Norway’s Plugin EVs Still Falling, For Reasons

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2022 16:32:32 +0000

Norway, the country furthest along in the electric vehicle transition, saw a second consecutive month of falling plugin electric vehicle share, at 86.1% from 87.7% a year ago. Like last month, full electrics did see annual growth in share, but this was outweighed by the greater falling share of plugin hybrids. Overall auto volumes also […]

Read more

Norway’s Plugin EVs Still Falling For Reasons

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2022 16:32:32 +0000

Norway, the country furthest along in the electric vehicle transition, saw a second consecutive month of falling plugin electric vehicle share, at 86.1% from 87.7% a year ago. Like last month, full electrics did see annual growth in share, but this was outweighed by the greater falling share of plugin hybrids. Overall auto volumes also […]

Read more

Electric Vehicles = 10% of New Vehicle Sales Globally!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2022 15:52:48 +0000

And 14% of new vehicles sold across the world have a plug.

Read more

US Electric Vehicle Market Growing, Yet Tesla Still Dominates

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 03:40:07 +0000

We don’t have US sales data for all electric vehicle models, since automakers don’t break out sales of electric and non-electric versions of the same model (example: gas-powered Hyundai Kona sales and Hyundai Kona EV sales are combined in Hyundai’s sales reports). However, increasingly, automakers are rolling out standalone electric models (examples: Hyundai IONIQ 5, […]

Read more

The Used EV Market In Denmark Is Booming

Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 11:50:48 +0000

Reading the latest issue of Motor, the Danish Motorist Associations (FDM) magazine, I was stunned by how crazy the market for used electric cars has evolved in Denmark recently. It’s a classic catch-up effect development when a market gets disrupted by a new technology. In this case EVs, and in particular EVs with enough range and […]

Read more

Chris Bowman & Petro Masculinity Powered BBQ Conversations

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2022 02:20:19 +0000

Chris Bowman is no stranger to petro masculinity powered BBQ conversations (that’s like “toxic masculinity” to you Americans, but it involves gasoline and coal). He has been interested in climate change and electric propulsion for many years. I had a chance to interview him at the recent Gympie Enviro Tech day, where he was using […]

Read more

Petro-Masculinity–Powered BBQ Conversations

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2022 02:19:19 +0000

Chris Bowman is no stranger to petro-masculinity–powered BBQ conversations. He has been interested in climate change and electric propulsion for many years. I had a chance to interview him at the recent Gympie Enviro Tech day, where he was using his IONIQ 5 to provide power. He tells me that he first got into an […]

Read more

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. […]

Read more

Hyundai Takes Its IONIQ 5 On A Towing Adventure

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:31:51 +0000

Hyundai IONIQ 5When I first saw photos of the IONIQ 5, and later saw one in person, it didn’t exactly scream “tow vehicle.” It’s bigger than a Model 3, but it’s not that much bigger. Most electric vehicles in this size range call themselves crossovers, but have either zero or very little manufacturer-rated towing capacity. But the […]

Read more

Norway’s Plugin Market Share Drops, BEVs Still Growing

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2022 18:35:17 +0000

Norway, the leading country in the electric transport transition, saw a rare annual drop in plugin electric vehicle share in July 2022, to 83.0% from 84.7% year on year. Full electrics grew share modestly (70.7%, from 64.1% YoY) but plugin hybrids lost share (12.3%, from 20.6%). The overall auto market was down 31% in volume […]

Read more