Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2023 08:11:39 +0000
Sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) have been quite slow in South Africa but are now showing signs of significant progress. In the first four months of 2022, 138 battery electric vehicles were sold in South Africa. Now, one year later, sales of battery electric vehicle have doubled over the same period. 284 battery electric […]
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2023 16:42:48 +0000
May saw France’s plugins take over 24% market share, up from 20.9% year on year, with new Stellantis BEVs arriving. Full electrics grew from 12.0% to 15.6% share, while plugin hybrids slightly lost share. Overall auto volume was 145,536 units, up some 15% YoY, though still down on pre-2020 norms. The bestselling BEV in May […]
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2023 15:38:46 +0000
Plugin electric vehicles saw strong year on year growth in market share in Sweden, taking 61.9% of the market, from 47.5% in May 2022. Full electrics carried all of the growth, alone accounting for 40.9% share, with plugin hybrids slightly losing share YoY. Overall auto volume was 28,492 units, up some 8% YoY, though year […]
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2023 17:25:25 +0000
Growth continued for the Norwegian plugin EV market in May 2023, as combined plugin share hit almost 90%, up from 85% a year ago. Full electrics alone took almost 81% share, grabbing 7.5% more of the remaining market than last year. The overall auto market saw volumes of 13.342 units, up almost 16% YoY, and […]
Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 23:03:57 +0000
Brisbane, Queensland, has won the bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic games. These games are the first required to be “climate positive.” In their latest Network Electric Vehicles Tactical Plan, Energex, which operates the electricity distribution network in and around Brisbane, and Ergon Energy Network, which operates the network in regional Queensland, detail their […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 08:34:08 +0000
Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market. Plugins scored over half a million sales last month, up 93% year over year (YoY). That pulled the year-to-date (YTD) tally to over 1.9 million units. Share-wise, with April showing another great performance, plugin vehicles hit 35% market share! Full electrics (BEVs) alone accounted […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 04:05:45 +0000
Tesla continues to be the best selling brand in Europe, but Volkswagen is recovering Some 197,000 plugin vehicles were registered in April in Europe — which is +25% year over year (YoY). Unfortunately, the overall market grew almost as fast, +16%, getting close to 1 million sales as it is finally recovering from a couple […]
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 15:35:01 +0000
Hyundai is reclaiming the Cybertruck look with a new hybrid fuel cell version of its iconic 1974 Pony Coupe Concept car.
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sat, 27 May 2023 02:34:55 +0000
The overall German auto market had a positive month in April (+13% year over year), with BEVs being the highlight (+34% YoY). There were 29,740 BEV registrations last month, 15% of the overall market. That pulled the market up — quite different from PHEVs, which were down 46%. The latter are now suffering from the […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 19:10:04 +0000
The China-made Dacia Spring was last month’s best selling EV and the 11th best selling car overall in France.