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In 2018 Denmark Returned To Strong Growth Of Plug-In Car Sales

The best selling model is the Kia Niro PHEV with 1,113 sales, followed by the Nissan LEAF with 637 sales.

In 2018 Denmark Returned To Strong Growth Of Plug-In Car Sales

Organic growth led Denmark to levels from 2015, driven by incentives

Denmark finally shows signs of increased demand for plug-in cars. In 2018 some 4,583 were sold, which is 261% more than year ago, and the best results since 2015.

The market share also improved to 2.0%, close to a record of 2.3% in 2015. If the new trend will continue, the year 2019 should be best.

Most of the sales (68%) fall on plug-in hybrids, which also experienced rapid growth of 449% year-over-year, while all-electric car sales increased by 111%.

The best selling model is the Kia Niro PHEV with 1,113 sales (24% of all), followed by the Nissan LEAF with 637 sales.

Plug-in electric car sales in Denmark - December 2018

Plug-in electric car sales in Denmark - December 2018 (Source: EV Sales Blog)

Source: EV Sales Blog

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