European EV Sales (April 2015)
Note the usual disclaimer about European EV sales.* Electric vehicle (EV) sales figures for the European market during the month of April 2015 are now in, and things are looking good. The continent had its third […]
European Electric Car Registrations (March 2015)
The European electric vehicle (EV) market is continuing to see strong growth, based on registrations during March — with roughly 18,000 units registered, blowing past the old monthly record (set in December 2013) for the old continent. […]
Europe Electric Vehicle Registrations Up +60% In 2014
Electric vehicle registrations in Europe rose by more than 60.9% in 2014, as compared to 2013, according to recent figures. Overall, 65,199 electric cars + commercial vehicles were registered in Europe during 2014 — representing a […]
Nissan LEAF Still #1 In Norway (October Registrations Report)
The Nissan LEAF continue to hold the top spot for electric car sales/registrations in Norway. In October, it came in #1 with 372 sales, followed by the VW e-Golf (a newbie) not far behind it with […]
Germany Electric Car Sales Doubling (Charts)
The German electric vehicle market has nearly doubled in size since last year (comparing new sales in September 2014 to new sales in September 2013). To be specific — the market saw 1,099 electric vehicles registered in September, bringing […]
France EV Sales Update — Renault Zoe Crushes It
After a bit of delay, we’ve got the full electrified car registration numbers for France for May. Thanks a great deal to France Mobilité Électrique for sharing the numbers, and also a thanks to EV-Sales Blogspot for distinguishing BMW […]
Top Plug-in Vehicle In Germany Is… Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In?
I’ve deciphered KBA’s registration data enough that I actually feel comfortable reporting on Germany’s May plug-in registrations. Like it is with almost every country, there were still holes remaining in the data. For example, for models that have […]
Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Dominates Sweden’s Plug-in Car Sales (April Report)
In one more Scandinavian electrified vehicle registrations report, Sweden shows its strong preference for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, especially the beautiful Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in, which takes the crown with a whopping 60% of the EV market. The […]
Nissan Leaf Crushes Competition In Denmark Electrified Vehicle Sales
There’s no other way to say it — the Nissan Leaf crushed the competition in Denmark in April. It accounted for 68% of all electrified vehicle registrations. The Tesla Model S was a distant #2 with 12% of the market […]
Nissan Leaf Back On Top In Norway (April Electric Car Registrations Report)
Rising to #1 yet again, the Nissan Leaf overtook the Tesla Model S last month in Norway, in terms of new electric and plug-in-hybrid-electric (PHE) car registrations. The Leaf actually topped the charts in January and February as well. […]
BMW i3 Rocks German EV Registrations Chart (March Electric Car Registrations Report)
In yet another European country, I’ve run into complications getting full registration numbers for plug-in hybrid electric cars. Unfortunately, many countries just lump gasoline/diesel and plug-in hybrid electric versions of the same model together when reporting […]
Tesla Model S Tops Denmark Electrified Car Registrations (Charts)
Denmark electrified car (EV) registrations reached 141 in March, nearly as many as in January and February combined. With such a small number of sales (Denmark isn’t a super populated country, remember), there isn’t a whole […]
Sweden Has Strong Plug-in Car Sales Month, Plug-in Hybrids Still King
Thanks to a CleanTechnica reader, I now have a very reliable source for monthly plug-in car sales data from Sweden, one of the strongest plug-in car markets. The Swedish market is an interesting one, as it’s […]
Norway Has Amazing Electric Car Sales Month (March Update)
There’s a good chance you’ve heard about Tesla’s record-smashing sales in Norway in March. Well, now I’ve got the full breakdown of Norway’s electric car and plug-in hybrid electric car sales last month. (Note that you […]
EV Market Share Leaders (Top Countries For EV Market Share)
I recently figured out electric vehicle market share for 17 European countries, the US, and Japan for an ABB Conversations article I wrote (full disclosure: I am compensated by ABB for articles written on that site). […]