Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 15:58:39 +0000
Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share recovered in September, gaining 55.2% of the auto market, from 53.9% a year ago. Full electrics saw 35.3% share, their 2nd highest ever from last December. Plugin hybrids fell slightly year on year. Overall auto volumes were down 3% YoY, and some 21% down from pre-2020 seasonal norms. The bestselling […]
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2022 16:41:20 +0000
Sweden’s auto market recorded a plugin electric vehicle share of 46.1% in August 2022, a slight drop year on year from 47.1% share. Full electrics grew their share, but plugin hybrids lost more. Overall auto volumes were 26% down on pre-pandemic seasonal norms, at 20,576 units. The Volkswagen ID.4 was the best selling full electric […]
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 16:07:27 +0000
July saw plugin electric vehicles take 50.1% market share in Sweden, up from 37.6% year on year. Overall auto market volume was 17,834 units, up 6% Yoy, though still some 25% down from pre-pandemic norms for July. The best selling full electric was the Volkswagen ID.4. July’s combined plugin share of 50.1% comprised 26.3% full […]
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:03:37 +0000
In June 2022 Sweden’s plugin electric vehicles took 55.1% market share, up from 49.4% YoY. BEVs grew share by over 31% YoY, whilst PHEVs reduced share slightly. Overall auto market volume, at 26,059 units, was 28% down YoY. Sweden’s best selling vehicle (of any powertrain) in May was the Tesla Model Y. June’s combined plugin […]
Credit to Author: Maarten Vinkhuyzen| Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 07:10:19 +0000
The road to zero emissions from road traffic is becoming very clear now. That the solution is battery electric vehicles (BEV) is now accepted even at most legacy carmakers. Only Toyota and friends still believe in a main role for hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) technology. A few others, like Renault, are looking for corner cases […]
Credit to Author: Maarten Vinkhuyzen| Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2022 01:19:28 +0000
After a difficult 2021, the Dutch car market is recovering. In the first quarter of this year, the electric car market grew to 12,294 registrations, from 4,539 in last year’s Q1. That is a recovery of 171% and a new Q1 record. At the same time, the market for vehicles with a tailpipe declined for […]
Credit to Author: Maarten Vinkhuyzen| Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 01:00:54 +0000
This is a reaction to an interview with four influential European journals as previously reported on by Steve Hanley. Originally, the title of this article was “The Lies Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Told The Press,” but I changed it to “Fairytales Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Tells The World.” The change was because lies are deliberate […]
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2020 20:04:31 +0000
The world’s fossil fuel vehicle sales have continued to freefall in 2019, dropping by around 4.35 million, or some 4.7%, compared to 2018, accelerating a now inexorable trend. Global electric vehicle sales meanwhile have continued to rise, with 2019 EV market share reaching 4.7% in China and 3.8% in Europe
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2020 20:04:31 +0000
The world’s fossil fuel vehicle sales have continued to freefall in 2019, dropping by around 4.35 million, or some 4.7%, compared to 2018, accelerating a now inexorable trend. Global electric vehicle sales meanwhile have continued to rise, with 2019 EV market share reaching 4.7% in China and 3.8% in Europe
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 00:00:13 +0000
Volkswagen is launching into what could be a huge electric decade that reinvents and rejuvenates the large global automotive group. Yes, the Volkswagen ID.3 — which is sort of supposed to be the VW Beetle or Golf of this century — has some delays. Reinvention can be tough