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APRIL 11, 2023

Germany’s plugin electric vehicles took 21.6% March’s combined plugin […] of the auto market in March, down from 25.6% year on year. BEV grew share slightly, but PHEVs lost half their share YoY, due to recent policy changes.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, and the world’s 2nd largest plugin market after China, saw plugin electric vehicle share of 21.6% Full electric vehicle sales grew a relative 28% year-on-year, plugin hybrids shrank slightly, and the overall auto market grew to 184,112 units.

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JUNE 6, 2022

The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 18.3% YoY, and plugin hybrids lost share. Market Share Trends The combined plugin total of 18.3% share of the auto market in May, from 14.7% Full battery electrics grew share almost 1.5x Overall auto volumes were down over 34% from pre-pandemic seasonal norms, at 124,394 units.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

October saw Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share reach 59.4% of the auto market, up from 50.1% year on year. Full electrics alone took 35.5% share, from 22.9% Overall auto volume was 22,383 units, 12% up YoY, though still some 25% down on pre-2020 seasonal norms.

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JULY 5, 2022

June saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.6% The Tesla Model Y was the best selling plugin in June, and the 2nd best […]. market share in the UK, up from 17.2% This despite a temporary availability shortfall, stemming from pauses at Tesla Shanghai. Overall auto volumes were at 140,958 units, the weakest June since 1996.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, saw plugin electric vehicles take 28.5% market share in August 2022, their best result YTD, though only marginally up on August 2021’s 27.6%. Overall auto volumes were 199,183 units, fractionally up YOY, but dramatically down by some 37% from the 2018-2019 seasonal average of 315,000 units.

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MAY 16, 2021

The French plugin vehicle market continues in the fast lane, with April’s plugin share reaching 15% (6.8% That keeps the year-to-date (YTD) share at a record 14% (6.9% BEV), which is a 3% increase over the 2020 result (11%). The 20% share I predicted for the whole of this year looks on target. Interestingly, […].

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JULY 4, 2022

France saw plugin electric vehicles take 19.8% Full electrics saw healthy growth whilst plugin hybrids fell. market share in June, up marginally from 18.7% The overall auto market fell over 14% YoY, to 171,085 units. The Peugeot e-208 was the #1 best selling full electric in June, though Renault took 3 of the top […].

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Plugin electric vehicles (EVs) gained 32.4% of Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, in October, up from 30.4% This in the context of overall auto market growth of 16.8% YoY, to 208,642 units. This, however, is still down by almost 25% from the pre-2020 seasonal norms.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The French plugin vehicle market took its usual holiday in August, with last month’s plugin registrations ending at 17,404 units, divided between 9,916 BEVs and 7,488 PHEVs. The former jumped 78% year over year (YoY), while the latter were up 42%. In isolation, these numbers might sound meh.

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MAY 13, 2022

Plugins continue to rise in France, with last month’s plugin vehicle registrations ending at 22,926 units, divided between 12,692 BEVs (or 12% share of the overall auto market) and 10,234 PHEVs (9% share of the auto market). The former jumped 33% year over year (YoY) while the latter was actually down by 8%. With the […].

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APRIL 3, 2022

France, Europe’s second largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.4% March’s combined plugin result […]. market share in March 2022, up from 16.1% year on year. Full electrics took 13.5%, their 2nd highest result (following December 2021).

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JANUARY 7, 2023

The tide has turned in the electrification of the German auto market, with plugin electric vehicles taking the majority of sales for the first time in December. Plugins took 55.4% of the month’s passenger auto sales, with full electrics taking a third (33.2%), and plugin hybrids taking over a fifth (22.2%).

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JULY 1, 2022

In June 2022 Sweden’s plugin electric vehicles took 55.1% market share, up from 49.4% BEVs grew share by over 31% YoY, whilst PHEVs reduced share slightly. Overall auto market volume, at 26,059 units, was 28% down YoY. Sweden’s best selling vehicle (of any powertrain) in May was the Tesla Model Y. June’s combined […].

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Europe’s second largest auto market, France, saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.0% share in August, up modestly from 19.8% year on year. Overall auto volumes for the month were 91,403 units, an improvement over 2021, but still almost 30% down on August 2019. The bestselling full electric was again the new Renault Megane.

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DECEMBER 12, 2021

The Dacia Spring was last month's best selling EV and the 6th best selling car overall in France.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The Renault Zoe was the 9th best selling car overall in France in October, and the Dacia Spring EV was 13th.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

The Tesla Model 3 was the 9th best selling car overall in France in September, and the Renault Zoe was 13th.

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APRIL 15, 2021

In a red hot market in which fully electric vehicles (BEVs) jumped 183% year over year (YoY) and plugin hybrids (PHEVs) shot up 6-fold in March, plugin sales had their second best month ever in France. In total, 29,737 plugin vehicles were registered, allowing the plugin share to reach 16% last month (8.5%

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JANUARY 8, 2023

The UK’s auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 39.4% share of new sales in December, a new record, up from 33.2% year on year. Full electrics alone took almost a third of the market. Overall auto volumes were up 18% year on year in December, but still down compared to pre-2020 norms. The Tesla […].

