Tesla Model Y Germany’s Best Selling Vehicle in September, Beating Iconic VW Golf

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2022 13:31:17 +0000

Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 32.2% share in September, up from 28.7% year on year. Full electrics grew more than plugin hybrids. Overall auto volume was 224,864 units, up 14% from last year, and down some 8% from September 2019’s result. The Tesla Model Y was the overall best selling […]

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Sweden’s BEVs Take Over Third Of Market

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 15:58:39 +0000

Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share recovered in September, gaining 55.2% of the auto market, from 53.9% a year ago. Full electrics saw 35.3% share, their 2nd highest ever from last December. Plugin hybrids fell slightly year on year. Overall auto volumes were down 3% YoY, and some 21% down from pre-2020 seasonal norms. The bestselling […]

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17 EV Models Have EPA Combined Rating of 100+ MPGe in Model Year 2022

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2022 12:50:53 +0000

For Model Year 2022 (MY 2022), 17 electric vehicle (EV) models achieved 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) or higher. MPGe is a unit of measure used by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to represent EV fuel economy in a common unit with gas-powered vehicles, where 33.7 kilowatt-hours of electricity are equal to the energy […]

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Germany’s Plugin EVs Resume Growth, Tesla Model Y Leads

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2022 17:33:20 +0000

Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, saw plugin electric vehicles take 28.5% market share in August 2022, their best result YTD, though only marginally up on August 2021’s 27.6%. Overall auto volumes were 199,183 units, fractionally up YOY, but dramatically down by some 37% from the 2018-2019 seasonal average of 315,000 units.  The Tesla Model Y […]

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Norway’s Plugin EVs Still Falling, For Reasons

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2022 16:32:32 +0000

Norway, the country furthest along in the electric vehicle transition, saw a second consecutive month of falling plugin electric vehicle share, at 86.1% from 87.7% a year ago. Like last month, full electrics did see annual growth in share, but this was outweighed by the greater falling share of plugin hybrids. Overall auto volumes also […]

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Norway’s Plugin EVs Still Falling For Reasons

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2022 16:32:32 +0000

Norway, the country furthest along in the electric vehicle transition, saw a second consecutive month of falling plugin electric vehicle share, at 86.1% from 87.7% a year ago. Like last month, full electrics did see annual growth in share, but this was outweighed by the greater falling share of plugin hybrids. Overall auto volumes also […]

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Sweden Plugin EV Share At 46.1% In August

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2022 16:41:20 +0000

Sweden’s auto market recorded a plugin electric vehicle share of 46.1% in August 2022, a slight drop year on year from 47.1% share. Full electrics grew their share, but plugin hybrids lost more. Overall auto volumes were 26% down on pre-pandemic seasonal norms, at 20,576 units. The Volkswagen ID.4 was the best selling full electric […]

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Germany’s EV Share Cold Comfort Against 34% Shortfall In Overall Auto Market

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2022 15:37:38 +0000

Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 25.5% share in July. This up from 22.6% year on year. Overall auto market volumes were down some 34% from seasonal norms, to 205,911 units, the worst July performance in many years. The Fiat 500e was again Germany’s best selling full electric for the month. […]

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New BMW i4 eDrive35 Starts At $51,400

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2022 23:18:11 +0000

BMW i4 eDrive35BMW was an early leader in the electric vehicle market, exploring the technology and how consumers react to it with its ActiveE program and then later releasing the i3, which was built electric from the ground up at a time when no legacy automaker was building cars electric from the ground up. After a long […]

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Norway’s Plugin Market Share Drops, BEVs Still Growing

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2022 18:35:17 +0000

Norway, the leading country in the electric transport transition, saw a rare annual drop in plugin electric vehicle share in July 2022, to 83.0% from 84.7% year on year. Full electrics grew share modestly (70.7%, from 64.1% YoY) but plugin hybrids lost share (12.3%, from 20.6%). The overall auto market was down 31% in volume […]

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