Plugin Vehicles Now 22% of World Auto Sales

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 03:57:25 +0000

What falling sales? Plugins grew by 19% YoY! Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 19% in August 2024 compared to August 2023. There were 1.5 million registrations. BEVs were up by just 6% YoY (year over year), but plugin hybrids jumped 51% YoY, selling close to half a million units, … [continued]

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Trade Defence: Where To Next For EU’s EV & Battery Trade Policy

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2024 13:34:45 +0000

T&E analyses the impact of provisional tariffs on China-made EVs, as well as the likelihood of gigafactory investments going ahead. This is a summary. For more, download the full analysis. Following the anti-subsidy investigation, the European Commission has proposed additional import duties on China-made battery electric vehicles (BEV), ranging from … [continued]

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100 Electric Buses for Uruguay — Thanks, Build Your Dreams (BYD)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2024 02:51:59 +0000

BYD (Build Your Dreams) continues to help electrify the world. Aside from opening up dozens of markets to cheap electric cars, let’s not forget that the company has been deliveries thousands of electric buses and trucks around the world in recent years. And we won’t forget about that this week, … [continued]

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Most Car Sales (54%) in China Are Now Plugins! Full Report

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2024 02:57:16 +0000

Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring a little more than 1 million sales (in a 1.9-million-unit overall market). That’s up 38% year over year (YoY), and the second best month ever, while the overall market is down 1% YoY. Looking deeper at the … [continued]

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BYD Partners With Loxea To Launch The ATTO 3, Dolphin, & Seal in Kenya

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:05:51 +0000

It seems like we get news of BYD entering a new market around the world every week now, so it’s hard to keep up! However, it’s great for the overall mission to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles around the world. Just the other week, BYD officially entered the Zambian market … [continued]

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BYD Smashes Sales Records In August As Other Chinese Companies Struggle

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:47:40 +0000

BYD had a big month in August, as sales of its plug-in hybrid cars were up strongly over the same month last year.

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BYD Brings Its E-Vali Electric Delivery Van To Europe

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2024 18:28:46 +0000

BYD brought its all new E-Vali electric delivery vans to the IAA Transportation show in Hannover, Germany this week.

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BasiGo Flags Off New Tata Ultra Electric Buses In Nairobi, Strengthens Sustainable Public Transport In Kenya

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:34:49 +0000

Africa Electric Mobility Week is on in Nairobi, Kenya, this week from the 17th to the 22nd of September. It is a great time to check on some of the progress in key sectors such as electrification of public transport in Kenya. One of the main modes people use to … [continued]

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Ford CEO Jim Farley Wakes After Decade-Long Nap, Shocked By China’s EVs

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:13:43 +0000

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct Jim Farley’s role (he is only CEO, not also Chairman of Ford) and provide a response from Ford on its perceived EV leadership in the US. The points right here are from a Ford representative: Second, the article incorrectly states that Ford … [continued]

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BYD Partners With Pilatus Motors To Launch Several Models In Zambia!

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:55:51 +0000

It’s good news for Zambia, as BYD has just launched in the country, giving Zambians an opportunity to buy some of the latest electric vehicles from one of the world’s largest electric vehicle firms. BYD has partnered with Pilatus to launch several models there. It seems like we get news … [continued]

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