In April 2021, sales of rechargeable electric cars in Europe increased by about five times year on year from April 2020 very weak, affected by lockouts.
The total number of new registrations of plug-in electric passenger cars has almost reached 160,000, Which one is 15% of the overall market (by the way, the auto market is slowly improving, but it is still far behind pre-foreclosure levels).
Plug-in hybrids recorded a slightly better result with 7.9% of the market, against 7.1% for all-electric cars.
So far this year, some 617,000 plug-in electric passenger cars have been registered in Europe. This also represents 15% of the total market.
Sales by type:
- BEV: around 6.7% of the market
- PHEV: around 8.3% of the market
In April, the two most popular models were Volkswagen ID.4 (7,565) and Volkswagen ID.3 (5,941). For ID.4, this is the first month up, while ID.3 is back in shape, after a few months slower.
The next two best-selling models on the list are plug-in hybrids: Ford Kuga PHEV (Ford Escape PHEV in the US) (4300) and Volvo XC40 PHEV (4,118), followed by the Renault ZOE (4083). It is speculated that the Ford Kuga PHEV could become the best-selling plug-in hybrid in 2021, after a battery recall prevented it in 2020.
There is no Tesla Model 3 in the top 20 in April, as Tesla continues its tradition of delivering large numbers of cars in the last month of a quarter. Nevertheless, Tesla Model 3 is the best-selling electric vehicle in Europe with over 32,000 YTD.
However, if we look at the automotive groups, the Volkswagen group is now the leader with a market share of 23%. Stellantis (14%), Daimler (12%) and BMW (12%) finished in the top four.
Top 20 models for the month and YTD:
