Electric July 2021: just over 5,000 EVs sold, in a tough month for the entire car market. They command the small, with the usual 500, Twingo and e-Up.
Collapse of the Italian car market in July. With 110,282 registrations we are at the lowest level of the year. Down for the first time not only in the same month of 2019, but also in July 2020, the year of the pandemic. power supplies strong declines affect car sales a petrol, diesel and methane. Decreased respectively to 27.4% of share (31.5% on the average for the year), to 22.7% (24% in 7 months) and to 2% (2.4% on the 2021 average). The LPG it rises to 8.4% of representativeness (6.6% in the cumulative). Electrified cars are rapidly increasing: the electric ones as well they reach 4.6% (3.5% in 7 months), plug-in hybrids at 5.6% (4.4% on average in 7 months). The “Car with the plug”Therefore go up to more than 10% of share. Hybrids, on the other hand, reach 29.4%. New decline in average CO emissions2 of new cars: in July they are reduced by 16.5% to 119 g / km compared to 143 in 2019. Here more info and statistics.
Among the EVs, the small ones win: 500, Twingo, e-Up
The numbers are however modest even for the electric: no model reaches a thousand registered units. The reason is also of a technical nature: the big houses, Tesla first; they push a lot on sales at the end of the quarter, as the financial statements are published at this frequency. Not by chance the Model 3, after the June exploit, it is even disappeared from top ten. Top ten which is once again led by the 500 (883 deliveries), from Twingo (629) e Volkswagen e-Up (374). They follow Smart ForTwo e Volkswagen ID.3, with even smaller numbers. For the first time in the house Peugeot the e-2008, an SUV, surpasses the e-208. The absence from the top 10 of the Volkswagen ID.4, which in Italy still does not seduce as in other markets.
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