Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2022 11:51:42 +0000
The UK, Europe’s second largest plugin market, saw electric vehicle share almost double year on year to 25.6% in February. Full electrics alone took 17.7% share. Overall auto volume was down some 28% over seasonal norms, to 58,994 units. Debuting in February after a long wait, the Tesla Model Y was the best selling electric, […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:00:18 +0000
Sales of new light-duty plug-in electric vehicles, including all-electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), nearly doubled from 308,000 in 2020 to 608,000 in 2021. EV sales accounted for 73% of all plug-in electric vehicle sales in 2021. EV sales grew by 85% from 2020 to 2021, while sales of PHEVs more than […]
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 10:56:19 +0000
Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share hit 51.6% in February 2022, up from 34.8% year on year. Full electrics took 25.6% share, dramatic growth from 6.1% year on year. Overall auto market volumes were 21,136, some 7% down from the last two years. The Kia Niro was Sweden’s best selling electric in February. February’s combined result […]
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 08:43:41 +0000
Norway, the world’s leading auto market for electric vehicle adoption, saw plugins take 86.1% share in February, even with favorite Tesla models temporarily off-duty. Overall auto market volume was some 20% down from the seasonal average of the past two years. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 took the top spot. February’s combined plugin result of 86.1% […]
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. […]
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2022 11:58:40 +0000
France, Europe’s second largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 20.1% market share in February, up from 13.2% year on year. Diesel volume dropped by 39% year on year, to just over 20,000 units, taking a near record low of 17.6% share. Overall February auto volumes were 115,384, down 13% year on year, and […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2022 03:52:02 +0000
After the December sales peak, one would expect a sales hangover in January, only … it didn’t happened, as the market had some 372,000 passenger new energy vehicle registrations, an impressive 115% jump year over year (YoY)! As a consequence of this, the plugin vehicle (PEV) share started the year at a high 17% (13% […]
Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2022 19:30:42 +0000
Does a range-extending ICE still have a place? It seems the answer is “yes” in China!
Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2022 10:30:44 +0000
There is a need to train apprentices in the automotive skills of yesteryear (like stripping down a carby) as well as the skills of the future — where cars increasingly become computers on wheels. A lot of knowledge has gone from mechanical to electrical. However, you still need the foundational knowledge. Yes, your car might […]
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 […]