Mitsubishi’s Outlander PHEV balloon suddenly takes to the sky

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Mitsubishi’s Outlander PHEV balloon suddenly takes to the sky

Published: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 17:00:12 GMT
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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV sales trends Europe

At a time when pricey plug-ins (PHEVs) have failed to generate even a faint blip on Europe’s autoindustry radar screens, AID’s exclusively compiled figures point to the meteoric ascent of just one solitary sector newcomer

Rising literally overnight from its formerly held position of almost total obscurity - with the exception of the Netherlands - Mitsubishi’s Outlander PHEV (CO2 44g/km) streaked to the forefront and currently ranks as this year’s unchallenged star performer in Europe’s ‘Ultra-low-Emission-Vehicle’ (ULEV) segment.

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Nine months Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV registrations in Western Europe

Its newly won status as the biggest hitter in the region’s still embryonic plug-in market is driven home by AID’s own numbers showing that in the nine months to September this year the Outlander PHEV has comfortably outsold every other rival in the region’s ULEV segment.

That includes Nissan’s Leaf, which, according to AID figures, has comfortably retained Europe’s electric car sales crown. ...more

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14,100 Nine months Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV registrations in Western Europe

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Nine months Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV registrations in Western Europe