Czech Republic December 2015

Stormtrooper BMW i3 in Prague

BMW i3 Wins #1

The EV Market in Czech Republic has finally awaken, with 419 units sold this year, more than all previous years combined, pulling the EV Share to a respectable 0.18%, making this Year One for plug-ins in this market.

Looking at the models ranking, the BMW i3 ended the year in great share, registering 15 units, a personal best for the small hot hatch, and revalidating last year Best Seller title.

Teslas are a surprise here, reaching the runner-up position, followed by the VW e-Up! and Nissan Leaf.

Good performance by the #5 VW e-Golf, registering 33 units, for once leaving far behind its plug-in hybrid twin, the Golf GTE, which has only registered one unit...

In the brands ranking, BMW (27%) repeated its 2014 title, winning the laurels of believing in this market when everyone had given up up on it (2014). 

Volkswagen ended in Second, with 22% Share, followed by Nissan, with 16%.

An interesting stat that has been repeating in other markets is the fact that the only two regular hybrids that have outsold EV's are the Toyota Auris Hybrid and Yaris Hybrid, the same happens here and it makes you wonder how much would those two models sell if they had a plug...

Looking into 2016, i think numbers will continue to grow fast, maybe reaching 800 units/year, with the BMW i3 continuing to rule supreme, despite VAG efforts to reach it.

Pl	Czech Republic	Dec.	YTD	%	'14Pl
1 2	BMW i3 Tesla Model S e)	15 3	94 61	22 15	1 N/A
3 4	Volkswagen e-Up! Nissan Leaf	3	58 52	14 12	N/A  N/A
5	Volkswagen e-Golf		33	8	N/A
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 15 16 16 16 19 19 19 19	Audi A3 e-Tron BMW i8 Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Kia Soul EV Smart Fortwo ED Volvo V60 Plug-In Mercedes S500e e) Mercedes B-Class ED Mercedes C350e e) Porsche Cayenne Plug-In Porsche 918 BMW X5 40e Plug-in Porsche Panamera Plug-In Peugeot iOn Peugeot Partner EV Volkswagen Golf GTE	1 7 2 1 2 1 1	28 19 16 14 10 8 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1	7 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	N/A 2  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A N/A  N/A  N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
TOTAL		35	419	100

Source: sda-cia.cz

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Estonia December 2015

Leaf Repeats Title in Crumbling Market

Only 55 electric cars were sold in 2015, down from 350 in 2014, placing the EV Share at a disappointing 0.27%.

This EV market has an uncharacteristic Boom-Bust behavior, possible to see in the EV Share over the years:

2011 - 0.3%

2012 - 2.4%

2013 - 0.7%

2014 - 1.7%

2015 - 0.3%

In the midst of this abnormality (Incentives related?), the Nissan Leaf won for the third consecutive time the Best Seller award, despite selling only 12 units, its worst performance ever.

Second was the Tesla Model S, up one position regarding last year, despite delivering only a third of the vehicles (10 now vs 30 in '14). 

The Volkswagen e-Golf replaced the e-Up! relative in the Podium, ending the year in Third, with only five units.

In a shrinking market, one major trend was the rise of plug-in hybrids from insignificance to 25% share, representing almost half of the models available.

Pl	Estonia	Dec.	YTD	%	'14Pl
1	Nissan Leaf		12	22	1
2	Tesla Model S	1	10	18	3
3 4 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12 12	Volkswagen e-Golf BMW i3 * Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia BMW i8 Porsche Cayenne Plug-In Volkswagen Golf GTE Kia Soul EV Renault Zoe Volkswagen e-Up! Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Audi A3 e-Tron Mercedes C350e Opel Ampera BMW X5 40e PHEV Renault Kangoo ZE	1 1 1 1 1	5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1	9 7 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2	N/A 6 5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 6 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
	TOTAL	6	55	100

Source: mnt.ee

* - 2 Bev + 2 Rex

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