By Maarten Vinkhuyzen and Zach Shahan
Because we never have enough statistics, here’s another list of top selling electric vehicles — this one showing the 100 best selling BEVs in 10 European countries (combined) in 2022. We thought it would be a bit fun to look deeper down the roster of popular (or semi-popular) European EVs. It will be weeks until we get a full, conclusive report on all of Europe, after all.
I do not have the numbers and large data collection system that José Pontes has. I just copy and paste from the EU-EVs.com website. This website provides the sales totals by model for 10 countries — Norway, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark, Ireland, and Finland. It includes many more interesting facts beside the few I’m showing here.
When collecting from different sources, the same product can have different names, or just a little difference in punctuation — like “ID3” vs. “ID 3” vs. “ID.3.” More complex is when the brand is different. The Cupra Born is also sold as the SEAT Born. Those differences are resolved here. For example, the SEAT Born is consolidated as the Cupra Born and there is, accordingly, only one line for the model.
For many models, you can find the specs here: https://ev-database.org. Otherwise, try Wikipedia.
Following the table of the top 100 models, we’ll also dive into the top auto groups and top brands in these 10 markets.
Now, without further ado, the 100 best selling BEVs in 10 European countries (combined):
MAKE
MODEL
2022 SALES
TESLA
MODEL Y
78,017
VOLKSWAGEN
ID.4, ID.5
67,049
TESLA
MODEL 3
49,645
FIAT
500E
42,401
SKODA
ENYAQ
37,849
VOLKSWAGEN
ID.3
35,414
AUDI
Q4 E-TRON
28,520
HYUNDAI
IONIQ 5
26,305
HYUNDAI
KONA
25,797
AUDI
Q8 E-TRON
24,389
VOLVO
XC40
23,587
CUPRA
BORN
22,827
POLESTAR
2
21,786
KIA
NIRO
20,752
DACIA
SPRING
20,455
PEUGEOT
E-208
19,774
OPEL
CORSA-E
19,587
MINI
MINI
18,842
KIA
EV6
18,226
OPEL
MOKKA-E
17,721
FORD
MUSTANG MACH-E
16,344
RENAULT
ZOE
15,831
SMART
FORTWO
15,126
BMW
IX
15,096
NISSAN
LEAF
14,812
RENAULT
MEGANE Z.E. E-TECH
14,414
MERCEDES-BENZ
EQA
14,307
VOLKSWAGEN
UP!
14,293
BMW
I4
14,081
BMW
I3
13,959
PEUGEOT
E-2008
13,468
RENAULT
TWINGO Z.E.
13,145
VOLVO
C40
11,870
MERCEDES-BENZ
EQB
11,465
CITROEN
E-C4
10,745
BMW
IX3
10,539
PORSCHE
TAYCAN
9,841
MG
ZS EV
9,210
MERCEDES-BENZ
EQC
9,038
MG
MARVEL R EV
6,523
MERCEDES-BENZ
EQE
6,062
MG
MG5 EV
5,468
MERCEDES-BENZ
EQS
4,747
TOYOTA
PROACE
4,582
MAZDA
MX-30
3,921
VOLKSWAGEN
ID.BUZZ
3,423
AUDI
Q8 E-TRON GT
3,354
KIA
SOUL
3,086
MG
MG4 EV
2,764
SMART
FORFOUR
2,672
NISSAN
ARIYA
2,629
TOYOTA
BZ4X
2,237
HYUNDAI
IONIQ
2,164
CITROEN
E-BERLINGO
2,124
MERCEDES-BENZ
EQV
2,073
FAW
E-HS9
2,009
BYD
ATTO 3
1,905
OPEL
COMBO-E
1,677
BYD
TANG
1,664
BMW
IX1
1,566
TESLA
MODEL S
1,487
RENAULT
KANGOO Z.E.
