47% of New Cars Sold in Netherlands in 2024 Have a Plug!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 22:46:44 +0000

In a negative month in the overall market (down 14% to 28,361 units), May saw plugin registrations also drop by 13% YoY, to 13,174 units. As a result, the Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market reached 47% last month, in line with the year-to-date average. That’s mostly thanks to pure electrics … [continued]

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EVs Take 24.1% Share In France — Popular BEVs Hit By Incentive Stop

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2024 13:42:19 +0000

May’s auto sales saw plugin EVs take 24.1% share in France, roughly flat from 24.3% year-on-year. BEV share was up, while PHEV share dropped. Overall auto volume was 141,298 units, down by some 3% YoY. The Peugeot e-208 now has a strong lead in the BEV rankings. May’s results saw … [continued]

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What Falling Sales? Global EV Sales Grow 25% in April!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2024 02:47:52 +0000

EVs Now 18% of World Auto Sales Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 25% in April 2024 compared to April 2023. There were 1.2 million registrations. BEVs were up by 14% YoY, while plugin hybrids jumped 51% YoY. In the end, plugins represented 18% share of the overall auto market … [continued]

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EV Sales in Australia Show Slight Improvement — May Update

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2024 03:55:46 +0000

EV sales in Australia showed a slight improvement in May. Although, the battery electric vehicle (BEV) penetration of the market remained steady at approximately 8% in May in a rising market for all vehicles. There were 8,974 BEV sales, a big improvement on April (6,194 units sold) and also greater … [continued]

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EVs Take 25.7% Share of the UK — Tesla Stays Top

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 14:18:09 +0000

May saw plugin EVs take 25.7% share of the UK auto market, up from 23.1% year on year. Most of the gain was from PHEVs, whilst BEVs barely improved. Overall auto volume was 147,678 units, up by some 2% YoY, and still below pre-2020 norms (~175,000). The UK’s leading BEV brand … [continued]

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BEVs Take 77% Share In Norway — Volvo EX30 Leads In May

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:25:03 +0000

May saw plugin EVs take 82.3% share in Norway’s auto market, down from 88.9% year on year. The dip was likely due to a low ebb of shipping by three of the biggest BEV manufacturers — BEV share is still climbing overall this year. Total monthly auto volume was 7,893 … [continued]

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4.3% of Light-Duty Vehicles in California Had a Plug in 2023

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2024 15:14:08 +0000

In 2023, California had the highest share of light-duty plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) registrations (i.e., number of vehicles on the road), representing 4.3% of all light-duty vehicle registrations in the state. The next highest was the District of Columbia (DC) with 3.5% followed by Hawaii at 2.8%. There were nine … [continued]

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EVs At 53.6% Share In Sweden — Tesla Model Y Back On Top

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2024 13:27:18 +0000

May’s auto sales saw plugin EVs at 53.6% share in Sweden, down YoY from 61.9%. Plugin volumes were down YoY by 24%, with BEV faring worse than PHEVs. Overall auto volume was 25,094 units, down 12% YoY. The Tesla Model Y was May’s bestselling BEV. May saw combined EVs at 53.6% … [continued]

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Are Electric Vehicles Just A Fad?

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2024 00:17:39 +0000

First, what is a fad? From Wikipedia: “A fad, trend, or craze is any form of collective behavior that develops within a culture, a generation or social group in which a group of people enthusiastically follow an impulse for a short time period.” Even though I’m pro electric vehicles (EVs), let’s present both sides to try to be fair. Anti-EV: EV … [continued]

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Jim Farley & Mary Barra Discuss Their Hybrid & Plug-in Hybrid Plans

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2024 15:51:56 +0000

Ford and General Motors have very different views on the hybrid versus plug-in hybrid question. One of them is right but which one?

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