European Plug-In Electric Car Sales Surge, While Diesel Collapses In October

4 hours ago by Mark Kane

Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Europe – October 2017

October brings significant growth of plug-in electric car sales in Europe. Around 27,800 were delivered, which is 56% more than one year ago.

Recent delivery of 500 Renault ZOE Z.E. 40 available in Zity car sharing service in Madrid

The steady move up resulted in around 2.1% market share.

At the same time, Europe observes collapse in diesel-powered cars, which in one year lost nearly one fifth of its market share, shrinking from nearly 49% to barely 42%. Two years ago it was more than 51%.

In total, more than 242,000 plug-in electric cars were sold in Europe in the first 10 months of 2017.

The best selling model in October was Renault ZOE with 2,205. The YTD number is 26,143 – nearly 10,000 more than the second best BMW i3.

Second in October was the Volkswagen e-Golf that nearly beat ZOE – 2,159 in October and 10,091 YTD.

The top 10 selling plug-in models for 2017 YTD:

#1 Renault ZOE – 2,205 (26,143 YTD)

#2 BMW i3 – 1,687 (16,567 YTD)

#3 Nissan LEAF – 1,075 (15,914 YTD)

#4 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV – 1,494 (15,477 YTD)

#5 Tesla Model S – 773 (11,365 YTD)

#6 VW Passat GTE – 1244 (10,787 YTD)

#7 Mercedes GLC350e – 1,056 (10,332 YTD)

#8 VW e-Golf – 2,159 (10,091 YTD)

#9 Tesla Model X – 616 (9,392 YTD)

10 BMW 225xe Active Tourer – 939 (8,763 YTD)

Comparison of plug-in electric car sales in the U.S. and Europe.

Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Europe – October 2017

Source: EV Sales Blog

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