Nissan LEAF #1 In Norway Again

Norway EV Sales SeptemberMy trip to Florida for the EV Technology & Transportation Summit has delayed this report a bit, but I squeezed it in before the end of the month. The exciting bit of the story is that the Nissan LEAF pulled back in front of the Volkswagen e-Golf in September. For the year through September, though, the e-Golf still has a giant lead.

The Tesla Model S took the #3 spot and holds it for the year through September. Surprisingly, the Mercedes B-Class Electric made a big jump to #4 in September, despite being #10 for the year through September. The Kia Soul wasn’t too far  behind, sitting in its stable #5 spot.

With 4,191 electric car registrations in September, the electric car market accounted for 34% of the entire passenger car market in Norway. That is a far higher percentage than in any other country in the world.

Here’s a table showing more stats:

Model Sep 2015 YTD Sept 2015 Market Share 2015 Market Share
Audi A3 e-tron 102 1389 2% 5%
BMW i3 270 1382 6% 5%
BMW i8 15 47 0% 0%
BMW X5 xDrive 8 8 0% 0%
Citroen Berlingo EV 3 53 0% 0%
Citroen C-Zero 63 399 2% 1%
Ford Focus Electric 36 53 1% 0%
Kia Soul EV 470 1639 11% 6%
Mercedes B-Class Electric 558 1154 13% 4%
Mercedes 350e 22 26 1% 0%
Mercedes S500 Plug-In Hybrid 3 4 0% 0%
Mitsubishi i-MiEV 65 440 2% 2%
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV 253 2753 6% 10%
Nissan e-NV200 44 380 1% 1%
Nissan Leaf 661 4028 16% 14%
Opel Ampera 2 7 0% 0%
Peugeot iOn 64 508 2% 2%
Peugeot Partner EV 10 114 0% 0%
Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid 43 68 1% 0%
Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid 0 3 0% 0%
Renault Kangoo ZE 1 60 0% 0%
Renault Twizy 6 26 0% 0%
Renault Zoe 63 1165 2% 4%
Smart Elecric Drive 14 70 0% 0%
Tesla Model S 569 3685 14% 13%
Toyota Prius PHEV 12 35 0% 0%
Volkswagen e-Golf 601 7934 14% 28%
Volkswagen e-Up! 137 1386 3% 5%
Volkswagen Golf GTE 198 856 5% 3%
Volkswagen Passat GTE 11 11 0% 0%
Volvo V60 PHEV 43 442 1% 2%
Volvo XC90 PHEV 0 1 0% 0%
Total 4191 28283 100% 100%
PHEV Total 712 5650 17% 20%
100% Electric Total 3479 22633 83% 80%

And here’s last month’s Norway report.

One thought on “Nissan LEAF #1 In Norway Again

  1. Whoa – 34% EV share of total car market is great news indeed!
    – and as automakers roll out new (PH)EV models, ever more of the brand-loyal customers have an electric car available from their favourite brand. I think the Mercedes B class electric is a good example on what happens when an automaker launches their first EV available in volume – and e-Golf was the previous good example.

    By the way: The real news story here is that EV’s now have more than 1/3 of all new car sales in Norway – so why is the headline that Leaf is back at #1 in the charts again?

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