Credit to Author: Maarten Vinkhuyzen| Date: Fri, 27 May 2022 03:30:15 +0000
In recent weeks, there have been a number of articles about the lack of progress in Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD). Those stories have been from the Beta test drivers’ point of view. This article is from a system architect’s and system integrator’s point of view. Before the system architect can get to work, there is […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 06:29:13 +0000
BYD achieves record month in Covid-disrupted market Plugin vehicles continue to be all the rage in the Chinese auto market. Despite the overall market being completely disrupted by Covid lockdowns (-43% year over year), plugins scored over 260,000 registrations in April, up 61% year over year (YoY). Share-wise, with April showing another great performance, plugin […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 23:35:19 +0000
With multiple crises raging (chips, batteries, covid, Ukraine war…), disruption is the order of the day, and one can say that anything goes right now in Germany. The overall automotive market was hit full frontal, with the market dropping 22% last month, and this time even full electric vehicles (BEVs) were down 7% year over […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 23:35:19 +0000
With multiple crises raging (chips, batteries, covid, Ukraine war…), disruption is the order of the day, and one can say that anything goes right now in Germany. The overall automotive market was hit full frontal, with the market dropping 22% last month, and this time even full electric vehicles (BEVs) were down 7% year over […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 05:38:02 +0000
Plugins continue to rise in France, with last month’s plugin vehicle registrations ending at 22,926 units, divided between 12,692 BEVs (or 12% share of the overall auto market) and 10,234 PHEVs (9% share of the auto market). The former jumped 33% year over year (YoY) while the latter was actually down by 8%. With the […]
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sat, 07 May 2022 03:40:07 +0000
Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 24.3% share in April 2022, up from 22.1% YoY. Overall auto volume was down, by over 21% YoY, and over 40% compared to pre-pandemic seasonal norms. Supply chain disruptions and cost inflation were largely responsible for the poor performance, though general economic pressures are affecting […]
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 01:41:17 +0000
The UK market saw plugin electric vehicles take 16.2% share in April, up from 13.2% YoY. Full battery electrics grew strongly YoY, while plugin hybrids fell. Overall auto volumes were down over 25% from pre-pandemic seasonal norms, at 119,167 units. April’s combined plugin result of 16.2% comprised 10.8% full battery electrics (BEVs), and 5.4% plugin […]
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 02:20:48 +0000
Sweden saw plugin electric vehicles take 48.2% market share in April, up from 43.1% YoY. Overall auto market volume, at 21,942 units, was flat YoY, though 2022 YTD volume remains down 19% from last year. Sweden’s best selling auto was the Kia Niro. Market Share Trends April’s combined plugin result of 48.2% comprised 24.7% full […]
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Wed, 04 May 2022 04:04:44 +0000
Norway, the leading country in electric transport adoption, saw plugin electric vehicle share of 84.2% in April, up from 80.1% year-on-year. April is typically a yearly low point for plugins, so this is a decent result. Overall auto volumes were down some 26% year-on-year, at 9,725 units. Fleet share of plugins now stands at 23%. […]
