Q3/2018: Germany was the largest market for electrically chargeable cars in Europe but Norway still led in pure battery electric passenger vehicle registrations. January to September 2018: the registration of electrically chargeable passenger vehicles in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries increased by 35% to almost 274,000 cars. The sales of battery electric cars … [Read more...]
2018 (January to October) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Brands and Models
October 2018: The top-selling electric car brands in Germany were Volkswagen, Smart and Renault with the VW Golf, Zoe, Fortwo and BMW i3 the favorite electric car models. January to October 2018: Smart remained Germany’s best-selling electric car brand followed by Volkswagen, Renault, Kia and BMW. The favorite car models of the Germans thus far in 2018 were the Renault Zoe, … [Read more...]
2018 (January to September) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Brands and Models
September 2018: The top-selling electric car brands in Germany were Volkswagen, Smart and Renault with the VW Golf, Zoe and BMW i3 the favorite electric car models. January to September 2018: Smart remained Germany’s best-selling electric car brand followed by Volkswagen, Renault, Kia and BMW. The favorite car models of the Germans thus far in 2018 were the Renault Zoe, VW … [Read more...]
2018 (January to August) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Brands and Models
August 2018: The top-selling electric car brands in Germany were Smart, Renault and VW while the favorite electric car models were the Zoe, Soul and Fortwo. January to August 2018: New electric passenger car registrations confirmed Smart as the leading electric car brand in Germany followed by Volkswagen, Renault, Kia and BMW. The favorite electric car models thus far in 2018 … [Read more...]
2018 (January to June) Europe: Electric and Hybrid Car Sales per EU and EFTA Country
During the first half of 2018, Norway was the largest market for electric cars in Europe followed by Germany and the UK. During the first semester of 2018, Norway remained the leading electric car market in Europe. Germany is fast catching up and overtook Britain as the second largest market for electrically chargeable vehicles. Norway remained the clear leader for battery … [Read more...]
2018 (January to July) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Brands and Models
July 2018: The top-selling electric car models in Germany were the Kia Soul, Smart Fortwo and Renault Zoe with Smart the leading electric car brand. January to July 2018: The best-selling electric car brands thus far this year in Germany were Smart, Volkswagen and Renault. Germany’s favorite electric car models during the first seven months of 2018 were the Renault Zoe, VW … [Read more...]
2018 (First Half) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Brands and Models
June 2018: The top-selling electric car models in Germany were the Renault Zoe and BMW i3 with Smart the best-selling electric car brand. January to June 2018: Smart, Volkswagen, Renault, Kia and BMW are the best-selling electric car brands in Germany. During the first half of 2018, the favorite electric car model of the Germans was the Renault Zoe that outsold the electric VW … [Read more...]
2018 (January to May) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Brands and Models
May 2018: The best-selling electric cars in Germany were the Renault Zoe, VW Golf and Kia Soul with Renault, Volkswagen and Smart the top-selling electric car brands. January to May 2018: Weak registrations for the electric Smart Fortwo finally allowed the Volkswagen Golf to take the lead as Germany’s most-popular electric car. Thus far in 2018, the electric VW Golf is … [Read more...]
2018 (Jan – April) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Brands and Models
April 2018: Germany’s best-selling electric car models were the Kia Soul, VW Golf and Renault Zoe with the top-selling electric car brands Kia, Volkswagen and Smart. January to April 2018: Thus far this year, the Smart Fortwo, VW Golf and Renault Zoe were Germany’s best-selling electric car models. The leading electric car brands were Smart, Volkswagen and Renault. A strong … [Read more...]
2018 (Q1) Europe: Electric and Hybrid Car Sales per EU and EFTA Country
Germany, Norway and Britain were the leading markets for electrically chargeable passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union and EFTA during the first quarter of 2018. The market for electrically chargeable vehicles expanded by 47% in the European Union during the first three months of 2018. Sales of battery electric cars were up in the European Union by more than a … [Read more...]
