The Nissan Leaf is the best-selling electric car model in Norway thus far in 2012 outselling the 2011 favorite Mitsubishi i-MiEV. Norway’s favorite electric car in 2012 is the Nissan Leaf. The Leaf easily outsold the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, which was the best-selling electric passenger vehicle in Norway in 2011. The Mitsubishi was followed by the technologically similar … [Read more...]
2012 (Full Year) Germany: Electric and Hybrid Car Sales
Electric cars and hybrid vehicles continue to grow in popularity in Germany but in 2012 low-emission cars still take only one percent of the total German car market. Electric and hybrid vehicle sales in Germany continue to grow in 2012 but overall numbers still remain dismally low compared to the total new passenger vehicle market. In 2008, Germany set the target of … [Read more...]
2012 (Q3) Sweden: Best-Selling Electric Car Models
The new Toyota Prius Plug-in became the most popular electric car in Sweden ahead of the Volvo C30 Electric, Nissan Leaf and Opel Ampera See 2012 Best-Selling Electric Car Models in Sweden for statistic for the whole year. The Toyota Prius Plug-in easily became the best-selling super clean car in Sweden during the first nine months of 2012. Super clean cars has a … [Read more...]
2012 (Half Year) Best-Selling Electric Car Models in Sweden
The Nissan Leaf narrowly outsold the Opel Ampera and Volvo C30 as the most popular electric passenger vehicle in Sweden during the first half of 2012. During the first six month of 2012, the Nissan Leaf was the best-selling electric car in Sweden, followed by the Opel Ampera. The Volvo C30 was the third most popular electric car in Sweden. More new electric passenger … [Read more...]
2011 Full Year Car Sales by Fuel Type in European Countries
2011 saw for the first time the inclusion of separate electric and hybrid car sales figures for European new passenger vehicle registrations in many official statistics. Where fuel types in European car sales statistics traditionally compared petrol (benzine) and diesel engines, separate sales figures for hybrid and electric vehicles are increasingly available too. The … [Read more...]
2011 Full Year Best-Selling Electric Cars in Germany in 2011
The most popular electric cars in Germany in 2011 were the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, Opel Ampera, and Karabag 500E. Germany saw only 2,154 new electric vehicle registrations. In 2011, the best-selling electric cars in Germany were the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, Opel Ampera, Karabg 500E, Peugeot iOn, and Citroen C-Zero. Although new electric passenger vehicle registrations in Germany … [Read more...]
2011 (First Half) Best-Selling Electric Cars in Germany
Germany’s favorite electric cars are the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, Peugeot iOn, and Citroen C-Zero. No other electric car model managed to sell more than hundred vehicles during the first six months of 2011 in Germany. German car sales statistics for the first half of 2011 confirm that electric cars still have some way to go before being accepted as an alternative to regular or … [Read more...]