Plug-in sales increased to the best January ever.
Despite the fact that the overall new car registrations in the Netherlands were down about 11% year-over-year in January, plug-ins are growing surprisingly fast.
According to EV Volumes’ data shared by Jose Pontes, last month about 7,128 new plug-ins were registered, which is 62% more than a year ago, and the new high for the month of January.
Not only that, plug-ins noted a very strong market share of 23%, including 10% for all-electric cars.
The most interesting thing is that in the usually PHEV-rich early part of the year, all-electric car sales almost tripled.
- BEVs: 3,076 (up 181%, 10% share)
- PHEVs: 4,052 (up about 22%, 13% share)
- Total: 7,128 (up 62%, 23% share)
Plug-in electric car sales in the Netherlands – January 2022
For reference, in 2021, about 95,464 new passenger plug-in cars were registered in the Netherlands, which is over 7% more than in 2020. The market share improved to 30% (including 20% BEVs and 10% PHEVs), a full five percentage points above 2020 (25%).
Model rank
Most of the registrations were plug-in hybrids, including three in the 100% Geely-Volvo podium: Lynk & Co 01 PHEV (362), Volvo XC40 PHEV (249) and Volvo XC60 PHEV (247).
The first all-electric model on the list is the MINI Cooper SE (230), which also is kind of surprising.
The top plug-in model of 2021 – Skoda Enyaq iV – is starting the year at #8 and 175 units. Meanwhile, there is no Tesla or Volkswagen ID.3/ID.4 in the top 20, while at the same time, there are a few Porsches (Taycan is #16 with 132 units).
Let’s take a look at the top-selling plug-ins for the month:
- Lynk & Co 01 PHEV – 362
- Volvo XC40 PHEV – 249
- Volvo XC60 PHEV – 247
- MINI Cooper SE – 230
- Ford Kuga PHEV – 227
- Kia Niro EV (e-Niro) – 217
- Peugeot e-208 – 186
- Skoda Enyaq iV – 175
- Hyundai Kona Electric – 169
- Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross PHEV – 162
In the case of the automotive groups, the battle is quite close, as the Volkswagen Group has 18% share, followed by Geely-Volvo (16.7%), Stellantis (15.2%) and BMW Group (14.8%). The Hyundai Motor Group has 11.6% share.
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