Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 19:20:11 +0000
Many of the world’s automakers are finding they don’t have enough batteries available for the electric cars they are building. Audi last week reportedly shut down it e-tron factory for 4 days because of a battery shortage.
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 03:36:51 +0000
Electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling has been a topic of discussion for years, but it took some time to get enough electric cars on the road (and then off the road) for commercially viable EV battery recycling outfits to grow. The times, they are a-changin’, and we’re starting to hear a bit more about the idea and early ventures. One such story comes from Audi and Umicore
Credit to Author: Jose Pontes| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 07:38:54 +0000
The German plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market started the year on fire, jumping 128% year over year (YoY), to a record 16,131 registrations. That smashed the previous record (12,026 units) set last October, so it seems the German locomotive has (finally) been set in motion
Credit to Author: Jose Pontes| Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 04:00:15 +0000
With a sales rush in the last days of 2019, one would imagine January would bring a big hangover for the plug-in vehicle market. But turns out, it hasn’t. Yes, the Dutch plug-in market was down 2% year over year (YoY), to 3,184 registrations, but because the overall market fell even more (-6% YoY), the plug-in vehicle (PEV) share (7.2%, 4.3% for fully electric vehicles alone) actually grew compared to 12 months ago (6.9% in January 2019). So … why is this happening
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 06:00:50 +0000
The first 3,000 Audi e-tron buyers* in the US after February 3 are getting a 10-year subscription to solar power for their electric driving, according to a press release from Audi. The German automaker has partnered with Arcadia** to provide the clean energy bonus. The subscription is completely free for the consumer
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 06:00:50 +0000
The first 3,000 Audi e-tron buyers* in the US after February 3 are getting a 10-year subscription to solar power for their electric driving, according to a press release from Audi. The German automaker has partnered with Arcadia** to provide the clean energy bonus. The subscription is completely free for the consumer
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 00:54:59 +0000
The Tesla Model Y Performance has received its official range and efficiency rating from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Its range is 315 miles on a full charge, and it is officially the most efficient crossover SUV in the US based on the agency’s fuel economy formula for MPGe (miles per gallon equivalency)
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 01:08:41 +0000
Norway, the undisputed global leader in the EV transition, hit 64.4% EV market share in January, with over 44% share for pure electrics and 20% for plug-in hybrids. This best-ever-January result was achieved before 2020 shipments of the top selling Tesla Model 3 have even arrived in the country, with the Audi e-tron (902 units) and Renault Zoe (533 units) seeing the highest January volumes
Credit to Author: Jose Pontes| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 04:57:17 +0000
The European plug-in electric vehicle market registered a record 77,000 vehicles in December (+88%!), with the Dutch market most helping to pull the market up. Fully electric vehicles (+91% year over year) grew a bit faster than plug-in hybrids (+81%), with the powertrain breakdown becoming even more friendly to fully electric vehicles (68% to 32% in December, versus 64% to 36% in 2019)
Credit to Author: Jose Pontes| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 01:03:49 +0000
The German plug-in electric passenger vehicle market ended the year on fire, with registrations more than doubling in December, to 11,328 registrations