Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:45:08 +0000
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), has deployed its first 10 electric vehicles in South Africa, as part of the company’s continuing efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and promote sustainable logistics. FedEx says introducing EVs in South Africa marks an important milestone for the company as it works towards its goal […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2023 05:44:04 +0000
One of my favourite reports of the month, the China EV Sales Report, was published yesterday. I always look forward to the monthly China EV Sales Reports here on CleanTechnica. That’s because markets like China and India are probably the most likely candidates for scaling affordable electric vehicles for the masses in their home markets, […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 08:34:08 +0000
Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market. Plugins scored over half a million sales last month, up 93% year over year (YoY). That pulled the year-to-date (YTD) tally to over 1.9 million units. Share-wise, with April showing another great performance, plugin vehicles hit 35% market share! Full electrics (BEVs) alone accounted […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:28:27 +0000
There is a lot of good news in the UK van market. Deliveries of battery-electric vans were up by 32.7% last month compared to March 2022. This was driven by an increasing choice of models, which makes switching to zero emission vehicles more compelling. 2,534 BEV vans were sold in March. The electric van market […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 19:25:17 +0000
The SAIC, GM, and Wuling joint venture introduced the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV in mid-2020, and it became an instant hit in China. They got the formula just right, as the Mini EV went on to drive the growth of a new market for these types of tiny EVs. The Hongguang Mini EV has sold […]
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:38:37 +0000
The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 22.4% of the auto market in March, down from 22.7% year on year. BEVs saw fractional market share growth YoY, and a new volume record, whilst PHEVs saw a slight decline. Combustion-only powertrains lost 2.5% share YoY. Overall auto volume was 287,825 units, up some 18% YoY, though […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:30:46 +0000
MG had a record first quarter of sales in 2023 in the UK. In the first three months of the year, the company was the second bestselling manufacturer of electric cars in the UK. Only Tesla sold more EVs in the UK. Overall, MG registered 20,679 new cars (including ICE) in the first quarter of […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 12:05:57 +0000
The Wuling Hongguang Mini EV made mini EVs very fashionable in China, especially in the second and third tier cities and so on. The SAIC, GM, and Wuling joint venture really came up with some market-creating innovation as multiple OEMs followed up with similar mini EVs in this vehicle segment. The Wuling Hongguang Mini EV […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 22:31:26 +0000
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Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:35:23 +0000
The SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) Joint Venture has a factory in Indonesia that assembles the Wuling Air. The Wuling Air has two options for the electric motor, rated at 30 kW and 50 kW, as well as two options for the battery, a 26.5 or a 28.4 kWh pack. The Wuling Air EV is assembled at the […]