October 2012 EV Sales

[mattjs33]

U.S. EV (and other models of EV interest) sales for October, courtesy of Automotive News (Sorry, dedicated nameplates only):

Chevrolet Volt - 2961
Nissan Leaf - 1579
Mitsubishi i - 30
Honda FCX Clarity - 2
Mercedes-Benz F-Cell - 0
Honda Insight - 251
Honda CR-Z - 244
Lexus CT200h - 1199
Toyota Prius - 16,744
Ford C-Max - 3182

Year-to-date:

Chevrolet Volt - 19,309
Nissan Leaf - 6791
Mitsubishi i - 469
Honda FCX Clarity - 5
Mercedes-Benz F-Cell - 7
Honda Insight - 5298
Honda CR-Z - 3705
Lexus CT200h - 14,811
Toyota Prius - 200,114
Ford C-Max - 4151


Tesla, Fisker, Wheego and Coda do not report sales figures.

 

[palmer_md]

where is the Rav4ev in all this? Have they reached a 3 digit number?

 

[mattjs33]

Probably?

Automotive News doesn't break down submodels for the purpose of their sales charts; or the manufacturers don't provide them with such. So the EV is lumped in with the regular version. Same for Focus EV, etc., etc.

Green Car Reports seems to be getting exact plug-in numbers. I provide these numbers for reference purposes, as they are the industry accepted numbers.

 

[Zzzz...]

Nice to see both Volt and Leaf sales are growing!

Now lets wait for Norwegian statistics...

 

[Lloyd]

where is the Rav4ev in all this? Have they reached a 3 digit number?

Mine was VIN .....001246

 

[palmer_md]

Mine was VIN .....001246

yes, I think they built almost all, if not all of them already, but the question is how many have they sold. I see lots of reports of people renting them for a test drive for a few days, but only 5-10 reports from people who have purchased I'm sure they sold 10's of cars, but just wondering if they have sold 100's.

Reports from people who have purchased are fantastic. Renters have been the same. It really says something about the Tesla drive train. Rave reviews of this car are much the same as the Model S. None of the other EV players have even come close in the field reports.

 

[Lloyd]

Our local dealership got three plus one loaner. All three sold.

I compared to a plug in Prius at $41,000 + . I think the Rav4 is a better deal.

 

[Oyvind.H]

Nice to see both Volt and Leaf sales are growing!

Now lets wait for Norwegian statistics...

Actually, norwegian sales werent as good as last month. Only 3,4% of total car sales.
The Leaf has increased to 277 cars (up from 257 in september and 213 in august), but the imiev/iOn/C-zero sales have dropped. Not sure why.

I think it`s beginning to dawn on people that the Leaf is a much better allround choice as it makes the gasoline car unnecessary in more situations than the iMiev.

When Tesla starts shipping the Model S to Norway we`ll see a new spike in demand for EVs.

 

[dpeilow]

There have been reports that Citroen/Peugeot are pulling the plug on theirs. Not surprising really, who would pay more for the same car which is already questionable value for money? Maybe that is something to do with it?

Back to the US figures: That's a massive jump in Leaf sales over last month. What's the reason?

 

[ggr]

There have been reports that Citroen/Peugeot are pulling the plug on theirs. Not surprising really, who would pay more for the same car which is already questionable value for money? Maybe that is something to do with it?

Back to the US figures: That's a massive jump in Leaf sales over last month. What's the reason?

Maybe the big burp in gasoline prices in California made some people think about what they wanted to drive. For those who didn't know, prices spiked in CA for about a month. The clean air laws require a different formula for winter, many refineries had already shifted production when a fire dropped output of the summer formula significantly. Prices went up about 20-25% for a few weeks.

 

[donauker]

Back to the US figures: That's a massive jump in Leaf sales over last month. What's the reason?

Weren't they running some incredible lease deal to move out the 2012 models?

 

[mattjs33]

Mine was VIN .....001246

This may not be any kind of indicator, if they are not assigning unique VIN sequences to the EV. VINs for the electric S10s, Rangers, and first-gen Smarts were mixed in with the overall production sequence. I haven't researched it yet, but perhaps I will.

 

[palmer_md]

Ok Rav4ev had 49 sales last month, which was close to what I had as a gut feel guess. A small drop from first month sales of 61. This page has a nice summary.

http://insideevs.com/october-2012-plug-in-electric-vehicle-sales-report-card/

 

[Yggdrasill]

The full figures for Norway have been released. Some interesting factors in October. It seems the Ampera and Karma have finally arrived. And I don't know what happened to Citroen, but it's possible they sold off excess stock in August/September, and now they're back to a more normal level. Or they might just be waiting for the next shipment, which might mean the November figures will be back to the 100-area. Should be interesting to see next month.

Electric car sales:

Car brand/model:	October:	September:	August:	July:	June:	May:	April:	March:	February:	January:	Year to date:
Nissan Leaf:	277	257	213	174	138	179	113	179	214	210	1954
Mitsubishi I-MiEV:	36	124	37	46	39	72	59	83	53	30	579
Citroen C-Zero:	15	161	83	19	71	37	20	28	17	7	458
Peugeot iOn:	86	34	81	11	9	13	61	25	24	8	352
Tesla Roadster:	3	3	3	3	5	3	4	4	0	2	30
Think:	0	3	5	1	1	1	0	5	1	0	17
Mia Electric:	2	0	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	10
Fiat Fiorino:	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Total:	421	583	428	256	264	305	258	324	309	257	3405
Percent of total sales:	3.392%	5.236%	3.630%	2.148%	2.388%	2.418%	2.372%	2.482%	2.829%	2.371%	2.920%

Plug-in hybrid sales:

Car brand/model:	October:	September:	August:	July:	June:	May:	April:	March:	February:	January:	Year to date:
Opel Ampera:	104	0	0	0	0	2	11	4	2	0	123
Fisker Karma:	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Cheverolet Volt:	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total:	108	1	0	0	0	2	11	4	2	0	128
Percent of total sales:	0.870%	0.009%	0.000%	0.000%	0.000%	0.016%	0.101%	0.031%	0.018%	0.000%	0.110%

 

[dpeilow]

Here is all we get