French EV sales reach record percentage of total car sales in July
According to Clean Technica today, the electric car market represented 1.22% of new car sales in France in July, which is a new record (the percentage was 1.19% in June). However, they do note that these numbers are not official and contain some estimates. 
Originally published on EV Obsession.

The Renault Zoe is still top dog in France. Actually, it’s absolutely crushing it. The homegrown Zoe has 42% of the electric car market in France from January through July, and took 36% in July. No other car comes close to it. After test driving the Zoe a week ago, I can certainly see why it’s such a popular buy. It’s too bad Renault doesn’t offer it in the US.

After the long drop from the top, the Zoe’s cousin, the Nissan Leaf, sits at #2, taking 12% of July EV sales and 11% for January through July. The Volkswagen Golf GTE took the bronze in July, but sits at #4 for the year to date. Meanwhile, the Renault Kangoo ZE (a van) is #3 for the year to date but fell to #4 in July.

The Audi A3 e-tron, which is built on the same platform as the VW Golf GTE (so has the same performance and range), was #5 in July and January through July. After the A3 e-tron, sales fall off a lot again.

The electric car market represented 1.22% of new car sales in France in July, a new record (the percentage was 1.19% in June). Unfortunately, the numbers are not official and contain a number of estimates, with all of the stats coming from Jose Pontes. Here’s a closer look at the charts and tables for France:

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