20% of New Cars in Europe Have a Plug!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 06:38:22 +0000

Despite declining growth rates, the European passenger plugin vehicle market is still in the fast lane. Some 160,000 plugin vehicles were registered in February — which is +38% year over year (YoY). This performance is especially impressive when we consider that the overall auto market continued to fall — down 7% last month, with the […]

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Germany Plugin EV Share 25% In February, Tesla Gigafactory Boosts Hiring

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:54:59 +0000

Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, and the world’s 2nd largest electric vehicle market, saw plugins take 24.9% share in February, modestly up from 20.7% year on year. Full electrics share grew 50% year on year, whilst plugin hybrids fell marginally. Overall auto market volume, at just over 200,000 units, was up some 3% year on […]

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UK Plugin EV Share Doubles To 26% As Tesla Model Y Debuts

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2022 11:51:42 +0000

The UK, Europe’s second largest plugin market, saw electric vehicle share almost double year on year to 25.6% in February. Full electrics alone took 17.7% share. Overall auto volume was down some 28% over seasonal norms, to 58,994 units. Debuting in February after a long wait, the Tesla Model Y was the best selling electric, […]

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Sweden Plugin EV Share 52% In February, Kia Niro Leads

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 10:56:19 +0000

Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share hit 51.6% in February 2022, up from 34.8% year on year. Full electrics took 25.6% share, dramatic growth from 6.1% year on year. Overall auto market volumes were 21,136, some 7% down from the last two years. The Kia Niro was Sweden’s best selling electric in February. February’s combined result […]

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Norway Above 86% Plugin EV Share In February, Ioniq 5 Leads

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 08:43:41 +0000

Norway, the world’s leading auto market for electric vehicle adoption, saw plugins take 86.1% share in February, even with favorite Tesla models temporarily off-duty. Overall auto market volume was some 20% down from the seasonal average of the past two years. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 took the top spot. February’s combined plugin result of 86.1% […]

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100% Electric Vehicles = 10% of New Car Sales in Europe in January

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:46:08 +0000

Kia Niro EV #1 in a balanced market The European passenger plug-in vehicle market scored 156,000 registrations in January (+39% YoY), with BEVs (+78%) growing significantly faster than PHEVs (+11%). Indeed, BEVs started the year solidly ahead of PHEVs (53% BEVs/47% PHEVs), a significant difference compared to what happened in the same month last year. […]

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France Over 20% Plugin Share In February, Tesla Model 3 Back On Top

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2022 11:58:40 +0000

France, Europe’s second largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 20.1% market share in February, up from 13.2% year on year. Diesel volume dropped by 39% year on year, to just over 20,000 units, taking a near record low of 17.6% share. Overall February auto volumes were 115,384, down 13% year on year, and […]

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January German Plugin EV Share 22% — Fiat 500 In Top Spot

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:14:03 +0000

Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, and the world’s 2nd largest plugin market after China, saw plugin electric vehicle share of 21.6% in January, almost flat year-on-year. Full electric vehicle sales grew a relative 28% year-on-year, plugin hybrids shrank slightly, and the overall auto market grew to 184,112 units. January plugin registrations saw a hangover after […]

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UK Starts 2022 Above 20% Plugin EV Share — May End Close To 50%

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 14:22:15 +0000

The UK saw plugin electric vehicle share hit 20.4% in January 2022, up from 13.7% in January 2021. Full battery electrics almost doubled their share year-on-year, to 12.5%. Diesels continued their retirement walk, with just 5.2% share, from 12.3% year-on-year. Overall auto volumes recovered slightly from last year, but were still down by around a […]

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January Sees France’s Plugin EVs Grow Share By 50%

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:36:00 +0000

France, Europe’s second largest auto market, saw January plugin electric vehicle share at 17.6%, up from 11.6% year-on-year.  Full electrics alone doubled their share of the market to almost 10%. Overall auto market volume was down to 102,899 units, some 33% down from pre-pandemic seasonal norms. The Dacia Spring was the best selling plugin. January’s […]

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