Hello, I opened this topic in order to explore the status of the electric cars popularity in each country. So please, take some time and write about the spread of electric cars.
In my country (Jordan - middle east), most of the electric cars are imports from California, other states in the US, and South Korea. Most people buy used cars. The following data is about the car imports by local traders (not the official dealers of the car brands)
The electric cars market share is 9.1% of the car imports (they are of 5 years age max). While Hybrid cars are at 56%, Gas cars at 30% (down from 44%, 2 years ago). The rest is diesel cars.
The most popular so far is still Nissan Leaf MY's 2011-2017. However the 2018 model, is not popular, and is rarely seen. Kia Soul EV is also popular, but it is losing price and market share due to its battery issues.
Now the Hyundai Ioniq is gaining market so quickly, it's price is very competitive, and it's battery is still showing good performance. The same goes for the VW e-Golf, but less than the Ioniq, it's price is 3,000 $ higher.
Mercedes B250e, BMW i3, Ford Focus, Chevy Spark, Toyota RAV4 (2012 - 2014), Tesla, Fiat 500e, Samsung SM3 (the same car goes under Renault brand) and Mitsubishi MiEV are all available in the market, but less popular.
There is a Chinese car called Private-Smart that is 9,000$ brand new
, full electric with a max power of 30 KW.
Recently, long range EV's other than Tesla are entering the market, the Kona electric, Kia e-Niro and Chevy Bolt are gaining market slowly. I can see many Chevy Bolts on offer, while very few Kona's and e-Niro's.
In my country (Jordan - middle east), most of the electric cars are imports from California, other states in the US, and South Korea. Most people buy used cars. The following data is about the car imports by local traders (not the official dealers of the car brands)
The electric cars market share is 9.1% of the car imports (they are of 5 years age max). While Hybrid cars are at 56%, Gas cars at 30% (down from 44%, 2 years ago). The rest is diesel cars.
The most popular so far is still Nissan Leaf MY's 2011-2017. However the 2018 model, is not popular, and is rarely seen. Kia Soul EV is also popular, but it is losing price and market share due to its battery issues.
Now the Hyundai Ioniq is gaining market so quickly, it's price is very competitive, and it's battery is still showing good performance. The same goes for the VW e-Golf, but less than the Ioniq, it's price is 3,000 $ higher.
Mercedes B250e, BMW i3, Ford Focus, Chevy Spark, Toyota RAV4 (2012 - 2014), Tesla, Fiat 500e, Samsung SM3 (the same car goes under Renault brand) and Mitsubishi MiEV are all available in the market, but less popular.
There is a Chinese car called Private-Smart that is 9,000$ brand new
, full electric with a max power of 30 KW.Recently, long range EV's other than Tesla are entering the market, the Kona electric, Kia e-Niro and Chevy Bolt are gaining market slowly. I can see many Chevy Bolts on offer, while very few Kona's and e-Niro's.
