France is the first European market for electric cars
- Europe has become the second electric vehicle market behind the United States and ahead of Japan. 18,939 electric vehicles were registered in Europe during the first half of 2013 (against 15,503 in the first half of 2012), while the United States has registered nearly 30,000 units and Japan less than 6000 .
- Within Europe, France is in the leading position consolidating its ranking (7500 units in the first half of 2013) ahead of Germany (3000 units) and Norway (2500 units). This is undoubtedly provided by domestic carmakers (Renault played a pioneering role in this area) greater influence than the general environment that promoted its first place.
- Indeed, the best-selling electric vehicle brand in Europe is Renault (6,000 units in the first half of 2013), ahead of Nissan (5500 units) and Smart (1500 units).
- The best-selling model is the electric Renault Zoe, with 4770 registered units, but Nissan Leaf registered 4943 units in Europe during the first half of 2013. Renault offers several different electric models in its catalog while Nissan has not (yet) more than one.
- In the article "The Renault Zoe is experiencing a slower start than expected " we analyzed the first year of commercialization of Zoe and compared actual sales to the objectives of the carmaker.
