Netherlands: Plug-Ins Represent 30% Of New Cars Sold In 2021

December 2021 was the second-best month ever for passenger plug-in electric car sales in the Netherlands with 23,150 new registrations.

The result was lower by about 25% than the all-time record, set a year ago when registrations were artificially inflated by the manufacturers’ rush to comply with CO₂ emission requirements in the European Union.

Nonetheless, the plug-in car market share expanded to 65% (including 59% BEVs). Not only that, the top 10 cars for the month were all-electric.

In 2021, about 95,464 new passenger plug-in cars were registered in the Netherlands, which is over 7% more than in 2020.

The market share improved to 30% (including 20% BEVs and 10% PHEVs), a full five percentage points above 2020 (25%).

The Skoda Enyaq iV was the best-selling electric car both for the month and for the year, with respectively 1,517 and 6,685 units.

The second-best this year was the Kia Niro EV with 5,850, while the third was the Volkswagen ID.4 (4,216), slightly ahead of the Ford Mustang Mach-E (4,148).

There are no Teslas in the forefront, as the Tesla Model 3 was #9 for the year (2,561), which is quite interesting, considering how popular the Teslas were in the Netherlands previously.

Let’s take a look at the top-selling plug-ins for the month:

1. Skoda Enyaq iV – 1,517
2. Ford Mustang Mach-E – 1,250
3. Volkswagen ID.4 – 1,219
4. Audi Q4 e-tron – 1,183
5. Cupra Born – 1,134
6. Volvo XC40 Recharge – 1,069
7. Polestar 2 – 1,060
8. Volkswagen ID.3 – 1,009
9. Tesla Model 3 – 974
10. Hyundai Ioniq 5 – 923

Top 10 year-to-date:

1. Skoda Enyaq iV – 6,685
2. Kia Niro EV (e-Niro) – 5,850
3. Volkswagen ID.4 – 4,216
4. Ford Mustang Mach-E – 4,148
5. Lynk & Co 01 PHEV – 3,297
6. Volvo XC40 PHEV – 3,097
7. BMW iX3 – 2,833
8. Ford Kuga PHEV – 2,573
9. Tesla Model 3 – 2,561
10. Polestar 2 – 2,527

According to the EV Volumes’ data, the top three plug-in brands in 2021 were Kia (10% share), Volvo (9%) and BMW (9%).

In the case of automotive groups, the top is Volkswagen Group (24%), followed by Geely-Volvo (15%) and Hyundai Motor Group (13%). BMW Group and Stellantis noted 10% both.