EVs Take 18.4% Share In Germany — Market Still In Hangover

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 15:45:43 +0000

April saw plugin EVs take an 18.4% share in Germany, down YoY from 20.5% — still reeling after the abrupt cancellation of incentive schemes in late December. Overall auto volume was 243,087 units, up by some 20% YoY, but still 20% below 2017–2019 seasonal norms (~305,000 units). The bestselling BEV … [continued]

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What Falling Sales? Global EV Sales Grow 19% in March!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 16:31:16 +0000

EVs Now 19% of World Auto Sales Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 19% in March 2024 compared to March 2023. There were 1.3 million registrations. BEVs were up by 7% YoY, while plugin hybrids jumped 50% YoY, with March being its second best month ever. In the end, plugins … [continued]

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U.S. Electric Power Sector Reported Fewer Delays for New Solar Capacity Projects in 2023

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 07:24:24 +0000

The U.S. electric power sector reported fewer delays to install new utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in 2023 than in 2022. In 2023, solar developers pushed back the scheduled online date for an average of 19% of planned solar capacity compared with an average of 23% in 2022. Although the … [continued]

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EVs Take 24.7% Share In The UK — BMW Leading Battery-Electric Brand

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 15:25:53 +0000

April’s auto market saw plugin EVs take a 24.7% share in the UK, up from 21.9%, year on year. Volume growth was modest for battery-electric vehicles, and decent for plugin hybrid EVs. Overall auto volume was 134,274 units, up just 1% YoY, and remaining far below pre-2020 norms. The UK’s … [continued]

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Volvo EX30 Shines — Europe EV Sales Report

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 06:33:43 +0000

Tesla is the best selling brand in Europe, but Volkswagen Group is the #1 OEM Some 296,000 plugin vehicles were registered in March in Europe, which is down 8% year over year (YoY). But there is a simple explanation for this: Tesla’s usual last-month-of-the-quarter peak was far less intense (in … [continued]

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How Significant Is The Global Solar Energy Boom? (Original Graphs)

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 07 May 2024 14:40:50 +0000

RenewEconomy is a well-established Australian website focusing on green energy. Last week, they published an article by Andrew Blakers based around the claim that “New solar capacity is being installed faster than anything else in history.” This received some pushback online (“disinformation!”), on the grounds that:  (i) this is only … [continued]

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Cadillac, Audi, & BMW Now Leading in Share of US Sales Being 100% Electric

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 06 May 2024 18:00:27 +0000

Overall, the pure electric vehicle (EV, or BEV) share of US auto sales was 6.9% in the first quarter of 2024. EV sales increased slightly compared to the first quarter of 2023, but overall auto sales increased more, so EV market share dropped from 7% to 6.9% year over year. … [continued]

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US EV Sales Up 170% in 1st Quarter vs. 1st Quarter of 2021

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 05 May 2024 03:58:31 +0000

One of the hottest topics of the year in the auto industry has been hype about EV sales drooping, or at least not living up to expectations. How much substance is actually in that hype? Well, a little bit, but digging deeper, we can see that the EV market is … [continued]

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Tesla Still Sells More EVs In USA Than Ford, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Kia, Audi, BMW, Chevrolet, & Toyota Combined

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 05 May 2024 03:57:07 +0000

Actually, wait, Tesla still sells more electric cars in the USA than every other automaker combined. The company accounted for 55% of US EV sales in the first quarter. First, let’s look through some charts. Then, I’ll get to editorializing on this. The first two charts show the share of … [continued]

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EVs Take 56.9% Share In Sweden — Volvo EX30 Is The Top BEV

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 03 May 2024 17:30:54 +0000

April saw plugin EVs take a 56.9% share in Sweden, up modestly YoY from 55.7%. The BEV share fell slightly YoY, while PHEV share climbed higher. Overall auto volume was 21,977 units, up some 7% YoY. The new Volvo EX30 was March’s bestselling BEV, its first time in the top … [continued]

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