Renault has managed to popularise electric cars: it has already sold 300,000 units in Europe

Electric mobility is the great battleground for many brands in the market. All of them want to be part of a market that is gradually gaining sales across the world in general and in Europe in particular. Renault is one of the brands betting on this type of mobility and offers several fully electric models that are proving quite popular in the European market.

It has been so successful that it now totals electric cars amounting to 300,000 units. That figure is made up of all the brand’s available models: the Renault ZOE, the Kangoo Z.E., the Master Z.E. van, the Renault Fluence Z.E., a saloon that has since been discontinued, and the Twizy, a small two-seater designed for urban environments that had its moment of glory and is no longer as popular.

At the top of the list of best-selling electric cars from Renault is the ZOE, which has become the company’s best-selling electric car. In total, registrations of this model exceed 200,000 units. Half of them were registered in France, the brand’s main market.

Renault strengthens its electric models in 2020

We know 2020 has not been an easy year, but despite the circumstances there has been a considerable increase in sales compared with the previous year. In relative terms, 38% more electric vehicles were sold Renault during the first half of 2020 than in the same period of 2019.

There are no official figures, but the French brand’s electric vehicle sales are estimated to reach 42,000 vehicles up to June 2020. If this trend continues, Renault could end up with around 100,000 electric vehicles sold this year. Last year it managed to sell 61,000 units over the 12 months, so this figure is expected to be comfortably exceeded.

Looking at Renault’s best-selling electric vehicle, the Renault ZOE, 17,650 units were registered during the first six months of 2020. This model is the ninth most popular in France and holds the title of “best-seller“, with a market share of 40%.

To strengthen its leadership in the electric mobility sector, Renault wants to present another electric model that will support the ZOE and aims to share the top positions with it. This is the Renault Twingo Z.E., for which orders will begin to be taken from the month of August.