Europe: Plug-In Car Sales Surge In June 2021

Tesla Model 3 strengthens its lead, while Volkswagen ID.3 and Renault ZOE race for second place.

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Mark Kane

By: Mark Kane

Jul 30, 2021 at 8:09am ET

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June was an especially strong month for plug-in electric car sales in Europe, where almost one in five new passenger cars were a plug-in.

The total number of new passenger plug-in electric car registrations amounted to 237,934 (up 157% year-over-year), which is 19% of the overall market, according to the latest report by Jose Pontes (based on EV-Volumes data). That's the second best result ever and actually not far from the all-time record.

All-electric cars were in majority in June (10% share), compared to plug-in hybrids (9% share).

Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Europe – June 2021

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So far this year, over 1 million (1.03 million to be more precise) passenger plug-in electric cars were registered in Europe. That's also 16% of the total market (7.6% BEVs).

The most popular models

The Tesla Model 3 was the top-selling electric car in Europe in June (26,178), thanks to a high number of deliveries in the last month of the quarter.

This result is so high that the Model 3 is now the lone leader year-to-date with 67,480 units. Exceeding 100,000 units in 2021 is now very probable.

The next two best-selling models were the Renault ZOE (8,244) and Volkswagen ID.3 (7,101), which are both at around 31,000 year-to-date.

The Volkswagen ID.4 was fourth with 6,619, followed by Ford Kuga PHEV (6,407) and its cousin, the Skoda Enyaq iV (6,237). Strong results were noted also by Fiat 500 electric, Hyundai Kona Electric and Kia Niro EV (e-Niro):

Top models last month:

Tesla Model 3 - 26,178
Renault ZOE - 8,244
Volkswagen ID.3 - 7,101
Volkswagen ID.4 - 6,619
Ford Kuga PHEV - 6,407
Skoda Enyaq iV - 6,237
Fiat 500 electric - 5,065
Hyundai Kona Electric - 4,541
Kia Niro EV (e-Niro) - 4,301
Peugeot e-208 - 3,968

Top models year-to-date:

Tesla Model 3 - 67,480
Volkswagen ID.3 - 31,030
Renault ZOE - 30,752
Volvo XC40 PHEV - 24,897
Volkswagen ID.4 - 24,886
Ford Kuga PHEV - 24,478
Hyundai Kona Electric - 22,294
Peugeot 3008 PHEV - 21,095
BMW 330e - 20,861
Kia Niro EV (e-Niro) - 20,753

Top automotive groups year-to-date:

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Finally, here are the top automotive groups by plug-in electric car sales volume in Europe:

Volkswagen Group - 25% share (Volkswagen brand - 11%)
Stellantis - 14% share
BMW - 11% share (BMW brand at 9%)
Daimler - 11% share (Mercedes-Benz brand at 9%)
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance - 9% share

Tesla noted 7% share so far this year.

More sales reports

Germany: Plug-In Car Sales More Than Tripled In June 2021

Source: Jose Pontes (EV Volumes data) - CleanTechnica

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