Top Electric Cars In UK, Norway, Netherlands, Germany, France… (15 Charts)

May 30, 201610 years Z. S. 9 Comments

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Originally published on EV Obsession.

The European Alternative Fuels Observatory recently reached out to let me know about the fascinating electric car data it aggregates and organizes for the European market. Its website is a treasure trove of fun electric car sales charts and tables. I just picked out 15 of my favorites for this article.

Top-Selling Fully Electric Cars

Across Europe, the big winners in the pure-EV market are the Nissan LEAF and Renault Zoe. The Tesla Model S is solidly at #3, the Volkswagen e-Golf at #4, and the BMW i3 at #5.

For the plug-in vehicle market as a whole, market share for the top pure EVs for 2016 so far is as follows:

Nissan LEAF = 13.1%
Renault Zoe = 11.9%
Tesla Model S = 7.2%
Volkswagen e-Golf = 4.7%
BMW i3 = 3.3% (note that the i3 reaches 5.5% if you add in the REx)
Kia Soul = 2.3%
Mercedes B250e = 1.6%
Volkswagen e-Up! = 1.3%
Peugeot iOn = 1.2%
Citroen C-Zero = 0.9%
Others = 1.8%

Top-Selling Plug-In Hybrid Electric Cars

The Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid dominates the European PHEV market (which seems to be a repeated cause of delay for its entry into the US market — combined with limited supply, of course). While very different vehicles, the Volkswagen Golf GTE and Volvo XC90 T8 are closely competing for #2. With a solid hold on #4, it’s worth noting the Audi A3 e-tron is essentially the same car as the Volkswagen Golf GTE.

For the plug-in vehicle market as a whole, market share for the top pure EVs for 2016 so far is as follows:

Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid = 13.1%
Volkswagen Golf GTE = 6.3%
Volvo XC90 T8 = 5.7%
Audi A3 e-Tron = 4.8%
Volkswagen Passat GTE = 3.4%
BMW X5 xDrive 40e = 3.4%
Mercedes C350e = 2.7%
BMW i3 REx = 2.2% (note that the i3 reaches 5.5% if you add in the pure-electric i3)
Volvo V60 T8 = 1.9%
BMW 225xe Active Tourer = 1.6%
Others = 5.5%

Top Electric Car Countries (EV Market Share within Country)

EV Market Share Across Europe (EU + EFTA + Turkey)

Top-Selling EV Models In Germany

It’s a bit surprising to see that the top 3 pure EVs are non-German models. I guess that demonstrates well the global competitiveness of the Renault Zoe, Nissan Leaf, and Tesla Model S.

I’m very curious to see how the rankings change following the implementation of Germany’s new EV & PHEV subsidies. For now, here’s how the plug-in vehicle (PEV) market as a whole splits out (apologies that I do not have the full data for the models in the “other” categories):

Make	Model	YTD 2016	Share PEV market	YTD 2015	2015 Total	2015 Share PEV market
Renault	Zoe	822	11,1%	282	1787	7,7%
Volkswagen	Golf GTE	604	8,2%	772	2062	8,9%
Nissan	Leaf	586	7,9%	494	948	4,1%
Audi	A3 e-Tron	581	7,9%	543	1854	8,0%
Tesla	Model S	482	6,5%	380	1582	6,8%
Volkswagen	Passat GTE	475	6,4%	17	1001	4,3%
BMW	i3 Rex	474	6,4%	478	1331	5,7%
Mitsubishi	Outlander PHEV	416	5,6%	688	2138	9,2%
Mercedes	C350e	287	3,9%	0	476	2,1%
Volvo	XC90 T8	270	3,7%	0	77	0,3%
Volkswagen	e-Golf	235	3,2%	372	1031	4,4%
BMW	i3	216	2,9%	223	925	4,0%
BMW	225xe Active Tourer	215	2,9%	8	98	0,4%
Audi	Q7 e-Tron	189	2,6%	22	155	0,7%
Volkswagen	e-Up!	187	2,5%	184	534	2,3%
Kia	Soul EV	132	1,8%	311	3839	16,6%
Porsche	Cayenne PHEV	131	1,8%	121	356	1,5%
Mercedes	B250e	116	1,6%	160	485	2,1%
Smart	Fortwo ED	51	0,7%	335	676	2,9%
Nissan	e-NV200 Evalia	37	0,5%	55	120	0,5%
Other PHEVs	/	794	10,8%	566	1563	6,7%
Other Pure EVs	/	66	0,9%	40	155	0,7%

