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The Electric Car Atop Europe’s Sales Charts Isn’t a Tesla or VW

Renault’s Zoe was the region’s No. 1 EV in the first half of the year.

Photographer: Jean-Brice Lemal

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Renault SA delivered quite the shock in its sales figures this week to anyone who had only paid attention to Tesla Inc.’s stock chart. The French carmaker’s all-electric Zoe out-muscled the Model 3 as Europe’s best-selling electric vehicle in the first half of the year.