Plug-In Automobile Gross sales Outpaced Basic Market In February 2023

New passenger automotive registrations in France elevated in February by greater than 9 p.c year-over-year to 126,237, though gross sales are nonetheless a lot decrease than within the earlier years (like 172,438 in February 2019).

In the meantime, plug-in electrical automotive gross sales far outpaced the final market and beneficial properties market share.

In line with L’Avere-France, final month some 31,820 new plug-in automobiles have been registered in France (up 31.5 p.c year-over-year), together with 30,088 passenger plug-in vehicles (up 30 p.c), which represented 23.8 p.c of the market (vs. 20.1 p.c a 12 months in the past).

We’re particularly glad to see how robust the all-electric automotive phase is. The variety of passenger BEV registrations elevated by almost 46 p.c year-over-year to 19,595, taking 15.5 p.c of the overall market. Plug-in hybrids have been additionally up, however solely barely – by eight p.c (10,493 vehicles).

New plug-in automobile registrations:

• Passenger BEVs: 19,595 (up 46%) at 15.5% market share
• Passenger PHEVs: 10,493 (up 8%) at 8.3% market share
• Gentle industrial BEVs: 1,695 (up 72%) at 6.4% market share
• Gentle industrial PHEVs: 37 (down 47%)
• Whole plug-ins: 31,820 (up 31.5%)

Thus far this 12 months, some 58,823 new plug-in electrical automobiles have been registered in France (up 36 p.c year-over-year), together with over 55,000 passenger plug-in vehicles (up 30 p.c year-over-year and 23.8 p.c market share).

Registrations year-to-date:

• Passenger BEVs: 34,224 (up 45%) at 14.4% market share
• Passenger PHEVs: 20,794 (up 18%) at 8.7% market share
• Gentle industrial BEVs: 3,746 (up 100%)
• Gentle industrial PHEVs: 59 (down 50%)
• Whole plug-ins: 58,823 (up 36%)

For reference, in 2022, greater than 346,000 new plug-in electrical vehicles have been registered in France, in comparison with over 315,000 in 2021.

*some information on the charts are estimated

The most effective-selling mannequin in France is the Dacia Spring, an entry-level metropolis automotive from the broader Renault Group. It famous 2,872 registrations in February and 4,783 up to now this 12 months.

The second hottest BEV in February was the Tesla Mannequin Y (2,485), adopted by the Peugeot e-208 (2,092) and the Fiat 500 electrical (1,919).

Thus far this 12 months, the highest three BEVs in France are the Dacia Spring, Fiat 500 electrical (3,517), and Peugeot e-208 (3,428), though the Tesla Mannequin Y may be a part of the membership in March (at the moment it has 2,909 registrations beneath the belt).

Detailed numbers of plug-in automotive registrations are supplied by L’Avere-France: