The European plug-in electric car market is expanding at its fastest pace since summer of 2017, as sales increased by 62% year-over-year in April.
In total, nearly 28,000 new plug-ins were registered at a decent 2.2% market share. Most of the growth comes from all-electric models (up 86%), while plug-in hybrid sales grew by 43%.
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After the first four months of 2018, more than 116,700 plug-in cars were sold in Europe (up 45% year-over-year), at average of 2.1% market share.
Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Europe – April 2018
The three best selling models in Europe - both for the month and for the year are:
- Nissan LEAF - 3,546 (up 159%) and 11,902 YTD
- Renault ZOE - 2,462 (up 51%) and 11,027 YTD
- BMW i3 - 1,817 (up 18%) and 7,556 YTD
As you can see below, 10 models managed to exceed a level of 1,000 sales a month:
Registration stats for Europe are provided by EV Sales Blog:
Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Europe – April 2018 (source: EV Sales Blog)
Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Europe – April 2018
