Nissan Leaf got the #1 |
Slow Recovery Edition
The Italian EV Market ended the year with 1.648 sold year-round, a 14% growth over the previous year, but still behind the 2012 record of 2.348 units (Peak of the Twizy Fever) with the EV Share ending at 0,12%, climbing a shy 0,01% regarding 2013.
The Top 5 places didn´t had last minute changes, with the new Best Seller Nissan Leaf (A first for the japanese car) switching positions with the Renault Twizy regarding last year, with the tiny two seater relegated for Second Place for the first time, while the #3 Smart Fortwo ED had its best ranking position since 2011 (It was also #3 then), and the BMW i3 improved to #4 in its first full year on sale.
The race for best PHEV had a final twist, with the Volvo V60 Plug-In losing the leadership it had won the month before from the Mitsu Outlander PHEV, with the japanese SUV recovering the leadership and enjoying a hard won PHEV Best Seller, although plug-in hybrids as a whole lost 1% Share (10% vs 11% the previous year).
By brands, Renault won again, this time with just 31% (It had 47% the previous year), followed by Nissan with 20% and Smart (15%).
Regarding 2015, sales should reach some 2.000-2500 units and the Leaf should continue in the lead.
Pl | Italy | Dec. | YTD | % | '13Pl |
1 | Nissan Leaf | 14 | 332 | 20 | 2 |
1 | Renault Twizy e) | 20 | 322 | 20 | 1 |
3 | Smart Fortwo ED | 13 | 251 | 15 | 4 |
4 | BMW i3 * | 22 | 229 | 14 | 7 |
5 | Renault Zoe | 25 | 155 | 9 | 3 |
6 7 | Mitsu. Outlander PHEV Volvo V60 Plug-In | 6 | 67 59 | 4 4 | N/A 5 |
8 8 | Tesla Model S Volkswagen e-Up! | 12 16 | 52 52 | 3 3 | 11 N/A |
10 | Renault Fluence ZE | 29 | 2 | 8 | |
11 | Peugeot iOn | 25 | 2 | 10 | |
12 13 14 15 16 16 18 | Opel Ampera Audi A3 e-Tron Citröen C-Zero Volkswagen e-Golf Mia Electric Fiat 500e Mitsubishi I-Miev | 6 1 1 | 22 17 15 7 6 6 2 | 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 | 9 N/A 6 N/A14 N/A N/A |
TOTAL | 136 | 1.648 | 100 |
Source: greenstart.it
* - 4 bev + 18 rex
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