2018 (Q1) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Brands and Models
March 2018: Smart remained the top-selling electric car brand in Germany but the VW Golf was the best-selling electric car model ahead of the Renault Zoe, Smart Forfour and Fortwo. January to March 2018: Smart was Germany’s largest electric car brand with sales well ahead of Volkswagen, Renault and Kia. The Smart Fortwo remained Germany’s favorite electric car model but the VW … [Read more...]
2018 (Jan & Feb) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Models and Brands
February 2018: Smart remained the top-selling electric car brand in Germany with the Smart Fortwo again Germany’s favorite electric car model followed by the Renault Zoe and VW e-Golf. January & February 2018: The Smart Fortwo was the best-selling electric car model in Germany thus far this year with nearly a fifth of the market. The electric VW Golf was second followed by … [Read more...]
2018 (January) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Models and Brands
January 2018: The Smart ForTwo was the top-selling electric car model in Germany with Smart also by far the leading electric car brand. In January 2018, the best-selling electric car model in Germany was the Smart Fortwo, ahead of the Kia Soul and Volkswagen Golf. The Renault Zoe slipped to fourth. Smart was also the leading electric carmaker in Germany in January 2018 … [Read more...]
2017 (Full Year) Europe: Electric and Hybrid Car Sales per EU and EFTA Country
In 2017, Norway remained the largest market for electric cars in Europe while Germany finally moved ahead of Britain and France. Electric car sales increased by 39% in the EU. In full year 2017, Norway was again the leading market for electrically chargeable vehicles while Britain was the largest market for hybrid cars. The total market for electrically chargeable vehicles in … [Read more...]
2017 (Full Year) Germany: Best-Selling Electric Car Brands and Models
Renault was the top-selling electric carmaker in Germany in 2017 with the Zoe the favorite electric car model of the Germans. Volkswagen and the electric VW Golf are catching up fast. The Renault Zoe was the most-popular electric car model in Germany in 2017 with Renault the leading electric car brand with a 17% share of the market. For once, Volkswagen was relegated to second … [Read more...]
2017 (Q3) Europe: Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Sales per EU and EFTA Country
January to September 2017: Norway, Germany, France and the UK were the largest European markets for electric and hybrid vehicles. New passenger vehicle registrations of electric and hybrid cars in the European Union and EFTA countries rose dramatically during the first three quarters of 2017. Sales of electrically chargeable vehicles (ECVs) increased by 40% thus far in 2017 … [Read more...]
2016 (Q1) Germany: Electric and Hybrid Car Sales
March 2016: Sales of electric cars in Germany contracted while sales of hybrid cars, and especially plug-in hybrid vehicles, continued to increase. During the first quarter of 2016, new electric passenger vehicle registrations were flat compared to a year ago while hybrid car registrations were up by more than a quarter with plug-in hybrid car registrations up by nearly 50%. … [Read more...]
2015 (Full Year) Germany: Electric and Hybrid Car Sales
December 2015: Electric car sales in Germany doubled for the third consecutive month with full-year sales +45%, hybrid sales +23% and plug-in hybrids +125%. In 2015, only 12,363 new electric passenger vehicles were registered in Germany while 33,600 hybrids, including 11,101 plug-in hybrids, were allowed on the road for the first time. Electric and Hybrid Car Registrations in … [Read more...]
2015 (January to September) Germany: Electric and Hybrid Car Sales
September 2015: Electric car sales continue to grow in Germany while new registrations of plug-in hybrid vehicles are up 150% this year. However, electric cars took only 0.3% of the total German new car market while 1.1% of new passenger vehicle registrations were for hybrid cars. New Electric and Hybrid-Vehicle Registrations in Germany in 2015 (Q3) New passenger vehicle … [Read more...]
2015 (Jan to July) Germany: Electric and Hybrid Car Sales
July 2015: Electric and hybrid car sales in Germany increased strongly but year-to-date new alternative fuel vehicle registrations increased by only 18%. German car buyers remained totally unconvinced by electric cars with plug-in hybrids selling marginally more during the first seven months of 2015. Although the increase in new electric vehicle registrations exceeded the … [Read more...]
