Italy: Plug-In Electric Car Sales Are Surging This Summer

High overall plug-in car sales and success of small BEVs in particular is a great environment for the upcoming Fiat 500 electric.

After an all-time record in June (3,890), plug-in electric car sales in Italy surged once again in July to a near-record level of 3,690, which is 177% more than a year ago.

It’s really great to see, especially since the overall car market was down 11% year-over-year. The market share improved to 2.7%. Most of the sales are now plug-in hybrids – 1.5% share, compared to 1.2% for all-electric cars.

The total sales after the first seven months stand at 19,440 and 2.5% market share (here still BEVs are in the majority – 1.5%).