Tesla shareholders are very happy with the news that their company has had almost 50,000 cars registered in the first 7 months of 2019 in the European market. Tesla is the manufacturer that stands out in the European electrical car market with the highest number sold for a brand.
According to figures published by an analyst (Matthias Schmidt), Tesla has sold (and registered) in Europe 49,200 cars in the first 7 months of 2019. With this figure, the American electric vehicle brand wins 27% of sales of electric cars (182,000 units in total).
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Renault comes in at second place with 28,000 cars sold (mostly the Zoé). Next comes the Kia-Hyundai electric vehicle range (25,000 units) and then we have Volkswagen (23,000 cars which is mostly the Golf-e).
Against all odds, Nissan closes the top 5 with 20,000 cars under the nose and beard of BMW (with 17,000 units of the i3 and a small number of the i8). Jaguar, which has made efforts, has only convinced 10,000 buyers to take home its I-Pace.
In this market, some countries are obviously more representative than others. Norway in particular absorbs a good part of electric cars, just like the Netherlands. Other countries, including Belgium (with a mere 1% market share), are lagging behind in this booming market.
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Jato research shares its June 2019 investigation. The results of diesel and electric vehicles contrast heavily across Europe. In June 2019, diesel car registrations fell by 21% and made up 31% of the total market, while demand for electrified vehicles increased by 20%.
However, the latter’s growth is still not strong enough to enable them to become a big player on the market, as they still account for just 7.5% of all registrations. The drop seen in diesel car registrations continues to be higher than the growth posted by electrified cars. In order to see a real change in their market position, electrified vehicles need to attract more consumers, or else they won’t be able to capitalise on the demise of diesel.