There are quite a few electric cars driving around in the Netherlands these days. The range of different models has increased considerably and more and more car manufacturers have started making plug-in cars, which makes sense when we look at the demand on the market and the measures and guidelines that are drawn up by national governments and the European Union. That's all well and good, but what are the best-selling electric cars in the Netherlands at the moment and are there any real outliers or is the market fairly evenly divided?
The best-selling electric car at the moment
To determine the best-selling electric cars in the Netherlands, we take the 2023 figures, as these are the most complete, recent statistics. We then immediately see that 1 in 3 cars sold in the Netherlands in 2023 was electric. We also immediately see that Tesla leads the list with a model that claims more than 12% of the EV market share in the Netherlands.
The list of best-selling electric cars in 2023 looks like this:
- Tesla Model Y | View charging stations | View charging cables | View mobile home chargers
- Volvo XC40 | View charging stations | View charging cables | View mobile home chargers
- Peugeot e-208 | View charging stations | View charging cables | View mobile home chargers
- Tesla Model 3
- Skoda Enyaq
Numbers 2 to 5 have a market share between 4.1% and 5.6%, which indicates how incredibly popular the Model Y is in the Netherlands. This is not so strange, because the model offers an incredible price-quality ratio and Tesla has the best network of fast chargers worldwide, which means convenience for EV drivers who choose Tesla.
It is also noteworthy that Tesla is not the winner in the field of most sold brands (electric and non-electric). In fact, Tesla is not even in the top 5, which is led by Volkswagen, Kia and Toyota.
Funny fact is that the top 5 of the Netherlands deviates quite a bit from the top 5 most sold electric cars in Europe as a whole in 2023. It looks like this:
- Tesla Model Y
- Tesla Model 3
- Volkswagen ID.4
- Skoda Enyaq
- MG4
This is mainly due to the fact that the car markets in Germany and Great Britain are much larger than those in the Netherlands. This has caused the list to look completely different, although it is clear that Tesla is doing exceptionally well on the national and international car market.
Some popular models in different categories
Are you looking for an electric car and do you want to know what the best-selling electric cars were in the Netherlands in 2023? Then pay close attention, because the top 5 consists of very different models. When comparing cars, always first look at what you really need, how much range you want and what the charging speed of the car is. These factors are all more relevant than which car drives around the most in the Netherlands.
What are the expectations for the (near) future?
When it comes to expectations for the future and models that will become popular, there is a big battle going on in international EV land. On the one hand, we have those who expect the market to be flooded with cheap models from Asia, which will make it very difficult for the renowned brands such as Tesla, Volvo and Volkswagen. We know that in Asia there is a lot of work going on to develop and build many new models that should be cheap, but it is uncertain whether these can ever be marketed in the European Union.
That is where we find the other group of people. They think that the Chinese do not stand a chance and that the EV will be further developed, which will lead to even more features, possibilities, better range and improved charging possibilities, including bidirectional charging and efficient storage of green energy to make the developments actually possible.
Whatever happens, it is clear that there is a lot more competition in the EV market and that car manufacturers are busy developing new models, looking at demand and responding to it, and at the same time dealing with the challenges of the future. That means that a lot of news will come out in the near future and that many new plug-in models will roll out of the factories.
