Netherlands: Plug-In Car Share Reached 39% In November 2021
Skoda Enyaq iV has become the top-selling model for the month (regardless of the powertrain) and #1 plug-in model year-to-date.
The Netherlands continues to experience a shrinking automotive market with new registrations in November, 18% lower than a year ago.
On the contrary, the plug-in electric car segment is growing, even against the overall trend, and November 2020 - inflated by "CO2 fleet mandates + fiscal changes."
In November, 10,613 new plug-in electric cars were registered (up 7% year-over-year), which is 39% of the total market (28% for BEVs), the new best result for the year and the best November ever.
All-electric cars are in the majority, taking some 69% of all plug-in registrations for the month, and roughly 60% year-to-date.
Plug-in electric car sales in the Netherlands – November 2021

The total number of registrations so far this year amounted to 72,314. The average market share of plug-in vehicles is 25% (including 15% all-electric cars and 10% plug-in hybrids).
Model rank
The Skoda Enyaq iV achieved an outstanding result in November - 998 registrations - taking first place overall (regardless of the powertrain), obviously first place among plug-ins, and also becoming the best-selling model year-to-date.
The next two best last month were Lynk & Co 01 PHEV (649) and Kia Niro EV (605).
Important to note is that the newly launched Kia EV6 was #5 (473), while the Hyundai Ioniq 5 #9 (395).
Let's take a look at the top-selling plug-ins for the month:
- Skoda Enyaq iV - 998
- Lynk & Co 01 PHEV - 649
- Kia Niro EV (e-Niro) - 605
- Volkswagen ID.4 - 535
- Kia EV6 - 473
- Ford Mustang Mach-E - 450
- Polestar 2 - 420
- Audi Q4 e-tron - 416
- Hyundai Ioniq 5 - 395
- Volkswagen ID.3 - 363
Top 10 year-to-date:
- Skoda Enyaq iV - 5,168
- Kia Niro EV (e-Niro) - 4,998
- Volvo XC40 PHEV - 3,004
- Volkswagen ID.4 - 2,997
- Ford Mustang Mach-E - 2,898
- Ford Kuga PHEV - 2,497
- Lynk & Co 01 PHEV - 2,485
- BMW iX3 - 1,966
- Tesla Model 3 - 1,587
- Polestar 2 - 1,467
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