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Recently, the EV Sales website of the United States released the global sales data of electric vehicles (passenger cars) in the first quarter. Data show that in March, global electric vehicle sales rose 53% year-on-year to more than 224000 vehicles. In the first quarter of this year, global electric vehicle sales rose 58% year-on-year to more than 500000 units. What is more noteworthy is that China accounts for half of the total global electric vehicle sales.

125800 electric vehicles were sold in Europe in the first quarter of 2019, an increase of 41.2% over the same period last year. The good performance of the European electric car market contrasts sharply with the haze in the traditional car market, where sales of traditional fuel vehicles fell 3.1 per cent to 4.14 million in the first quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. Electric vehicles in Europe accounted for 3.1% of the overall car market, up from 2.1% in the same period last year. European electric vehicle sales performed surprisingly well in March, with new electric vehicle registrations reaching 60,000, up 38 per cent from a year earlier. Of this total, sales of pure electric vehicles were 41000, up 67 per cent from a year earlier.

Among them, Tesla model3 model sold a total of 15800, and then Tesla will launch the SR/SR+ version of model3 in the European market, the new model will provide better driving fun. Among the European brands, France's Renault launched the latest version of Zoe, which uses 60kwh's battery pack and installs the latest driving assistance system. The price is also more favorable for the old model, so sales reached 4361 in March. The third name is Mitsubishi Outlander phev, which is also recognized by consumers in Japan in addition to Europe.

The development of the European electric vehicle market faces three major obstacles: the first is the uneven development of the European electric vehicle market. The data show that in low-income EU countries where per capita GDP is less than 18000 euros, the market share of new energy vehicles is almost zero. By contrast, new energy vehicles that account for more than 1.8 per cent of the overall market share are distributed in countries with a per capita GDP of more than 35000 euros, and 85 per cent of electric vehicle sales in Europe are concentrated in six countries with high per capita GDP. Second, infrastructure such as charging piles is also unevenly distributed, with 76 per cent of charging infrastructure concentrated in four EU countries, namely, the Netherlands, Germany, France and the UK. Third, there is insufficient government support for charging infrastructure such as electric vehicles or charging piles. Facts have proved that the development of the electric vehicle market is also better in EU countries with high government subsidies, such as Norway, Germany, the United Kingdom and France.

There are already 200000 electric vehicles registered in the United States. Starting from January 1 this year, the subsidy for American consumers to buy electric vehicles will be reduced from 7500 US dollars to 3750 US dollars, and the subsidy will be completely eliminated in 2020. To some extent, the refund measures affected the sales of electric vehicles in the United States in the first quarter. From January to March this year, 61900 electric vehicles were sold in the United States, accounting for 1.8 percent of the whole car market, up from 1.6 percent in the same period last year, according to EV Sales, but electric vehicle sales in the United States in the first quarter were only the same as those in Europe in March. But the slowdown in electric car growth in the United States is partly due to reduced deliveries of Tesla's model3 model, which is mainly sold in China and Europe. The number of Tesla model3 models delivered in the United States is 22400.

The Chevrolet bolt compact electric model and the Prius hybrid made the list, with the former ranking second with 4316 vehicles and the latter third with 4418 vehicles. The former top seller, the Nissan Leaf, slipped down the rankings, selling an average of about 1500 Leafs a month since last year, compared with just 717 in January and 2685 in the first quarter, ranking seventh behind Tesla's modelS/X.

Back in China, in less than one year from the full replacement of new energy vehicles in 2020, China's new energy vehicle market pattern will accelerate differentiation and enter the transformation period and elimination period. According to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, China's energy car market remained strong in the first quarter of this year. From January to March, the sales of new energy models reached 304000 and 299000 respectively. Of these, 227000 were pure electric models, an increase of 121.4 percent over the same period last year, and 72000 plug-in hybrid models, an increase of 79.1 percent over the same period.

In March sales, BYD's Yuanchun electric version topped the list with 24400, while BAIC's EU ranked second with 1.3, while BYD's E5 and BYD's Tang DM ranked third and fourth with 18000 and 15000 respectively. In addition, Geely's Dihao EV and Baojun E100 models also reached 10, 000 vehicles. Among the foreign brands, Tesla's model3 and Volkswagen's Passat GTE are on the list with 5300 and 5079 respectively.

Since the release of the replacement policy, the sales structure of pure electric models has changed significantly, with the market share of A00-class models falling to 26% from 69% in March 2018. Only 23000 A00-class models were sold in March. It fell 18 per cent year-on-year, while A-class models rose 392 per cent to 49000. The market share is 55%. In the ranking of manufacturers, BYD has the highest market share of new energy models, accounting for 24% of the market, SAIC ranks second with 8%, and BAIC New Energy ranks third with 7%, followed by Geely and Great Wall.

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