Volkswagen Sold 383,100 Fully Electric Vehicles in 2024

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 04:50:27 +0000

Volkswagen released worldwide sales data today. A decent portion of the news release, which admittedly was not very long, was about the brand’s EV business. The company noted that it has delivered around 500,000 units of the ID.3 since it was released, a big event I recall Steve Hanley attended … [continued]

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Europe EV Sales Report — In November, 25% of New Cars Had a Plug

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2024 04:55:11 +0000

Some 268,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in November, a 2% year drop over year (YoY). Interestingly, BEVs and PHEVs had different behaviors, with the former growing 1% YoY to 185,000 units while PHEVs remained stuck in red, falling 9% in November to 83,000 units. As such, November saw … [continued]

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Infotainment: VW Getting Video Games & Ford Getting Karaoke (At Last)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 22:35:39 +0000

Several years after Tesla brought video games and “Caraoke” to its in-car infotainment, legacy automakers are introducing their first entries into this arena. No, I’m not saying these are the most critical improvements to cars, trucks, and SUVs today. However, these are fun features in a car, especially if you … [continued]

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EVs At 19.1% Share In Germany — BEVs Still Overpriced

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:37:31 +0000

July saw plugin EVs at 19.1% share in Germany, down from 25.9% year on year. BEV share has even dipped below where it was 2 years ago, and PHEV share has also fallen since then. July’s overall auto volume was 238,263 units, down 2% YoY, and down around 23% from … [continued]

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EVs Take 19.8% Share In Germany — Triple Trouble Hits EV Transition

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2024 16:43:43 +0000

June saw plugin EVs take 19.8% share in Germany, down YoY from 24.6%, as macroeconomic woes, stubbornly high entry EV prices, and incentive cancellation, all took their toll. Overall auto volume was 297,329 units, up by some 6% YoY, but still at least 10% below 2017–2019 seasonal norms (~330,000 units). … [continued]

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5 Best Selling Electric Cars in Europe — 2 Produced in China, 3 in Germany

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:33:06 +0000

I had a long conversation with Jose Pontes yesterday for our YouTube channel (video coming this weekend). One thing he noted was that the China EV tariffs are the story of the day, and it’s one of three main topics we discussed (the others being EV sales and Tesla). There … [continued]

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Volkswagen Suspends Production Of ID.3 And Cupra Born For The Rest Of 2023

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2023 18:16:10 +0000

Volkswagen is experiencing growing pains with its entry level electric cars, the ID.3 and Cupra Born, which have led to production cuts.

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Record 29.7% EV Share In France — Two Top Ten Teslas

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2023 14:37:08 +0000

November saw a new record 29.7% EV share in France, up from 24.4% year on year. Full electrics alone took … [continued]

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Volkswagen Tries To Help Electric Car Buyers With Cool New Tools & Videos

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 23:07:03 +0000

It’s a difficult thing to jump from one technology to another, even when the new technology is much better and … [continued]

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Vatican Getting Nearly 40 Electric Vehicles From Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2023 04:57:20 +0000

The Pope and the Vatican have been supporters of climate action and vehicle electrification for several years. I recall covering … [continued]

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