E-cars are gaining po[CENSORED]rity in Europe

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E-cars are gaining po[CENSORED]rity in Europe

The past 2019 is a record on the Old Continent for plug-in hybrids and clean electric vehicles.

 

 

 

 

Some time ago, we wrote that in 2020, the battle for more e-car customers would shift to Europe, where we expect dozens of new premieres. Recent sales statistics show this trend very clearly.

In December, electric vehicle sales in Europe were 77,248 (EV Sales Blog), a record high. The average market share for the month is 6.1% (4.1% for BEV, ie clean electric vehicles), which is again a record (probably three times above the US indicator).

In 2019, 564,206 plug-in hybrids and clean electric vehicles were sold, an increase of 45%. The average market share of 3.6% (2.2% for BEV only) is a record, as in 2018 this was 2.5.

Most po[CENSORED]r models? There is no doubt about it: Tesla Model 3 is the absolute leader, with 22,137 units delivered (a record month) in December and 95 247 for the whole year.

The second most po[CENSORED]r electric car is the Renault ZOE, with a total delivery of 47,028 units, half the US mark.

Third place came from the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV plug-in hybrid (34 597). Last year's Nissan LEAF leader was fourth (33,155), ahead of the BMW i3 (32,828). It remains a consolation for BMW that the brand is the absolute leader in the home market in the sale of electric and plug-in hybrids, holding 21% of the market for this kind of cars. There, Tesla is 10% and Mercedes, VW and Renault each have 9%.

The Volkswagen e-Golf (6th with 28,710) continues to sell well ahead of Hyundai Kona Electric (22,667).

It should be noted the excellent December for the Audi e-tron, which sold 4225 units in the last month of last year, reaching a total of 18 483 for the whole year (8th place). The last two positions in the top ten are for the MINI Countryman PHEV (15 975) and the Volvo XC60 T8 PHEV (14 395).

These figures suggest that by the end of 2020, Tesla could boast about 120,000 vehicles in Europe, with Renault driving at least 60-70,000 sales. It remains to be seen how sales of the highly anticipated VW ID.3 will go.

But the growth this year is expected to come from the many new players that will hit the market in the coming months. Following are the DS3 Crossback EV, Fiat 500e, Honda e, Kia Soul EV, Mini Cooper EV, Opel Corsa EV, Opel Mokka X EV, Peugeot 208 EV, Peugeot 2008 EV, Renault Twizy EV. To these we should add the luxurious Lexus UX300e, Mercedes EQC, Porsche Taycan, Polestar 2 and Volvo XC40 EV.