South American Plugin Vehicle Markets, A Brief Overview — Part 1: Argentina, Peru, & Ecuador

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:47:04 +0000

By Juan Diego Celemín Mojica “Passionate for all things Latin American, I’ve been closely following the energy and mobility transitions since they started to be present south of the Equator.” So far, South America has been a laggard in the transition to electric mobility. This, and the fact that the continent represents a relatively small […]

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14% Of New Car Sales In Germany Fully Electric, & 26% Have A Plug

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2022 06:28:10 +0000

With several disruptions affecting it, the overall German automotive market is still in the red. The market dropped 13% last month year over year. It seems all this doom and gloom is affecting plugins differently, however. Sales of full electric vehicles (BEVs) were up in July by 13% year over year (YoY). There were 28,815 […]

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Italy’s EV Market Losing Steam In 2022 — A Long-Term Trend?

Credit to Author: Carlo Ombello| Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2022 09:07:23 +0000

Originally published on opportunity:energy. Italy’s auto market is at a crossroads. While most European markets continued seeing EV growth through the first six months of 2022, albeit in an overall subdued automotive economy, the Bel Paese was victim of a self-inflicted wound, as the Italian government struggled for months before launching an overdue fiscal package […]

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BEV Demand Increasing, ICEV Demand Decreasing Across Europe

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2022 15:14:14 +0000

Compared to 2021, new passenger car sales have dropped by at least 11% and up to 20% in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and the UK. Full electric vehicle (BEV) demand is increasing; internal combustion engine vehicle (ICEV), conventional hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), and plugin hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) demand are decreasing throughout Europe. Put simply, […]

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22% Of New Car Sales Now Electric In The Netherlands!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 05:16:59 +0000

Skoda Enyaq is the EV king as new car sales increasingly electric in the Netherlands.

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Senate KILLS the EV Tax Credit

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2022 16:15:35 +0000

Omar Qazi (@WholeMarsBlog on Twitter) has a very interesting take on the recent “Inflation Reduction Act” that is very cynical in regards to the EV tax credit. That doesn’t mean it is wrong, but it does go against my general rule of assuming people have good intentions. I’m willing to make an exception to that […]

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Germany’s EV Share Cold Comfort Against 34% Shortfall In Overall Auto Market

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2022 15:37:38 +0000

Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 25.5% share in July. This up from 22.6% year on year. Overall auto market volumes were down some 34% from seasonal norms, to 205,911 units, the worst July performance in many years. The Fiat 500e was again Germany’s best selling full electric for the month. […]

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Plugin Vehicles At 10.3% In June As Italy’s EV Sales Gain Traction

Credit to Author: Carlo Ombello| Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2022 02:05:57 +0000

There are signs of recovery in Italy’s car market, and plugin vehicle registrations went up at the end of the first half of the year as part of that. With a new incentive scheme becoming fully operational, sales of electrified powertrains were widely expected to pick up, and so it was. Originally published on opportunity:energy. […]

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French New Auto Sales Crash 37%, BEVs Still Growing

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:55:16 +0000

France, Europe’s second largest auto sales market, saw plugin electric vehicle share of 18.6% in July, up from 15.9% year on year. BEVs almost doubled in share, whilst PHEVs lost share. Overall auto volumes were 107, 548 units, down a huge 37% from pre-2020 seasonal norms. July’s combined plugin result of 18.6% comprised 11.9% battery […]

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UK Plugin EV Share Shrinks In July, BEVs Still Growing

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2022 14:37:46 +0000

The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 16.7% share in July, down from 17.1% year on year. BEV share grew, but not enough to outweigh PHEVs’ lower share. Overall auto volumes were down 9% YoY, to 112,162, the lowest July in over 16 years. Hyundai was the leading brand in UK BEV sales […]

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