Saturday, July 4, 2015

Norway June 2015



431 R240 Edition

The above code refers to the number of improved range Renault Zoes registered last month in Norway, an amazing 431 units, which is more or less the same as it did during last year (433)! A curious feature is the fact that 104 of them were registered in the last day of the month(!?!)

But this was only the most unusual fact of June's sales month, in the 3.752 sales registered (Second best month ever, rising the EV Share up to 23%), there were other EV players showing their strenghts:

- The VW e-Golf and GTE represent two thirds of all Golf sales, with the first leading the General ranking, if we separated single models cars by fuel source (BEV, PHEV and ICE);

- Tesla repeated last year numbers, selling in the 500-plus area, earning a deserved Second spot on both charts (EV and Global ranking);

- As mentioned before, the french Zoe shattered its previous record (228 units, last March), by selling 431 units, earning it the Third position on both rankings;

- The Outlander PHEV sold 421 units, also a personal record for the japanese SUV, placing it in #4 on both rankings, making four plug-ins on the Top 4 places of the General Ranking!

- A few interesting statistics, in June there were 8 plug-ins in the Top 25 positions, besides the aforementioned ones, the Audi A3 e-Tron (196 units, personal best) was #18, the Nissan Leaf was #20 and the Mercedes B-Class ED was #25, with all but the Nissan (The Qashqai topped the Leaf) being the best selling models of each brand.


PlModelSales  
1Volkswagen e-Golf747
2Tesla Model S566
3Renault Zoe431
4Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV421
5Volkswagen Golf GTE355

Looking at the YTD ranking, the main news is the two position jump to #5 of the Renault Zoe, but there are other models with smiling faces: The Golf GTE rose again, this time one position to #8, the Volvo V60 climbed to #13 and Smart finally realized that it would be a good idea to sell the ED version oficially here, with its car jumping two positions to...#20. 

Looking at the manufacturers ranking, VW is the Big Shot here, with 37% share, followed by Tesla (15%) and Nissan (11%).

A sign of the more welcoming times for plug-in hybrids is the fact that the PHEV's share has risen 3% regarding the previous month, it's now at 21% vs 79% for BEV's. For reference, plug-in hybrids only had 10% share last year...
 
PlNorwayJuneYTD'15%'14Pl
1Volkswagen e-Golf7474.829285
2Tesla Model S5662.674152
3Nissan Leaf1861.61191
4Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV4211.31086
5Renault Zoe4311.04968
6 Audi A3 e-Tron196922521
7Volkswagen e-Up!12382953
8
9
Volkswagen Golf GTE
BMW i3
355
117
722
684
4
4
N/A
4
10
11
Mercedes B-Class ED
Kia Soul EV
164
117
580
382
3
2
N/A
7
12
13
Peugeot iOn
Volvo V60 Plug-In
43
86
342
315
2
2
11
14
14Mitsubishi I-Miev4329129
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
24
26
Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia
Citröen C-Zero
Peugeot Partner EV
Renault Kangoo ZE
Citröen Berlingo EV
Smart Fortwo ED
BMW i8
Toyota Prius Plug-In
Porsche Cayenne Plug-In
Mercedes C350e PHEV
Mercedes S500 Plug-In
Opel Ampera
29
51
20
25
3
14
3
4
6
2


271
192
77
52
46
39
28
13
9
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
8
12
19
16
22
20
17
N/A
N/A
N/A
21

TOTAL3.75217.275100


Source: elbil.no

3 comments:

  1. "The above code refers to the number of improved range Renault Zoes registered last month in Norway,"

    I'm curious: how do you know that, Jose?

    The customer can choose between the old and new motor. Why would all Zoes have the R240 motor? The feature you lose is fast charging (43 kW0. The new motor comes with a new Chameleon charger which only allows a max of 22 kW, hardly fast charging. The R240 is a classic case of 'you win some, you lose some'.

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    1. True, i can't garantee that all cars were R240's, but sources say some that at least some 90%-plus were R240, Renault was all Tesla regarding the new version of the Zoe, supplying first hand those who had ordered the new version (Like Tesla did with the P85D) in some markets, like Norway, leaving for July and beyond, the delivery of the R240 in smaller markets, together with deliveries of the old version, so when the production flow is back at normal mode, the mix between the two will be more balanced, but with the new version taking the lead.

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    2. Thanks for the background info....

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