In April 2019, Plug-In EV Car Sales In Germany Increased 34%

Tesla Model 3 this time was behind the Renault ZOE, BMW i3 and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

Plug-in electric car sales in Germany continue to grow in April at a healthy pace of 34% year-over-year to 7,771 new passenger registrations (2nd best result after the record in March), which is good for 2.5% market share.

All-electric cars are selling better than plug-in hybrids, but PHEVs finally seem to be returning to growth after finding rock bottom in post-NEDC/WLTP reality.

  • BEVs: 4,768 – up 50% at ≈1.53% market share
  • PHEVs: 3,003 – up 14% at ≈0.97% market share

Plug-in electric car registrations in Germany – April 2019

In April, Renault ZOE was the top-selling model with 936 new registrations, followed by BMW i3 (734, including 28 REx), Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (663) and Tesla Model 3 (514) and Volkswagen e-Golf (489).

Several other models:

  • Hyundai Kona Electric – 296
  • Audi e-tron – 174
  • Jaguar I-PACE – 85
  • Kia Niro EV – 39

The number of registrations of the StreetScooter commercial electric vans was 108 (491 YTD).

Source: KBA

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