Looking at the 2021 ranking, the race for the leadership position continues, with the Kia Niro EV keeping decent distance (115 units) above the runner-up Skoda Enyaq. Also worthy of mention are the 98 registrations of the Volvo XC40 EV, with the Belgium-made Swede set to increase its sales soon thanks to the new, cheaper, versions. Outside the top 20, September saw the Citroen SpaceTourer EV score 69 registrations, with the French van-with-windows being the most successful of the EV triplet twins (Opel Zafira, Peugeot Traveller, Citroen SpaceTourer) last month and confirming the popularity of these people carriers in Dutch lands. The stylish small crossover was in #20 with a record 117 units. That was the case for the stylish #11 Polestar 2 (171 units), the resurrected #13 Volkswagen ID.3 (156 units), the quirky #14 Mazda MX-30 (now, imagine if MazdaвЂ™s crossover actually had decent electric rangeвЂ¦), and finally the cute #19 Fiat 500e (128).ДЄnother model making itself noticed was the Opel Mokka EV, signaling another chapter of the renaissance of the German brand under the Stellantis umbrella. Speaking of Tesla, the recent arriving Tesla Model Y jumped to #5, improving on the result of the landing month, but it still wasnвЂ™t enough to beat its older sibling, the Model 3, something that will definitely happen in Q4 as the automaker tries to empty the Model YвЂ™s waiting list.Д®lsewhere in the top 10, the Audi Q4 e-tron made it to #9, thanks to a record 197 registrations, while below it, other models had their time to shine with year-best performances. The Skoda Enyaq was #6 in the overall ranking, and besides the Lynk & Co model in #7, we also have the Tesla Model 3 (4th in the plugin table) showing up in 10th in the general ranking. The Kia Niro EV contributed 54% of the registrations to the leadership position of the Kia Niro in the overall market. In fact, there were 4 plugin models in the overall Dutch top 10. The surprising Lynk & Co 01 PHEV completed the podium, with a record 556 registrations, which allowed it to be #7 in the overall market! The winner was again the Kia Niro EV, with 576 registrations, while the runner-up was the Skoda Enyaq, with the Czech station-wagon-disguised-as-a-crossover registering 575 units. In September, there was a close race for the leadership position, with the plugin sales leader being decided by one(!) single unit. Expect pure electrics to continue recovering ground in the remainder of the year. That allowed pure electrics to gain a bit more ground on plugin hybrids in the year-to-date tally (56% vs 44%). BEVs are returning to form, getting 66% of SeptemberвЂ™s registrations. LetвЂ™s now break down registrations between the two basic plugin powertrains.

The PEV market share is still down compared to last yearвЂ™s full-year result (25%), but it shouldnвЂ™t be for long, as the market share should continue growing throughout the year, probably surpassing last yearвЂ™s result by November. Last monthвЂ™s PEV share of the overall passenger auto market reached an amazing 32% ( 21% BEV), pulling the year-to-date PEV share to 23% (13% BEV) and the total tally to 53,330 units. However, because the overall market was down 16% compared to September 2020 (which was itself a bad month, as it had crashed 22% over the same month in 2019), one canвЂ™t really complain about it. The Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market slowed down a bit last month, with 7,904 plugin registrations logged in September, representing just a 1% increase year over year (YoY).

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