1,370
MERCEDES-BENZ
EVITO
1,354
PEUGEOT
E-EXPERT
1,308
HONDA
E
1,274
CITROEN
E-JUMPY
1,234
OPEL
VIVARO-E
1,200
TESLA
MODEL X
1,102
PEUGEOT
E-RIFTER
1,071
NIO
ES8
1,059
JAGUAR
I-PACE
1,053
DS
3
991
SUBARU
SOLTERRA
885
OPEL
ZAFIRA-E
831
FORD
E-TRANSIT
804
LEXUS
UX 300E
734
PEUGEOT
E-PARTNER
689
AIWAYS
U5
570
BMW
I7
562
FIAT
E-ULYSSE
491
VOYAH
FREE
395
XPENG
P7
370
BYD
HAN
341
XPENG
G3
331
BYD
ETP3
326
RENAULT
MASTER E-TECH
282
NISSAN
E-NV200
263
FIAT
E-SCUDO
262
MERCEDES-BENZ
E SPRINTER
254
SMART
1
248
SSANGYONG
KORANDO
242
FIAT
E-DUCATO
218
PEUGEOT
E-TRAVELLER
201
FIAT
E-DOBLO
200
DR
EVO ELECTRIC
193
DFSK
SERES 3
184
GENESIS
GV60
168
NIO
ET7
164
ORA
FUNKY CAT
148
VOLKSWAGEN
TRANSPORTER
115
As you can see, the results do trail off a lot toward the end of that list. It’s the mixture of the big dogs at the top and then just how long the tail of models is that make EV sales in Europe so impressive.
Let’s look at the rankings for the brands and automotive groups now.
BRAND
2022 SALES
SHARE
TESLA
130,251
13.4%
VOLKSWAGEN
120,718
12.4%
AUDI
56,724
5.8%
BMW
55,819
5.8%
HYUNDAI
54,906
5.7%
MERCEDES-BENZ
49,336
5.1%
RENAULT
45,048
4.6%
FIAT
43,640
4.5%
KIA
42,082
4.3%
OPEL
41,021
4.2%
SKODA
37,879
3.9%
PEUGEOT
36,495
3.8%
VOLVO
35,543
3.7%
MG
23,965
2.5%
CUPRA
22,827
2.3%
POLESTAR
21,786
2.2%
DACIA
20,456
2.1%
MINI
18,842
1.9%
SMART
18,047
1.9%
NISSAN
17,822
1.8%
FORD
17,164
1.8%
SEAT
14,385
1.5%
CITROEN
14,198
1.5%
PORSCHE
10,096
1.0%
TOYOTA
6,820
0.7%
BYD
4,237
0.4%
MAZDA
3,921
0.4%
MAXUS
2,971
0.3%
FAW
2,009
0.2%
HONDA
1,274
0.1%
NIO
1,223
0.1%
JAGUAR
1,053
0.1%
DS
991
0.1%
SUBARU
884
0.1%
LEXUS
734
0.1%
XPENG
715
0.1%
Tesla fans will be happy to see Tesla on top — in Europe. Volkswagen fans may be a bit disappointed that the brand didn’t squeeze out a win, but they should be happy that it’s right on Tesla’s tail. But that’s not all. …
TOP OEM GROUPS
2022 SALES
SHARE
VOLKSWAGEN GROUP
248,421
25.6%
STELLANTIS
136,345
14.1%
TESLA
130,251
13.4%
HYUNDAI-KIA
96,988
10.0%
RENAULT-NISSAN-MITSUBISHI
83,368
8.6%
BMW
74,661
7.7%
MERCEDES-BENZ
67,383
6.9%
GEELY
57,329
5.9%
SAIC
26,936
2.8%
FORD
17,164
1.8%
TOYOTA
7,554
0.8%
OTHER
5,357
0.6%
BYD
4,237
0.4%
MAZDA
3,921
0.4%
FAW
2,009
0.2%
HONDA
1,274
0.1%
NIO
1,223
0.1%
TATA MOTORS
1,053
0.1%
SUBARU
884
0.1%
XPENG
715
0.1%
Looking at the results by automotive group, Volkswagen Group is far ahead in the lead. Stellantis squeezes out the silver medal, while Tesla was right on its tail to at least grab the bronze.
What are your thoughts on these results?
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