The Tesla Model 3 has exceeded expectations in electric vehicle sales and is at the top since the beginning of the year with a huge advantage!
Electric vehicle sales in Europe increased 169% year-on-year to reach the second highest monthly result ever during March 2021, with nearly 228,000 electric vehicles!
Rechargeable passenger cars now account for a very high 16% share of total car sales in Europe, which is a really impressive rate for the continent. After Europe suffered a lot from the decline in car sales during the year 2019.
Sales of both categories – hybrids, all-electric and plug-in vehicles – are growing very fast (the PHEV category is expanding much faster than BEVs at the moment).
Electric vehicle sales by type:
BEVs have dried up sales: more than 108,000 electric vehicles (up nearly 100% year-over-year) and 7.6% of the market.
PHEVs have sales: nearly 120,000 electric vehicles (an increase of 264% year-over-year) and about 8.4% of the market
so far this year, around 456,987 passenger electric vehicles were registered in Europe. This figure represents 15% of the total market.
Electric vehicle sales by type:
BEVs: about 200,000 and about 6.6% of the market
PHEVs: about 256,000 and about 8.4% of the market
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The Tesla Model 3 was the best-selling electric model for the second month in a row in Europe. The surge in deliveries in March was no surprise, but the volume of 24,184 is higher than expected and is completely out of range for any other EV.
Tesla has become a best-selling car or one of the best-selling electric cars in the largest European markets, such as the UK, France, Germany and Norway.
The Model 3 is now #1 in the year to date with 31,200 units and a massive advantage over the rest of the pack – the difference to second best is over 18,000!
Other plug-ins sold in March included Hyundai Kona Electric (5,643), Volvo XC40 PHEV (5,567) and Renault Zoe (5,482), followed by the all-new Volkswagen ID.4 (5,104) and Volkswagen Wagon ID.3 ( 4992). ID.3’s position seems disappointing.
According to the EV sales Blog, the top three brands in Europe are Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and BMW (each with a 10% share), followed by Volvo (8% share), Tesla (7% share), Peugeot (6% share) and Renault (6% stake).
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