Tesla Model 3 dominates car sales in Europe in March. And Model Y is third- Corriere.it

Domain Tesla: in first place the Model 3on the third la ModelY. This is not the ranking of a speed race for electric cars, but that of European sales. In March Model 3 was the favorite of buyers from the Old Continent (23,013), such asit had already happened in September 2021. On that occasion the news made a lot of noise because it was the first time on that podium for an electric.

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Tesla Model 3

This is the smallest and least expensive model – the starting price is around 50 thousand euros, but it immediately goes up by 4 thousand euros if you want to add the advanced autopilot, that is the assisted driving system – among those produced by the specialized brand. in luxury electric vehicles and founded by South African tycoon Elon Musk who, by the way, has just finalized the Twitter purchase.

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E Model Y

The Californian company, this time not satisfied with the first position in the sales ranking, but also took the third overall with the SUV Model Y che, with 18,968, the second best-selling electric. To divide the two sisters only the Peugeot 208: 21.026 specimens sold. Alone fourth the historic bestseller Golf, fifth the Sandero which, however, is the only model in the top ten to increase sales compared to the same month last year: + 12, with 16,778 units sold. Excellent result for Fiat: the 500 the third among the electric most sold in Europe, with 6,579. The Italian compact is doing well, seventh, also in the general classification.

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Models on tap better than diesel

As confirmed by i data released by JatoThe popularity of low-emission vehicles continued to increase last month. The plug-in and electric hybrid cars as well (PHEV and BEV) with 244,801 total new registrations they have overtaken the diesels, which stopped at 202,113 units. For BEV and PHEV, this equates to a 10% increase in volume, while for diesels, the volume decreased by 39%.

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The top ten of sales in Europe in March 2022: electric

Tesla Model 3 23.013
Tesla Model Y 18.968
Fiat 500 electric 6,579
Kia Niro EV 5.217
Volkswagen ID.4 5.009
Peugeot e-208 4.201
Renault Zoe 4.054
Hyundai Kona 4.032
Dacia Spring 3.989
BMW i3 3.768

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