Is Tesla Going To Outpace Luxury Automakers Lexus & BMW? Probably

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2022 04:37:16 +0000

For much of the auto industry’s recent history, luxury auto sales have been dominated by Lexus and BMW. However, Tesla’s push toward the emergence of the electric vehicle is expected to change that in the years to come. Tesla is on track to outpace luxury automaker sales from Lexus and BMW, amidst a major shift […]

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The World’s Top Selling Electric Vehicles — January 2022

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2022 19:25:27 +0000

World EV sales continue to grow fast around the world. January kept the trend going, or even increased it. Tesla Model Y New #1 in Hot Market Registrations were up 87% year over year (YoY) in January, to over 603,000 units. China’s market was the main driver of growth, as we can see on the […]

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UK Plugin EV Share Doubles To 26% As Tesla Model Y Debuts

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2022 11:51:42 +0000

The UK, Europe’s second largest plugin market, saw electric vehicle share almost double year on year to 25.6% in February. Full electrics alone took 17.7% share. Overall auto volume was down some 28% over seasonal norms, to 58,994 units. Debuting in February after a long wait, the Tesla Model Y was the best selling electric, […]

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100% Electric Vehicles = 10% of New Car Sales in Europe in January

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:46:08 +0000

Kia Niro EV #1 in a balanced market The European passenger plug-in vehicle market scored 156,000 registrations in January (+39% YoY), with BEVs (+78%) growing significantly faster than PHEVs (+11%). Indeed, BEVs started the year solidly ahead of PHEVs (53% BEVs/47% PHEVs), a significant difference compared to what happened in the same month last year. […]

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Winter Electric Vehicle Journey Across The Nordics In BMW iX — What Could Go Wrong?

Credit to Author: Jacek Fior| Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2022 08:26:56 +0000

You may remember previous EV road trips by the journalists of WysokieNapiecie.pl that I’ve reported for CleanTechnica (travelling to Punta Marroqui — the southernmost point of continental Europe — in a Volkswagen ID.4 in 2021, driving to Cabo da Roca — the westernmost point of continental Europe — in a Porsche Taycan in 2020, taking […]

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EV News Today: 1,700-Mile Electric Bus Trip, VW ID. Buzz Countdown, Return of VW e-up! …

Credit to Author: EV News Today| Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 21:00:34 +0000

We’re a bit behind providing an extensive EV news update, so this one has a few extra doses of news. The EV world doesn’t stop. It only accelerates. EV Charging News Kia America collaborates with Electrify America to provide EV6 buyers with 1,000 kWh charging at no additional cost Van Hool CX45E makes 1,700-mile trip […]

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22% EV Market Share In Germany! Fiat 500e Is #1

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 22:00:31 +0000

Germany’s PEV passenger car market started the year with a small increase over the same month last year, with the almost 40,000 units registered in January representing an 8% increase in sales. The main culprits for the lukewarm performance were the PHEVs, which were down 8% YoY. Meanwhile, BEVs grew 28%, to 20,892 units, with […]

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18% of New Cars Were Plugin Vehicles in France in January

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 03:48:58 +0000

Dacia Spring is #1! While the overall auto market fell off a cliff in January (-19% YoY), the French plugin passenger car market hit the accelerator, all thanks to pure electrics (BEVs) jumping 58%, to 10,217 registrations. Plugin hybrids (PHEVs) dropped 3% YoY, to 7,934 units,  allowing pure electrics to have 56% of plugin sales. […]

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