Top-Selling EV Models In France

As you can see, the French Renault Zoe still dominates the EV market in France. Also, while the Peugeot iOn is basically the same car as the original Mitsubishi i-MiEV, it sells pretty well, and the quite-basic Bollore Blue Car holds onto the #4 spot in the pure-EV market despite not really having a presence outside of France. I presume it is largely used for the French carsharing company from the billionaire Bollore founder.

Here’s how the French PEV market as a whole splits out (apologies that I do not have the full data for the models in the “other” categories):

Make	Model	YTD 2016	Share PEV market	YTD 2015	2015 Total	2015 Share PEV market
Renault	Zoe	4275	39,0%	2801	10408	45,7%
Nissan	Leaf	1668	15,2%	755	2222	9,8%
Volkswagen	Golf GTE	477	4,4%	316	1695	7,4%
Peugeot	iOn	460	4,2%	70	725	3,2%
Bollore	Blue Car	374	3,4%	341	1191	5,2%
Volvo	XC90 T8	341	3,1%	0	0	0,0%
Audi	A3 e-Tron	322	2,9%	316	1129	5,0%
Kia	Soul EV	316	2,9%	127	485	2,1%
BMW	i3 Rex	307	2,8%	195	446	2,0%
BMW	X5 xDrive 40e	259	2,4%	0	208	0,9%
Citroen	C-Zero	248	2,3%	52	397	1,7%
Tesla	Model S	245	2,2%	144	708	3,1%
BMW	225xe Active Tourer	214	2,0%	0	0	0,0%
Citroen	e-Mehari	175	1,6%	0	0	0,0%
Porsche	Cayenne PHEV	168	1,5%	47	496	2,2%
BMW	i3	144	1,3%	72	279	1,2%
Mitsubishi	Outlander PHEV	132	1,2%	217	912	4,0%
BMW	330e	120	1,1%	0	0	0,0%
Bollore	Blue Car Golia	93	0,8%	0	0	0,0%
Mercedes	C350e	90	0,8%	4	77	0,3%
Other PHEVs	/	295	2,7%	107	557	2,4%
Other Pure EVs	/	235	2,1%	241	852	3,7%

Top-Selling EV Models In Netherlands

Tesla is clearly king in the pure-EV market in the Netherlands, and the Volvo XC90 T8 now is in the PHEV market.

Here’s how the Dutch PEV market as a whole splits out (apologies that I do not have the full data for the models in the “other” categories and some “unknown” models):

Make	Model	YTD 2016	Share PEV market	YTD 2015	2015 Total	2015 Share PEV market
Tesla	Model S	665	20,7%	473	1737	3,9%
Volvo	XC90 T8	639	19,9%	0	2494	5,6%
Nissan	Leaf	309	9,6%	199	336	0,8%
BMW	330e	278	8,7%	0	70	0,2%
Volkswagen	Passat GTE	224	7,0%	0	3299	7,4%
Mercedes	C350e	138	4,3%	45	4226	9,5%
Unknown	BEV Model	119	3,7%	0	0	0,0%
BMW	225xe Active Tourer	92	2,9%	0	165	0,4%
Renault	Zoe	83	2,6%	101	276	0,6%
Volkswagen	Golf GTE	83	2,6%	1938	8405	18,9%
Volvo	V60 T8	82	2,6%	1121	4768	10,7%
Mercedes	B250e	67	2,1%	16	163	0,4%
Mitsubishi	Outlander PHEV	66	2,1%	1624	8781	19,8%
BMW	i3	62	1,9%	33	138	0,3%
Unknown	PHEV Model	47	1,5%	0	0	0,0%
Volkswagen	e-Golf	33	1,0%	41	72	0,2%
Porsche	Cayenne PHEV	33	1,0%	343	1229	2,8%
Volkswagen	e-Up!	32	1,0%	53	82	0,2%
Kia	Soul EV	17	0,5%	14	66	0,1%
Peugeot	iOn	8	0,2%	2	4	0,0%
Other PHEVs	/	114	3,6%	1196	7853	17,7%
Other Pure EVs	/	6	0,2%	203	284	0,6%

Top-Selling EV Models In Norway

More mature than other EV markets, the market share of EV models is also more spread out, but the e-Golf, Leaf, Outlander PHEV, and Golf GTE have a clear hold on the top 4 spots.

