As in 2023, Tesla grabs first place, but a little news is coming quickly behind and could well dethrone the American giant next year.
In 2024, we expected a tidal wave of electric cars in France, but this did not happen. With 17% market sharesales even declined compared to 2023.
A year “saved” by social leasing
However, there was no shortage of subsidies in 2024, particularly with the famous leasing social which allowed 50,000 households to have access to an electric car for around 100 euros per month. The bonus was still 4,000 euros, and could even reach 7,000 euros for the most modest households.
By excluding electric cars manufactured outside Europe from the bonus, sales have necessarily suffered, but it is more generally the market which is slowing down, between complicated economic context and high prices, even if certain more “affordable” models have seen the day, like the Citroën ë-C3, Citroën ë-C3 which is not in the Top 10 electric cars registered in France in 2024, in particular because the firm to the rafters are struggling to deliver their models.
Social leasing has generally supported a market that is doing poorly, but which remains above the European average which oscillates between 12 and 15% market share, pending final figures. Thanks to the 50,000 files retained by the government, social leasing still represented 17% of the 290,614 electric car registrations over the year.
The Tesla Model Y still the leader in electric cars in France
Despite lackluster sales, certain models stood out in 2024, and they are generally the same as last year.
- Tesla Model Y: 28,577 registrations
- Peugeot e-208: 23,602 registrations
- Renault Mégane E-Tech: 16,800 registrations
- Fiat 500e: 14,695 registrations
- Tesla Model 3: 11,617 registrations
- Renault Twingo E-Tech: 11,290 registrations
- Renault 5 E-Tech: 9,973 registrations
- Renault Scénic E-Tech: 8,953 registrations
- Peugeot e-2008: 8,944 registrations
- BMW iX1: 8,940 registrations
Even if the figures are not good, the dynamic could be reversed in 2025 due to European constraints and the famous CAFE standard. Manufacturers have an obligation to reduce their average CO emissions2 from 95 to 81 g/km otherwise they are exposed to heavy fines. But this European objective is already the subject of discussions with a view to a possible postponement or change of calculation method.
The launch of the Renault 5 E-Tech (the first registrations of which only began in October 2024…) should help boost sales, just like that expected of the Citroën ë-C3. New models, such as the Renault 4 E-Tech, the Fiat Grande Panda and the Citroën ë-C3 Aircross should also help boost sales, while Chinese brands like MG welcome the reduction in the bonus, allowing its electric models to be more competitive with the competition.
Source: www.autoplus.fr
