Russian market of new electric vehicles grew by 17% in July

According to AUTOSTAT agency, in July 2020, residents of our country purchased 48 new electric vehicles. That is 17.1% more than in July 2019 (41 vehicles). The Nissan Leaf remains the leader of this segment; it was purchased by 14 customers. The second place is taken by the Jaguar I-pace with 10 vehicles sold. The next three places in our ranking are occupied by three Tesla models – the Tesla X with 8 vehicles sold, the Tesla Model 3 (7 vehicles) and the Tesla Model S (4 vehicles). A newcomer of the new electric vehicle market - the Audi E-Tron full-size crossover – went on sale this summer; the first 3 vehicles of this model were sold in July.  Russian customers also bought 2 Hyundai Ioniqs last month.

Moscow, where 13 new electric vehicles were sold, is the leader in the regional structure of this market. Other 8 electric vehicles were bought in Moscow region. In addition, 3 new electric vehicles were purchased in each the Primorye  Territory and Irkutsk region, 2 vehicles were sold in St. Petersburg, the Krasnodar Territory, Novosibirsk and Tyumen regions, and one electric vehicle was purchased in each of 13 other regions of the Russian Federation. During seven months of 2020, the market of new electric vehicles had negative dynamics. During this period, residents of the Russian Federation purchased 169 such vehicles, which is 10.1% less than in January-July 2019 (188 vehicles).