Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 04:36:22 +0000
January saw fossil fuel passenger vehicle sales plummet in Sweden by almost 40% year on year, with diesels more than halved, as plug-in vehicle market share climbed to over 30%. Sweden’s auto industry organization expects 30% to be maintained through the full year of
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 20:48:31 +0000
UK combustion vehicle sales fell 18% year on year in January as plug-in electric vehicles took almost 6% of the market, up from 2.2% a year ago. Diesel sales were hit particularly hard, selling 36% less volume than January 2019. Will the UK government’s recent target of phasing out combustion vehicles by 2035 be overtaken by consumer preferences
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 04:23:17 +0000
Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, saw January fossil fuel vehicle sales drop by over 15% year-on-year, with gasoline vehicles alone down over 17%. Meanwhile, EVs increased their market share to 6.5% from 2.5%. Europe’s big five markets are now at a combined 6.0% EV market share. What progress will full year 2020 bring overall
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 05:48:58 +0000
The Tesla Model 3 is the Usain Bolt of the electric vehicle market. It is far and away the most popular electric vehicle in the world. In fact, it had nearly 3× as many sales last year as the 2nd best selling electric vehicle (EV), and it accounted for ~4× as many sales as the 3rd best selling EV, the Nissan
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 01:08:41 +0000
Norway, the undisputed global leader in the EV transition, hit 64.4% EV market share in January, with over 44% share for pure electrics and 20% for plug-in hybrids. This best-ever-January result was achieved before 2020 shipments of the top selling Tesla Model 3 have even arrived in the country, with the Audi e-tron (902 units) and Renault Zoe (533 units) seeing the highest January volumes
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 23:07:34 +0000
A few weeks ago, the EV folks on social media joined together to sing the scorn of a German engineering firm’s “Hyper Hybrid” — a modified Tesla with a reduced battery pack and a small range extender under the hood instead of a frunk. “Why fix what isn’t broken?” some asked. The general consensus was that battery EVs are the answer, while plug-in hybrids are a step backward. It’s not that simple, though
Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:30:31 +0000
The Volvo XC90 is on track to become the brand’s second fully electric vehicle behind the XC40 Recharge and this week the company announced that it will build the next generation XC90 at its only US plant, in Ridgeville, South Carolina
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 04:31:31 +0000
Interestingly, the anecdote of one couple buying a Tesla Model X was the biggest story of the week last week for us. Perhaps this is something we need a bit more of on CleanTechnica
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 02:52:43 +0000
Kia and sister company Hyundai are interesting figures in the electric vehicle world. They have often been chosen as favorite EV brands only trailing Tesla. They have historically been ahead of the curve when it comes to EV design and range. This has given many people the impression they’re “more serious about” electric vehicles than other automakers
Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 00:35:34 +0000
Take a trip to Maranello, where the most advanced production techniques and the most skilled artisans combine to produce the Ferrari SF90 Stradale!