September electric car market - Mere blip or lasting change in underlying trends?

WESTERN EUROPE / ELECTRIC AID EXCLUSIVE
September electric car market - Mere blip or lasting change in underlying trends?
Renault and Nissan put fizz into September’s West European electric car market

Published: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 12:53:18 GMT
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West European Electric car sales Q3 2014

According to provisional figures compiled and published exclusively by AID every month, West Europe’s September’s electric car registrations - energised chiefly by a combined Renault and Nissan registration spree in both France and the UK - hit the second-highest monthly level on record.

West Europe’s registrations of electric cars in September rose to 6,164 units, AID compiled figures reveal. That’s not only the second-highest monthly electric car registration total on record, but also beats last year’s same month levels by almost two-thirds.

6,164
Western Europe's September electric car sales total

Unlike the familiar underlying developments seen so far this year and all of last year, when run-away electric car demand in stand-alone Norway provided a lone bright spot in the region, September’s jump in electric car registrations was due principally to striking gains in both France and the UK.

Is this a first sign that Europe’s still circumspect new car buyers have finally warmed to the real life viability of electric car transport or a mere transitory blip? AID investigates...more

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BY COUNTRY SEPTEMBER 2014 VS SEPTEMBER 2013
BY COUNTRY 9-MONTHS 2014 VS 9-MONTHS 2013

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6,164 Western Europe's September electric car sales total

6,164
Western Europe's September electric car sales total