Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sat, 27 May 2023 02:34:55 +0000
The overall German auto market had a positive month in April (+13% year over year), with BEVs being the highlight (+34% YoY). There were 29,740 BEV registrations last month, 15% of the overall market. That pulled the market up — quite different from PHEVs, which were down 46%. The latter are now suffering from the […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 15:50:12 +0000
After a good first quarter, April increased plugin registrations by 53% YoY, to 11,919 units, with the Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market reaching 40% last month. That’s mostly thanks to pure electrics (28% of new vehicle sales), which jumped 73% year over year (YoY). The overall market is also rising, to 29,669 units, although at […]
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 18:30:38 +0000
BMW is stepping up from vehicle-to-grid EV charging to kick vehicle-to-everything (V2X) into gear, with an assist from the California utility PG&E
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 15:56:23 +0000
Two recent announcements from Electrify America had one very interesting thing in common: they weren’t about Electrify America. But, if you’re familiar with the company, you probably know that the company has other divisions that start with “Electrify.” In these instances, the news was about Electrify Canada and Electrify Home and their efforts to Electrify […]
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 17:35:06 +0000
If you are into MINIs, the newest addition to its product line might be appealing. The MINI Countryman is an all-rounder and roomy daily driver that continues the MINI brand’s product campaign of all-electric cars. This is the largest model in the new MINI family of vehicles, with five doors and a flexible interior, that […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2023 19:03:44 +0000
The all-electric BMW iX1 is now on sale in South Africa. It starts from R1,140,000 ($62,928). It joins the growing list of battery electric vehicles now available from BMW for consumers in South Africa to buy, adding onto the MINI Cooper SE (which is the most affordable BEV in South Africa at the moment), the […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:03:46 +0000
The Tesla Model Y was the 2nd best selling automobile in the overall German auto market in February (an “off-peak month” for Tesla).
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 23:38:48 +0000
Lynk & Co is the #1 best selling car in the overall Dutch auto market.
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2023 04:59:03 +0000
One would think that MINI, a part of BMW Group, would have vehicles produced in Germany. Apparently not, or not completely. The coming MINI Countryman will be the first MINI to be fully produced in Germany, making it a true “Made in Germany” model. That includes the fully electric MINI Countryman (and the non-electric versions). […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 12:30:28 +0000
After the subsidies-derived sales rush of December, leading to a historic performance, Germany’s plugin vehicle (PEV) market was bound to have a hangover month in January. And so it did, with this market starting the year with a 33% drop over the same month last year. The almost 40,000 units registered in January 2022 dropped […]