European market for battery electric vehicles (BEV ) and plug-in hybrids (PHEV ) in 2016
- In 2016, the market for battery electric and plug-in hybrids vehicles in Europe was 223,000 units (compared with 189,000 units in 2015 and 104,000 in 2014), making Europe the second largest market for electric and rechargeable hybrids, behind China (507,000) but ahead of the US (159,000).
- The European market for rechargeable electric and hybrid vehicles has increased by 18% in 2016 compared to 2015.Of these 223 000 units, the market for 100% electric vehicles alone accounts for 107 000 units whereas the market for rechargeable hybrid vehicles is at 116 000 units.
- In 2016 BMW dominated the market with 36,549 sales, followed by Volkswagen (35,453), Renault (27,865), Nissan (23,146), Mitsubishi (21,785), Mercedes (18,776) and Tesla ). These seven brands alone account for 80% of sales of rechargeable electric and hybrid vehicles in Europe. By group, Renault-Nissan is the leader with 51,011 sales, ahead of Volkswagen (46,244), BMW (36,549), Mitsubishi (21,785) and Daimler (19,088).
- The ten best-selling models in 2016 are: Renault Zoé (21,735 sales), Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (21,318), Nissan Leaf (18,827), BMW i3 (15,060), VW Golf GTE (13,110), Tesla Model S (12,549), Mercedes C Class PHEV(10,125), Volvo XC90 PHEV (9,469) and BMW 3 Series PHEV (8,691).
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