Most-registered electric models in DGT data · December 2016

December 2016.

DGT data to 25 Aug 2026 · BEV passenger cars.

BEV this month 351 -12.5% vs previous month
Leading brand Citroën 168 registrations
Leading model Citroën C Zero 168 registrations

Recent months

Total BEV passenger cars registered per month.

The month in the market

Passenger cars, all powertrains · DGT data.

Category Dec-16Dec-15% chg.YTD 2016YTD 2015% chg. YTD
Electrification
BEV electric 35146+663.0%2,0311,160+75.1%
REEV 61+500.0%13047+176.6%
PHEV 5767-14.9%1,111594+87.0%
HEV 3,0941,427+116.8%30,1447,702+291.4%
Combustion 95,21488,294+7.8%1,130,0141,034,263+9.3%
Other 257202+27.2%2,8333,051-7.1%
Total 98,97990,037+9.9%1,166,2631,046,817+11.4%
Fuel
Petrol 42,58933,947+25.5%494,376384,673+28.5%
Diesel 55,72255,773-0.1%665,780657,207+1.3%
Electric 35747+659.6%2,1611,207+79.0%
Gas and other 311270+15.2%3,9463,730+5.8%
Total 98,97990,037+9.9%1,166,2631,046,817+11.4%

Two readings of the same total: by category (electrification) and by fuel (powertrain). Each grouping adds up to the period total; they cannot be added to each other (a hybrid counts as petrol by powertrain).

Registration channel

Who registers electric cars this month (BEV passenger cars).

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Private 19 5.4% of this month’s BEV
Company 332 94.6% of this month’s BEV
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Top 7 brands · December

  1. 1. Citroën = 16847.9%
  2. 2. Renault = 9727.6%
    +177.1%
  3. 3. Nissan = 4011.4%
  4. 4. Tesla ▲2 236.6%
  5. 5. BMW ▼1 144.0%
  6. 6. Kia ▼1 82.3%
    +14.3%
  7. 7. Volkswagen ▲1 10.3%
    -50.0%

Top 9 models · December

  1. 1. Citroën C Zero = 16847.9%
  2. 2. Renault Zoe = 9727.6%
    +177.1%
  3. 3. Nissan Leaf = 267.4%
  4. 4. Tesla Model S ▲7 226.3%
  5. 5. Nissan E Nv200 = 144.0%
  6. 6. BMW i3 ▼2 144.0%
  7. 7. Kia Soul ▼1 82.3%
    +14.3%
  8. 8. Tesla Model X = 10.3%
  9. 9. Volkswagen E Golf New 10.3%

Top 7 brands · company · December

  1. 1. Citroën 16847.9%
  2. 2. Renault 9727.6%
    +288.0%
  3. 3. Nissan 3911.1%
  4. 4. Tesla 216.0%
  5. 5. BMW 51.4%
  6. 6. Volkswagen 10.3%
  7. 7. Kia 10.3%
    -66.7%

Top 9 models · company · December

  1. 1. Citroën C Zero 168
  2. 2. Renault Zoe 97
    +288.0%
  3. 3. Nissan Leaf 25
  4. 4. Tesla Model S 20
  5. 5. Nissan E Nv200 14
  6. 6. BMW i3 5
  7. 7. Volkswagen E Golf 1
  8. 8. Tesla Model X 1
  9. 9. Kia Soul 1
    -66.7%

Top 4 brands · private · December

  1. 1. BMW 92.6%
  2. 2. Kia 72.0%
    +75.0%
  3. 3. Tesla 20.6%
  4. 4. Nissan 10.3%

Top 4 models · private · December

  1. 1. BMW i3 9
  2. 2. Kia Soul 7
    +75.0%
  3. 3. Tesla Model S 2
  4. 4. Nissan Leaf 1
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