Here’s how the Norwegian PEV market as a whole splits out (apologies that I do not have the full data for the models in the “other” categories):

Make	Model	YTD 2016	Share PEV market	YTD 2015	2015 Total	2015 Share PEV market
Volkswagen	e-Golf	2264	14,6%	3476	8943	25,1%
Nissan	Leaf	2086	13,4%	1249	3189	9,0%
Mitsubishi	Outlander PHEV	1832	11,8%	546	2875	8,1%
Volkswagen	Golf GTE	1552	10,0%	175	2000	5,6%
BMW	i3	935	6,0%	438	2368	6,6%
Audi	A3 e-Tron	812	5,2%	551	1684	4,7%
Tesla	Model S	801	5,2%	1762	4039	11,3%
Renault	Zoe	769	4,9%	515	1634	4,6%
Kia	Soul EV	686	4,4%	212	2866	8,0%
Volkswagen	Passat GTE	618	4,0%	0	85	0,2%
BMW	X5 xDrive 40e	471	3,0%	0	63	0,2%
Volkswagen	e-Up!	426	2,7%	620	1507	4,2%
Mercedes	B250e	419	2,7%	230	1352	3,8%
Volvo	V60 T8	344	2,2%	176	835	2,3%
Mercedes	C350e	292	1,9%	0	101	0,3%
Volvo	XC90 T8	284	1,8%	0	2	0,0%
BMW	225xe Active Tourer	240	1,5%	0	3	0,0%
Peugeot	iOn	151	1,0%	262	570	1,6%
Nissan	e-NV200 Evalia	110	0,7%	121	263	0,7%
Mercedes	GLE500e	78	0,5%	0	18	0,1%
Other PHEVs	/	202	1,3%	53	153	0,4%
Other Pure EVs	/	167	1,1%	292	1061	3,0%

Top-Selling EV Models In UK

The UK EV market is still dominated by two models — the Nissan Leaf and the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. Limited reporting (or data collection) from official sources present a bit of a challenge too, as quite a few sales are attributed to an “unknown” model.

Here’s how the British PEV market as a whole splits out:

Make	Model	YTD 2016	Share PEV Market	YTD 2015	2015 Total	2015 Share PEV Market
Mitsubishi	Outlander PHEV	4906	37,5%	5300	11681	42,0%
Nissan	Leaf	1547	11,8%	1798	5236	18,8%
Unknown	BEV Model	781	6,0%	0	0	0,0%
Volkswagen	Golf GTE	775	5,9%	40	1587	5,7%
Volvo	XC90 T8	650	5,0%	0	0	0,0%
Audi	A3 e-Tron	600	4,6%	309	1404	5,0%
BMW	X5 xDrive 40e	600	4,6%	0	0	0,0%
Renault	Zoe	555	4,2%	358	2053	7,4%
Tesla	Model S	479	3,7%	280	838	3,0%
Mercedes	C350e	375	2,9%	0	130	0,5%
BMW	i3	250	1,9%	295	744	2,7%
BMW	i8	230	1,8%	359	930	3,3%
BMW	i3 Rex	225	1,7%	409	1557	5,6%
Mercedes	B250e	115	0,9%	39	207	0,7%
Volvo	V60 T8	108	0,8%	53	117	0,4%
Porsche	Cayenne PHEV	100	0,8%	80	245	0,9%
Kia	Soul EV	60	0,5%	25	109	0,4%
Nissan	e-NV200 Evalia	50	0,4%	25	89	0,3%
Volkswagen	e-Golf	25	0,2%	49	79	0,3%
Renault	Fluence ZE	10	0,1%	0	0	0,0%
Other PHEVs	/	180	1,4%	417	741	2,7%
Other Pure EVs	/	5	0,0%	40	63	0,2%

Top-Selling Light Commercial EVs

I think this one is straightforward enough, eh?

All images via EAFO

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