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South Africa December 2016

What gives Nissan? Are you leaving me alone here?!?

BMW Edition

The South African EV Market ended its second full year, with only three models available, the Nissan Leaf and the BMW i offerings, with others said to arrive in the near future, like Tesla.

159 units were sold, with the majority (93) belonging to the BMW i3´s, followed by its more expensive relative, the i8, with 59 units.

The Nissan Leaf ended the year in a distant Third, with the registrations being made in the first half of the year, let's hope Nissan hasn't pulled the plug on this market.

Pl	South Africa	Dec.	YTD	%	Pl. '15
1	BMW i3	17	93	59	1
2	BMW i8	2	59	37	2
3	Nissan Leaf		7	4	3
	TOTAL	19	159	100

Hat Tip to Tonami Playman!

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South Africa March 2015 (Draft)

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Debut Edition

For the first time in EVS, we have a close look at the South African EV Market, a baby that started just last year with the arrival of the Nissan Leaf, later joined by the BMW i offerings.

There were unconfirmed data saying that these pioneers were actually selling in significant numbers (For a Zero Year, at least), and thanks to local Carmag magazine (They published the March sales numbers), we can now have some insight on what's going on there.

The Nissan Leaf was the first to arrive, but the early hype (It has got to selling 20 units/month last year), has faded and it's now behind the BMW's, with the i3 leading the (small) ranking and the i8 sports car in Second.

In total, some 100 units were registered in the First Quarter of the year, pulling the EV Share to 0,06%, up from the 0,02% of last year, it might not sound much, but these numbers compare favorably with other markets, like Poland (42 units, 0,04% Share), which have been in the EV bandwagon for longer (Since 2011, in the case in question).