20% of New Cars in Europe Have a Plug!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 06:38:22 +0000

Despite declining growth rates, the European passenger plugin vehicle market is still in the fast lane. Some 160,000 plugin vehicles were registered in February — which is +38% year over year (YoY). This performance is especially impressive when we consider that the overall auto market continued to fall — down 7% last month, with the […]

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Is Tesla Going To Outpace Luxury Automakers Lexus & BMW? Probably

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2022 04:37:16 +0000

For much of the auto industry’s recent history, luxury auto sales have been dominated by Lexus and BMW. However, Tesla’s push toward the emergence of the electric vehicle is expected to change that in the years to come. Tesla is on track to outpace luxury automaker sales from Lexus and BMW, amidst a major shift […]

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The World’s Top Selling Electric Vehicles — January 2022

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2022 19:25:27 +0000

World EV sales continue to grow fast around the world. January kept the trend going, or even increased it. Tesla Model Y New #1 in Hot Market Registrations were up 87% year over year (YoY) in January, to over 603,000 units. China’s market was the main driver of growth, as we can see on the […]

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100% Electric Vehicles = 10% of New Car Sales in Europe in January

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:46:08 +0000

Kia Niro EV #1 in a balanced market The European passenger plug-in vehicle market scored 156,000 registrations in January (+39% YoY), with BEVs (+78%) growing significantly faster than PHEVs (+11%). Indeed, BEVs started the year solidly ahead of PHEVs (53% BEVs/47% PHEVs), a significant difference compared to what happened in the same month last year. […]

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Mercedes EQS: The New Bag — Quick Review of the Mercedes EQS 

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 02:41:08 +0000

Papa’s in the swing. He ain’t too hip now. But I can dig that new breed babe. He ain’t no drag. He’s got a brand new bag. Who knew that James Brown would perfectly summarize the essence of the new all-electric  Mercedes EQS? He is right, as the venerable German brand that has long been […]

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22% EV Market Share In Germany! Fiat 500e Is #1

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 22:00:31 +0000

Germany’s PEV passenger car market started the year with a small increase over the same month last year, with the almost 40,000 units registered in January representing an 8% increase in sales. The main culprits for the lukewarm performance were the PHEVs, which were down 8% YoY. Meanwhile, BEVs grew 28%, to 20,892 units, with […]

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UK Starts 2022 Above 20% Plugin EV Share — May End Close To 50%

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 14:22:15 +0000

The UK saw plugin electric vehicle share hit 20.4% in January 2022, up from 13.7% in January 2021. Full battery electrics almost doubled their share year-on-year, to 12.5%. Diesels continued their retirement walk, with just 5.2% share, from 12.3% year-on-year. Overall auto volumes recovered slightly from last year, but were still down by around a […]

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7% Plug-In Vehicle Share In Germany!

Credit to Author: Jose Pontes| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 07:38:54 +0000

The German plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market started the year on fire, jumping 128% year over year (YoY), to a record 16,131 registrations. That smashed the previous record (12,026 units) set last October, so it seems the German locomotive has (finally) been set in motion

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