Could noticed France’s plugins take over 24% market share, up from 20.9% 12 months on 12 months, with new Stellantis BEVs arriving. Full electrics grew from 12.0% to fifteen.6% share, whereas plugin hybrids barely misplaced share. General auto quantity was 145,536 models, up some 15% YoY, although nonetheless down on pre-2020 norms. The bestselling BEV in Could was the Tesla Mannequin Y.

Could’s mixed plugin results of 24.3% comprised 15.6% full electrics (BEVs), and eight.7% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). These figures examine with 20.9%, 12.0%, and eight.9%, a 12 months in the past.

In unit volumes, BEVs grew 49% YoY to 22,667 models, whereas PHEV grew 12% to 12,632. It is a wholesome progress clip for BEVs.

Diesel share dropped from 17.5% YoY, to only 10.4%, the bottom share of the current a long time.  We are able to anticipate it to dip beneath 10% within the coming few months, and largely stay beneath thereafter.

France’s Plugins Up

Bestsellers in Could

France’s bestsellers in Could remained in keeping with current traits, with the Tesla Mannequin Y taking the highest spot, at 2,708 models, simply barely forward of the Fiat 500e, at 2,601 models.

Different common favourites, the Peugeot 208, and the Dacia Spring, took third and fourth.

The MG4 put in a file efficiency, with 1,593 models, securing fifth spot in Could. A powerful feat for the newcomer, which solely launched in noticeable quantity in October. This was the most important (relative) quantity progress within the high 10 in Could, let’s see if MG can maintain this stage of provide (there’s no lack of demand).

Just one automobile in high 20 made an even bigger splash — the brand new Jeep Avenger BEV. Jeep is now a part of Stellantis Group, and the Avenger shares a powertrain with the up to date variations of the Peugeot 2008, Citroen e-C4, Opel Mocha, Opel Astra, and comparable Stellantis BEVs. Specs embody a 50.8 kWh usable battery (~54kWh gross), and 100 kW peak charging (~26 minutes 10% to 80% in excellent circumstances). With tweaked effectivity over earlier Stellantis BEV generations, and being a comparatively gentle “Small SUV” (B-segment), the Avenger has WLTP mixed cycle vary of upto 404 kilometres, which — within the gentle climates of France and southern Europe — may be sufficient for a lot of households.

Speaking of the Stellantis BEVs, the brand new Peugeot e-308 additionally noticed its first registered models in France in Could, with 40 preliminary deliveries. It has the identical powertrain specs because the Avenger above, however being a decrease formed hatchback (albeit within the bigger C-segment), has barely higher rated vary of 410 km. The 308 has for years been amongst the highest 10 general bestselling automobiles in France, so presumably the brand new BEV model ought to go on to be an everyday excessive performer in out month-to-month rankings. Let’s see.

One other newcomer to the French Market at vital quantity was the brand new BYD Atto 3, with 60 models in Could (it had landed simply 6 demo models over the earlier two month). Recall that the Atto 3 already began delivering within the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden on the finish of 2022.

Citroën Sort H. Picture courtesy of Stellantis.

The Volkswagen ID.Buzz, which landed in France  solely in April, with an preliminary 46 models, has already stepped as much as 79 models in Could. If the ID.Buzz continues to show (comparatively) well-liked in France, ought to Citroën launch an up to date model of the traditional Citroën Sort H van (above) to compete with it? Solutions down beneath please!

Trying on the 3 month chart, the Mannequin Y continues to be very dominant (although not as a lot so in France as now we have seen in Sweden and Norway).

General the highest 15 spots had been remarkably static in comparison with 3 months prior, with solely small strikes up or down. There have been no all-new faces within the high 20.

Outlook

France’s EV transition continues to progress, and though not as headline grabbing as another markets, is definitely doing okay if we take a look at BEV quantity progress. The year-to-date cumulative BEV quantity is over 46% forward of the place it was at this level final 12 months – sturdy progress irrespective of which manner you slice it.

Native heroes Stellantis – liable for round 27% of all France’s BEV gross sales – are introducing a number of new fashions, and are repeatedly bettering the present fashions with better effectivity and vary. They presumably are additionally rising manufacturing capability for these BEV fashions, if nothing else, to compete with the “feared” inexpensive BEVs from Chinese language manufacturers.

PHEVs have evidently hit a plateau at a stage of roughly 7% to 9% share over the previous 24 months. However BEVs are undoubtedly nonetheless rising strongly, and France is taking the duty of opening battery gigafactories significantly. There’s each prospect that the nation’s EV transition will proceed at tempo.

What are your ideas on France’s plugins, and EV transition? Ought to Citroën resurrect the Sort H van? Tell us beneath.