VIDEO // It’s time to take stock of electric car sales in France over the year 2021. The Tesla Model 3 remains the undisputed star of the category, ahead of the Renault Zoé and the Peugeot e-208.
The French automobile market remained stable in 2021 compared to 2020, a year marked by the health crisis linked to Covid-19, but fell by 25.1% compared to 2019, according to raw figures provided by the Automotive Platform (PFA ) and AAA Data. “To the health crisis was added the shortage of semiconductors, which led to a significant drop in production, and registrations show in the end only a derisory increase of 0.5% for a total of 1,659 008 units“over the year, analyzed the firm AAA Data.
But beyond these bad figures, we must also see the gradual and sustainable transformation of the market, in particular following the objectives of reducing CO emissions.2 fixed by Brussels. “Electricity reached a 15% market share in December 2021, not far from diesel which continues to decline and only represents 17% of sales, against 71% in 2009!“, continues the firm. 100% electric cars now represent 165,106 units, or 9.8% of market share. They are essential against plug-in hybrids, which accumulate over the twelve months of the year 141,012 registrations, or 8.5% of market share.
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And the star of 100% electric is in 2021 Tesla Model 3, which ends the year on the hats of wheels. The small sedan from the Californian manufacturer, which succeeded in becoming the best-selling vehicle in Europe in September, posted 3,959 registrations in December alone. It gains a place in the final ranking of new passenger car registrations, all engines combined over the twelve months of the year, by occupying the 14e rank. The Renault Zoé, it passes from the 17e at the 16e square.
The Dacia Spring is the pleasant surprise of the end of the year. The low cost electric model ends in the 4e place in the top 10 for 100% electric cars. In December alone, it has accumulated 2,787 registrations. And if we take the top 100 from January to December, it points to 36e up, with a launch late in the year to the general public. This success of Spring is above all linked to orders from car-sharing specialists and dealers. The Volkswagen ID.3 arrives at the 67e place in the overall ranking carried out by AAA Data for the year 2021.
Note the underperformance of Tesla’s Model Y, which led to the 10e place in the top 10 for the month of September, with 430 units sold, then returned to the top 10 monthly in November, with 642 models registered. It does not appear in the top 10 for December and does not enter the top 100 of the best-selling cars in France for the year. With its price and its autonomy, the Model 3 stole the show …
SALES OF NEW PRIVATE ELECTRIC CARS FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2021