Pushed up by a 43.2% surge in the UK to 69,313 units, BEV sales soar 23.6% over the continent to 242,913 and 17.1% share vs. 14.2% a year ago. This is the second biggest monthly BEV volume in European history behind December 2022 (275,108 according to JATO Dynamics). Behind the UK, Europe’s biggest markets for BEVs this month are Germany at 42,521 (+35.5%), France at 29,261 (-13.9%), Belgium at 13,650 (+16.6%), the Netherlands at 11,195 (-14.1%) an Norway at 11,192 (+28.5%). BEV sales are up 28% over Q1 to 573,500, making it the largest ever quarterly result for the powertrain. BEV volumes in the UK gain 42.6% over the period, +47% in Norway, +68.9% in Spain, +38.9% in Germany, +72.5% in Italy and +61.7% in Denmark.
Looking at BEV sales in isolation, among brands Tesla (-30%) reclaims the top spot off Volkswagen (+118%), but the German brand easily tops the charts over Q1. BMW (+14%), Audi (+70%), Renault (+69%) and Skoda (+164%) follow. Further down, notice Mini (+1052%), Porsche (+503%), BYD (+189%, Ford (+157%) and Citroen (+128%). Model-wise, the Tesla Model Y (-43%) and Model 3 (+1%) top the charts ahead of the VW ID.4 (+57%) and ID.7 (+986%). The Kia EV3 is up two spots on last month to #5 while the Renault 5 drops two to #6. The Skoda Elroq makes its Top 25 debut directly at #13.