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Mitsubishi Outlander remains most popular plug-in model in UK

The Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid remains the most common ultra-low carbon car on the UK’s roads.

Analysis by the RAC Foundation of the latest DVLA data shows there were 25,447 Outlanders on the road at the end of 2016, significantly ahead of the pure-battery electric Nissan Leaf at 14,718.

Third came the Mercedes-Benz C350 e (5,890) which pushed the BMW i3 (5,858) down into fourth place in the table. Fifth is the Renault Zoe (4,974).

At the end of 2016 there were a total of 83,169 licensed plug-in car and van grant eligible vehicles in the UK.

This is a 74% increase on the figure at the end of 2015 (47,922).

Three of the five vehicles with the highest growth in licensed numbers over the quarter (end of quarter four compared with quarter three) were plug-in hybrid (PHEV) versions of regular cars:

1)      Mitsubishi Outlander (PHEV) – 1,696 increase

2)      Mercedes-Benz C350 e (PHEV) – 1,134

3)      BMW 330 e (PHEV) – 895

4)      Nissan Leaf (pure battery electric) – 655

5)      BMW i3 (pure battery electric or range extended) – 641

Under the government’s plug-in grant schemes: car buyers can get a grant of up to £4,500 depending on the model and van buyers a grant of up to £8,000.

This is the list of all 48 vehicles that are, or have been, eligible for the government’s plug-in car and van grant schemes and which were on the road in the UK at the end of Q4 2016 (the most recent date for which figures are available).

Make and ModelQ4 2016Q3 2016Q2 2016Q1 2016Q4 2015
1Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV         25,447         23,751         21,708         19,945         16,100
2Nissan Leaf         14,718         14,063         12,837         12,469         11,219
3Mercedes-Benz C350 e           5,890           4,756           3,337           1,898               628
4BMW i3

(of which are range extender version)

 5,858 (4,198) 5,217 (3,700) 4,457 (3,131) 4,065 (2,855) 3,574 (2,440)
5Renault Zoe           4,974           4,744           4,339           3,918           3,327
6Tesla Model S           4,454           3,907           3,312           2,826           2,087
7BMW 330e           3,447           2,552           1,479               340                  –
8Volkswagen Golf GTE           3,231           3,059           2,657           1,970           1,359
9Nissan e-NV200 (all variants)           1,886           1,710           1,487           1,243           1,047
10Audi A3 e-tron           1,806           1,699           1,634           1,445           1,218
11Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid           1,671           1,667           1,655           1,651           1,580
12Volvo Xc90 T8 Twin Engine           1,610           1,159               813               561                 38
13BMW i8           1,549           1,446           1,307           1,163           1,022
14Vauxhall Ampera           1,278           1,258           1,267           1,261           1,272
15Renault Kangoo ZE               838               805               785               755               740
16Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid (all variants)               610               484               410               366               337
17Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid               515               498               475               454               395
18BMW 225xe               460               290               163                 65                  –
19Peugeot Ion               418               413               405               383               374
20Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive               375               333               303               193               162
21Mitsubishi i-Miev               261               255               252               257               251
22Kia Soul EV               245               244               193               170               145
23Kia Optima Saloon PHEV               231               207
24Citroen C-Zero               227               220               213               192               167
25Smart ForTwo Electric Drive               209               213               215               214               212
26Volkswagen Passat GTE               180                 72                   2                   2                   2
27Volkswagen e-up!               164               161               154               150               142
28Volkswagen e-Golf               135               129               123               120               114
29Mercedes-Benz S500 Hybrid               124               124               125               129               157
30Chevrolet Volt               119               121               119               122               122
31Renault Fluence                 75                 78                 79                 78                 70
32Audi Q7 e-tron                 62                 68
33Tesla Model X                 42
34Ford Focus Electric                 22                 22                 22                 19                 19
35Mia (all variants)                 13                 14                 15                 15                 15
=Daimler Mercedes-Benz Vito E-Cell                 13                 20                 22                 23                 23
37Toyota Mirai                 12                 12                 11                   9                   4
38BYD e6                  –                  –                  –                  –                  –
=BD Otomotiv eTraffic                  –                  –                  –                  –                  –
=BD Otomotiv eDucato                  –                  –                  –                  –                  –
=Citroen Berlingo EV                  –                  –                  –                  –                  –
=Peugeot ePartner                  –                  –                  –                  –                  –
=Smith Electric Smith Edison                  –                  –                  –                  –                  –
=Mahindra e20                  –                  –                  –                  –
=Hyundai IONIQ EV                  –                  –
=Mercedes-Benz E350 e                  –                  –
=BMW 530e                  –
=Mini Countryman PHEV                  –
Total         83,169          75,771          66,375          58,471          47,922
[source: RAC Foundation]
Apr 21, 2017Blagojce Krivevski
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