Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2022 21:30:56 +0000
In another piece highlighting some comments Sandy Munro made in an extended Q&A session at TeslaCon Florida, this one includes a few videos about the EV transition, big legacy automakers he believes in and ones he doesn’t, and even short commentary on the large potential customer Sandy decided to turn down. In the first video […]
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 […]
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 […]
Credit to Author: Carlo Ombello| Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 21:52:12 +0000
October 2022 was another month of misery for Italy’s once promising EV market. In stark contrast with the rest of Europe’s main auto arenas, which keep making strides in electric mobility adoption, the Mediterranean country is still in the midst of an identity crisis. Official statistics from UNRAE for the month of October dim the […]
Credit to Author: Carlo Ombello| Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2022 00:00:23 +0000
2022 has not been a pleasant journey for plug-in vehicles in Italy. Following years of exponential growth, the spark of the EV revolution seems to have gone cold in one of the arguably most important auto markets — by volume and automotive history — in Europe and the world. Official statistics through the first three […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 16:00:37 +0000
For auto manufacturers, it’s hard to let go sometimes. Performance brands and nameplates have a reputation to uphold, and releasing a bad model under a performance name runs the risk of not only diluting, but potentially destroying the name and brand. So, it’s a big step to see Fiat put the Abarth name on something […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2022 15:35:38 +0000
The new, redesigned Fiat 500e will return to America in 2024, according to the company. A subscription model may be offered.
Credit to Author: Carlo Ombello| Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2022 21:00:34 +0000
Italy’s EV Market Continued To Lose Steam In September Originally published on opportunity:energy. There is no good news in sight for Italy’s EV market, which is witnessing a radical turn from the burgeoning growth of the past few years to a sudden, steady decline. Meanwhile, the rest of Europe continues to maintain strong growth trends […]
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2022 18:22:14 +0000
The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.5% share in October, with growing year on year volumes. Despite volume gain, YoY plugin share saw a slight dip (from 23.1%), against greater YoY gains in overall auto volume, up 26% to 134,344 units (from a record low baseline). October market volume was still at […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 05:20:16 +0000
US auto sales were up 1% in the 3rd quarter of 2022 compared to the 3rd quarter of 2021, but they were down 13% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2020 and down 21% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2019, which we use as a bit of a control year since it was before […]