	Volkswagen e-Up!	5	14	9	3
6	Volkswagen e-Golf	3	12	8	9
7 7	Nissan Leaf Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	3 6	7 7	4 4	1 8
9	Renault Kangoo ZE	1	2	1	14
9 11 11	Citröen Berlingo EV BMW i8 Mercedes B-Class ED	2	2 1 1	1 1 1	16 17 12
	TOTAL	85	156	100

Source: www.bilimp.dk

* - 7 bev + 11 rex

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Spain February 2015

The e-NV200: The first electric real seven seater

Winter Edition

The spanish EV market usually has a slow start and this year is no different, but with 77 units sold this February and 150 YTD, sales are almost doubling regarding last year, so the first signs are positive.

Last year leader, the Nissan Leaf, lost the First Spot for the BMW i3, with another surprise being the #4 of the Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia, will we see it reach a podium seat and even outsell its Leaf brethren? It has the home advantage, so i wouldn't bet against it. 

The #7 Renault Zoe is experiencing a slow start, even staying behind it's more utilitarian brother, the Kangoo ZE.

Looking at the rest of the YTD table, the Porsche Cayenne Plug-in had a great landing, jumping to #8 and already beating it's older brother Panamera.

On the manufacturers ranking, the Nissan - Renault duel continues, with the japanese carmaker currently having the edge (27% Share) over its french cousin (24% for Renault), but BMW (19%) is closing in on them, so there are signs that this time the Alliance will have some real competition to run against.

Pl	Spain	Feb.	YTD'15	%	'14Pl
1	BMW i3	17	26	17	4
2	Nissan Leaf	11	25	17	1
3 4	Renault Twizy e) Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia	10 1	19 15	13 10	5 6
5	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	9	13	9	3
6	Renault Kangoo ZE	8	10	7	7
7	Renault Zoe	1	7	5	2
8	Porsche Cayenne Plug-In	4	6	5	N/A
9 9 9 9 13 13 15 15 17 17 17	Porsche Panamera Plug-In Volkswagen e-Golf Piaggio Porter EV Volkswagen e-Up! Smart Fortwo ED BMW i8 Tesla Model S Audi A3 e-Tron Toyota Prius Plug-In Mercedes S500 Plug-In Volvo V60 Plug-In	2 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1	4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1	3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1	11 13 N/A 18 8 10 14 N/A 14 N/A 9
	TOTAL	77	150	100

Source: foro coches electricos

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