Open the gates! 29% plugin electric vehicle share in Europe! While the overall automotive market continues falling off a cliff — it was -22% year over year (YoY) in December — Europe's passenger plugin electric
While the overall automotive market continues falling off a cliff — it was -22% year over year in December — Europe’s passenger plugin electric vehicle market had a near-record month, with 280,200 registrations. That almost beat the 281,000 registrations of December 2020, which was inflated by the CO2 mandate rushThis impressive result, added to the steep drop of the overall market, allowed the December plugin vehicle share to surge to a record 29% share.
In such a great month, 10 models out of this top 20 hit personal records. Besides the aforementioned, we should also mention the Mini Cooper EV , Audi Q4 e-tron , Hyundai Ioniq 5 , and even theRenault Twingo EV, which surprised many by scoring a record 4,304 registrations. That’s a small feat for the little EV, considering it is sandwiched between the popular Renault Zoe and the disruptive Dacia Spring.
In the size above, a reference is due for the landing of the fully electric Volvo C40 crossover, a moretake on the compact crossover thing than its more upright XC40 sibling, which delivered 968 units. In the same spirit of thelook, the VW ID.3’s less formal Spanish sibling, the Cupra Born, had 2,399 sales in its second month on the market. Lastly, the Mercedes EQA continued its slow production ramp-up, scoring 3,223 deliveries in December.
As for the VW ID.3, the compact EV repeated last year’s bronze medal result, increasing its registrations by 22% compared to the previous year. It ended the year ahead of its bigger sibling, the ID.4, which ended its first full year in 4th.A few months ago, I would say: Tesla Model Y. But now, things are less certain.
Looking at the size categories, the new Fiat 500e took the city car title without a sweat, replicating the Italian model’s success in the mainstream city car category. In the size above, the prize went for the consistent leader, the Renault Zoe, replicating the success of the Renault Clio in the ICE market. In the compact category, it was down to the VW ID.3 to take gold, replicating once again the behavior of the VW Golf in the mainstream auto market.
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