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

Following up on our report on which automotive groups have been selling the most electric cars across 10 European markets, let’s look at which brands have been seeing the most sales (read: registrations).

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 32.2% Full electrics grew more than plugin hybrids. share in September, up from 28.7% year on year. Overall auto volume was 224,864 units, up 14% from last year, and down some 8% from September 2019’s result.

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DECEMBER 7, 2022

Germany’s plugin electric vehicle share broke new records in November, gaining 39.4% November’s combined plugin share of […]. of the auto market, up from 34.4%, year on year. Overall auto volumes were 260,512 units, up some 31% YoY, though still down around 10% from pre-2020 seasonal norms.

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OCTOBER 4, 2023

September saw plugin EVs at a record 93% share of Norway’s auto market, up from 89.1% year on year. The gains in share came from erosion of combustion vehicle volume, rather than growth in EV volume. Overall auto volume was 10,342 units, down almost 30% YoY. The Tesla Model Y was September’s bestseller.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.5% Despite volume gain, YoY plugin share saw a slight dip (from 23.1%), against greater YoY gains in overall auto volume, up 26% to 134,344 units (from a record low baseline). share in October, with growing year on year volumes. October market volume was still at […].

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MAY 8, 2023

The German auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 20.5% Full electrics, however, saw increased share, though were outweighed by a halving of plugin hybrid share, a result of recent policy adjustments. share in April, significantly down from 24.3% year on year. Overall auto volume in April was 202,947 units, 12.6%

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JULY 13, 2021

The French plugin vehicle market continues in the fast lane, with June’s plugin vehicle share of the country’s overall auto market reaching 19% last month (11% BEV). France had a record 37,408 registrations of plugin vehicles, a new record, pulling the year-to-date (YTD) share to a record 16% (7.9% BEV), or 144,518 units.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Germany saw plugin electric vehicle (EV) share at a low ebb in January, just 15.1%, from 21.6% The one-off low result comes in the shadow of record plugin share in December, ahead of reduced incentives from January 1st; the imbalance will normalise in the coming months. year on year.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 20.2% Full electrics saw a decent growth in share whilst plugin hybrids lost share, weighing on the combined plugin result. share of the auto market in August, up from 18.3% year on year. Overall auto volumes were at 68,858 units, a slight YoY improvement, though still 18.8%

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

September 2022 saw plugin electric vehicles take 24.2% Full electrics grew share (and volume), but plugin hybrids fell, a pattern now common across Europe. share of the French auto market, up from 21.5% year on year. Overall auto volume was 141,137 units, 5.5%

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MAY 19, 2021

1-2 win for Volkswagen The German plugin market scored over 50,000 units last month, with both technologies rising fast (+413% for BEVs and +380% YoY for PHEVs) , with last month plugin share ending at 22% (10% BEV), in line with the yearly tally of 22% (10% BEV), so this market is firmly in The Disruption Zone. 4 e-Up and ID.3

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OCTOBER 3, 2022

Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share recovered in September, gaining 55.2% Plugin hybrids fell slightly year on year. of the auto market, from 53.9% a year ago. Full electrics saw 35.3% share, their 2nd highest ever from last December. Overall auto volumes were down 3% YoY, and some 21% down from pre-2020 seasonal norms.

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OCTOBER 5, 2022

Plugin electric vehicles took 22.4% Full electrics grew share, while plugin hybrids declined. share of the UK auto market in September, up from 21.6% year-on-year. Overall auto volumes were 225,269 units, up 4.6% from a year ago, but down 34.4% from September 2019. The Tesla Model Y was the best selling all electric.

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JULY 2, 2022

Norway’s electric vehicle transition continued to progress in June, with plugin electric vehicle share of 89.9%, up from 84.9% Market Share Trends May’s combined plugin result of 89.9% year-on-year. Overall auto volumes were down 27% YoY, to 14,901 units. The Tesla Model Y was the overall bestselling auto, at 2,531 units.

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JUNE 10, 2021

The French plugin vehicle market continues in the fast lane, with May’s plugin share reaching 17% last month (8.2% BEV), pulling the YTD share to a record 15% (7.1% BEV), which is a good 4 percentage point increase over the 2020 result (11%), while the 20% share I predicted for the whole year looks well […].

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JUNE 15, 2023

May saw France’s plugins take over 24% market share, up from 20.9% share, while plugin hybrids slightly lost share. May’s combined plugin result of 24.3% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). May’s combined plugin result of 24.3% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). What are your thoughts on France’s plugins, and EV transition?

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AUGUST 7, 2022

Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 25.5% share in July. This up from 22.6% year on year. Overall auto market volumes were down some 34% from seasonal norms, to 205,911 units, the worst July performance in many years.

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