Tesla Model 3 = Best Selling Car (Of Any Type) In Netherlands, Norway, & Switzerland →
The Swiss plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market smashed its previous sales record (1,341 registrations) last month by registering 2,162 vehicles. That meant that the PEV share jumped to 7.5% (6.4% from fully electric vehicles and 1.1% from plug-in hybrids), pulling the 2019 PEV share to 5.3% and thus almost doubling last year’s result.
The Tesla Model 3 delivery tsunami was the main reason for this brilliant performance, with the sedan scoring 1,094 registrations. That’s not only an absolute record for a plug-in vehicle, but also the first time that an electric vehicle is #1 on the vehicle market — across all fuel sources.
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In the 2019 ranking, the Model 3 is #4 on the overall market, well ahead of its direct petrol/diesel competition, the Mercedes C-Class, which is only #9 in the mainstream market with 1,127 registrations. With even the #2 Volkswagen Golf (1,681 registrations) not that far away, the Californian could easily reach the runner-up spot this year. If it’s really ambitious, it could even aspire to remove the Skoda Octavia (2,361 units) from the leadership position.
But while the Model 3 is pulling plug-ins to new heights, the Tesla Model S and X are losing steam. Both ended 2018 in the PEV top 5, but the highest placed (Model S) is now only #8.
On the plug-in hybrid side, the leader is the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, in #5, being followed by the #7 Volvo XC60 PHEV, which is 48 units behind the Japanese SUV.
Another Swede in the news is the new generation Volvo V60 PHEV, which joined the top 20 in #16, delivering 31 units last month. That was the nameplate’s best performance ever on this market.
In the manufacturer ranking, Switzerland is now Tesla turf (Tesla has 42% share of the PEV market), while Renault (10%) is in a distant 2nd place, followed by BMW (9%) and Volvo (8%), which is set to return to the medal positions soon.
Rank Model March 2019 PEV Share
1 Tesla Model 3 1,371 42%
2 Renault Zoe 364 10%
3 BMW i3 222 6%
4 Hyundai Kona EV 214 6%
Canada’s newly announced $5,000 incentive for electric vehicles is officially going into effect on May 1st next month and the federal government has released the list of eligible vehicles.
Tesla vehicles are officially ineligible for the incentive.
As we reported last month, the Canadian federal announced a new $5,000 incentive for electric cars with a $45,000 price limit, which virtually excluded Tesla vehicles.
Here is the link to the article in full -
https://electrek.co/2019/04/17/canadas-electric-car-incentive-tesla-ineligible/amp/
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