2021 is not over yet, but the first three quarters of the year are already behind us. Thanks to VWE Automotive, this provides interesting figures for the Dutch EV market. In this article we list the 15 most popular new electric cars in the Netherlands for you.
Kia supplies the Niro in the Netherlands in various flavors, but it is the electric e-Niro that gives Kia a laurel wreath. The Kia e-Niro has turned out to be the most popular electric car in the Netherlands in the past three quarters of 2021. Kia sold 3,870 units through September. In the same period last year, there were twelve percent more.
The Kia e-Niro may be very successful just like last year, but that does not mean that the car has nothing to fear. The electric e-Niro feels the hot breath of the Skoda Enyaq iV launched this year in its neck. In the first nine months of this year, 3,643 copies of Skoda’s electric SUV were registered, good for a second place in this top 10 of the most popular electric cars in the Netherlands.
Anyone who had said a few years ago that Ford would come with an electric Mustang SUV was looked at strangely. In 2021, electric SUV with Mustang name appears to really catch on. The Ford Mustang Mach-E casually walks up the podium. In the first three quarters of this year, 2,237 new Ford Mustang Mach-Es were registered, good for third place. In fourth place we find the Tesla Model 3. Still popular, but the number of Models 3 that Tesla has put away in 2021 is not as large as in the first nine months of 2020. Tesla has 1,968 Models 3 this year. registered, a whopping 55 percent less than the 4,380 registered in the first three quarters of last year. Other notable things? The Renault Zoe is still doing well and even sees its sales increase and the once successful MG ZS EV has disappeared from the Top 15.
Top 15 most popular electric cars in the Netherlands Q1-Q3 2021
| Fashion model | 2020 Q1-3 | 2021 Q1-3 | Percentage difference compared to Q1-Q3 2020 | |
| 1 | Kia e-Niro | 4.397 | 3,870 | -12% |
| 2 | Skoda Enyaq iV | – | 3.643 | – |
| 3 | Ford Mustang Mach E | – | 2.237 | – |
| 4 | Tesla Model 3 | 4.380 | 1968 | -55% |
| 5 | Volkswagen ID.4 | – | 1,931 | – |
| 6 | Renault ZOE | 1,549 | 1,723 | 11% |
| 7 | Volkswagen ID.3 | 610 | 1,547 | 154% |
| 8 | BMW iX3 | – | 1,397 | – |
| 9 | Volvo XC40 | – | 1.229 | – |
| 10 | Nissan LEAF | 1285 | 1.151 | -10% |
| 11 | Peugeot e-208 | 696 | 999 | 44% |
| 12 | Peugeot e-2008 | 216 | 902 | 318% |
| 13 | Audi e-tron | 1171 | 867 | -26% |
| 14 | pole star 2 | 512 | 852 | 66% |
| 15 | Mercedes-Benz EQA | – | 689 | – |
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl