Norway’s Auto Sales Hit 60-Year Low After Tax Increases

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2023 07:10:23 +0000

Norway saw plugin electric vehicles take 76.3% share of the auto market in January, down from 90.5% year on year. The January auto market was highly anomalous due to the new year’s introduction of tighter auto emissions and tax increases, which had pulled sales forward into December. Overall January auto volumes were just 1,860 units, […]

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A Cold December For EVs In Italy — Amidst Car Market Rebound

Credit to Author: Carlo Ombello| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 14:27:58 +0000

Originally published on opportunity:energy. Italy’s EV market ended a weak 2022 with a December in line with the unimpressive figures posted in previous months. While the overall car market showed good signs of recovery, plugins yet again stalled in what is a reverse trend not followed by any other major European nation. Official statistics from […]

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Sweden’s Plugin Growth Catches Its Breath After Recent Pull-Forward

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 08:27:34 +0000

Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share in January was 52.4%, flat from 52.9% year on year. The temporary pause in growth comes after a pull-forward in December. Overall auto volume in January was 35,476 units, some 27% down from January 2022. The best selling full electric was the Volvo XC40. January’s combined plugin share of 52.4% […]

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UK’s EV Share Hits 40% In December — Tesla Model Y Overall Bestseller

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2023 07:03:15 +0000

The UK’s auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 39.4% share of new sales in December, a new record, up from 33.2% year on year. Full electrics alone took almost a third of the market. Overall auto volumes were up 18% year on year in December, but still down compared to pre-2020 norms. The Tesla […]

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EVs Take 55% Of The German Auto Market In December!

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2023 05:42:38 +0000

The tide has turned in the electrification of the German auto market, with plugin electric vehicles taking the majority of sales for the first time in December. Plugins took 55.4% of the month’s passenger auto sales, with full electrics taking a third (33.2%) and plugin hybrids taking over a fifth (22.2%). Plugless hybrids took 12.8%, […]

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France’s EVs Take Record Quarter Share Of Market

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2023 04:20:01 +0000

December saw France’s plugin electric vehicles grow to take 25.0% share of the auto market, up fractionally from 24.4% a year ago. Full electrics grew at a decent rate, but plugin hybrids fell. Overall auto volumes for the month were flat year on year, but full year 2022 volumes were down almost 8% on 2021. […]

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Norway’s EV Sales Explode Ahead Of Policy Changes

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2023 13:17:13 +0000

Norway’s auto market saw plugin EV volume explode to take 87.6% share in December, with huge numbers of BEVs registered, and overall auto volumes double those of seasonal norms. The freak volume in December 2022 resulted from one-off pull-forward effects ahead of new policies and auto taxes applying from 2023 onwards. BEVs saw pull-forward sales, […]

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Tesla Model Y Leads Italy’s BEV Market In November

Credit to Author: Carlo Ombello| Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2022 20:02:45 +0000

It was another month of bittersweet feelings for Italy’s car sales in November. With the rest of Europe leading the charge in the switch to electric mobility, the continent’s fourth largest auto market saw contrasting signs for EV adoption. Tesla, taking a decisive lead in BEV sales, helped lift full electric cars’ market share and […]

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Germany’s EVs Near 40% Share — Tesla Model 3 Bestseller

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 22:01:27 +0000

Germany’s plugin electric vehicle share broke new records in November, gaining 39.4% of the auto market, up from 34.4%, year on year. Overall auto volumes were 260,512 units, up some 31% YoY, though still down around 10% from pre-2020 seasonal norms. The Tesla Model 3 was the bestselling full electric. November’s combined plugin share of […]

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UK Plugin EVs Take 27.7% Share — Tesla Model Y Bestseller

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2022 18:45:06 +0000

The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 27.7% share in November, down from 28.1% year on year. Full electric share grew YoY, but was outweighed by plugin hybrids’ decline. Overall auto volumes were up over 23% YoY, to 142,889 units, though still almost 9% down on 2019 seasonal levels. The Tesla Model Y […]

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