Tesla climbs to number 3 in world wide plug-in sales

thanks! are some of these numbers based on the fact that some models are not sold worldwide? is the mitsy sold in the u.s.?

 

what makes the outlander so popular, price?

 

The small SUV format is very popular in the US, not sure about worldwide though.
It is also pretty much the only PHEV in that category.

The PiP would climb up the ladder if Toyota simply sold it in more places.

 

And that it exceeds the Ampera/Volt for EV miles, and is cheaper than the PIP and the Ampera/Volt.

It's selling very well here in the UK and will probably beat the PIP after 12 months sales. Looks a cracker.

 

Looks nice, just not sure of the Mitsubishi brand and reliability. What's the EV range?

 

I was wrong about range compared to the Ampera. The Outlander has a 32 mile range on the Euro cycle which compares to 50 miles on the Ampera and 15 on the PIP.

So real world that would be about 20 miles electric but it does have 200 bhp

 

Only twenty miles EV, might be a deal breaker. Depends on the HV mileage?

 

Where is the Fiat 500e? I don't see it on the list, which is a big surprise. I've seen a couple of them cruising down the highway, so I know people are buying them. [edit] It appears Fiat only sold 166 plugins.

 

In California only.

 

Totally and utterly and only California. Not Italy or Europe or anywhere, just California. Talk about a compliance car or what. No wonder they're not selling if Fiats heart isn't in it.

Sergio Marchionne asks customers not to buy Fiat 500e | Auto Express

 

they take a loss on every vehicle. how do they make money? volume.

 

For compliance car, you need to include the cost of the ZEV credits the company would have had to buy without selling the car.

 

And yet they are supposedly upgrading the 500e with more battery range. A salesguy even told me, "I recommend you wait for the next model." It seems odd they are investing in a car they consider a deadend.

 

Wow !!! I am. Jeeez! It isn'te even sold in the U.S. yet. Can you imagin what their sales would be if it'd been ready for the U.S. ?? I'd put Mitsu back on the map - just for starters. I sure hope the delay will mean they'll doll it up with more luxury. Our test drive on an option maxed out model resulted in a so so experience. Even so .... for a plugin SUV ... we'd go for it anway.

When it finally comes to the U.S. it's really going to take a bite out of Prius sales. We'll be unloading our Lexus hybrid SUV the moment it arrives at their local dealer. It's so disheartening our bucks couldn't go to Toyota ... but they're so wrapped up in their hydrogen project .... an SUV Plugin model will never happen. Heck ... they won't even do it for the V.

20 EV miles is a deal breaker? Really? How do you explain anyone buying the PiP then ... with it's mere 11 EV miles. For cryin' out loud ... that's nearly double the PiP ... and it's an SUV!
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Back in February 2012, 11-14 miles EV wasn't that bad in a proven hybrid vehicle. Flash forward today, a 20 mile EV range PHEV SUV isn't appealing to me. Can't imagine a Mitsubishi "anything" will ever be considered as well as a Toyota Prius. I would consider waiting for something with more EV mileage. When I purchased my PIP in January 2013, I knew 11-14 miles was way low, but it was a start. More than almost everything on the road. How quickly we (me) get spoiled, wanting way more.

 

You know the Outlander PHEV is a real 4x4, right? Even competed (and completed) in an Asian Dakar. 20 miles EV 4x4 SUV is a much bigger accomplishment than a 11 miles PiP. One of a few more reasons that those Nordic folks for buying them up compared to a PiP.

 

Speaking of Tesla, here's another interesting article about them:

Tesla Wearing Down Wall Street's Resistance - Business Insider