UK BEV Volume Up YoY Despite Tesla Mid-Quarter Restocking

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 […]

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Life with Ford F-150 Lightning

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 13:42:24 +0000

I recently interviewed Aaron Smith, CEO of the Energy and Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA), about his new Ford F-150 Lightning and also his Ford Mustang Mach-E. There are a lot of fun notes and takeaways regarding these electric vehicles in the one-hour podcast, but probably the items that jumped out to me the most were […]

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100% Electric Vehicles = 13% Of New Vehicle Sales Globally!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2022 22:04:26 +0000

And 18% of new vehicles sold across the world have a plug.

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2022 Ford E-Transit — Video Review

Credit to Author: Tyler Boggs| Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2022 06:56:01 +0000

Ford has been on a roll recently when it comes to electrifying its vehicle lineup. New for 2022 is Ford’s electrification of one of its most popular commercial vehicles, the Transit (now called the E-Transit). We recently had a chance to check out the 2022 cargo van guise of the E-Transit and were able to […]

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Argo.AI Closes Up, But Ford & VW Are Taking The Employees On

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:30:07 +0000

Yesterday, TechCrunch broke news that Argo.AI is shutting down. The company’s operations are reportedly going to shift to Volkswagen and Ford, the company’s two main backers. Multiple sources who wished to remain anonymous told TechCrunch that Argo.AI employees were told during an all-hands meeting Wednesday that some of them would receive offers from the two […]

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Ford Makes Deals To Buy Cleaner Steel

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 19:00:55 +0000

It’s tempting to think of steel as something humanity didn’t get until after the industrial revolution, but that’s only partially true. Steelmaking dates back thousands of years, and things like swords and springs were made. They probably didn’t know why the better irons they were blasting out in bloom furnaces were stronger, but instead of […]

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Ford Could Do A Lot More With The Escape PHEV, Should Offer A More Affordable EV

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 15:45:39 +0000

In a recent press release, Ford told us about the new options available for the 2023 Ford Escape. Among them is still a plug-in hybrid option, along with a new ST line with some new aesthetic features. But, there are some notable things missing that keep the PHEV from being a great option for many […]

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Tesla Model Y vs. Ford Mustang Mach-E — Zach vs. Jo Debate

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 05:00:50 +0000

We’re on to the next round of our Ultimate EV Bracket Battle, and this is the best battle yet. It’s the best selling electric SUV in the United States versus the second best selling electric SUV in the United States! That’s the Tesla Model Y versus the Ford Mustang Mach-E. Now, when we say these […]

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2022 CleanTechnica Car of the Year Nominees

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2022 21:54:20 +0000

It’s time for another CleanTechnica Car of the Year competition! The CleanTechnica team has come up with 5 electric vehicles that are our finalists or nominees for this year’s award, but voters — you — get to choose the winner. Before we get to the models and voting, though, let’s run through the rules. The […]

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Fully Electric Vehicles Reached ~6% Of Auto Sales In USA In 3rd Quarter

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2022 03:57:23 +0000

6% of US auto sales is up from EVs’ 2.2% of US auto sales in Q3 2020.

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