Tesla Model Y Germany’s Best Selling Vehicle in September, Beating Iconic VW Golf

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2022 13:31:17 +0000

Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 32.2% share in September, up from 28.7% year on year. Full electrics grew more than plugin hybrids. Overall auto volume was 224,864 units, up 14% from last year, and down some 8% from September 2019’s result. The Tesla Model Y was the overall best selling […]

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Germany’s Plugin EVs Resume Growth, Tesla Model Y Leads

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2022 17:33:20 +0000

Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, saw plugin electric vehicles take 28.5% market share in August 2022, their best result YTD, though only marginally up on August 2021’s 27.6%. Overall auto volumes were 199,183 units, fractionally up YOY, but dramatically down by some 37% from the 2018-2019 seasonal average of 315,000 units.  The Tesla Model Y […]

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Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo Now Open For Orders In UK, £479/Month Starting Price

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2022 15:05:41 +0000

The fully electric ID. Buzz has been a long, long, long awaited electric model. And it’s finally here! (Or … almost here.) The Buzz may be an attractive model for people who want to live a new version of the 1970s in the 2020s, but it can also simply be a very useful commercial light […]

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Germany’s EV Share Cold Comfort Against 34% Shortfall In Overall Auto Market

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2022 15:37:38 +0000

Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 25.5% share in July. This up from 22.6% year on year. Overall auto market volumes were down some 34% from seasonal norms, to 205,911 units, the worst July performance in many years. The Fiat 500e was again Germany’s best selling full electric for the month. […]

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VW ID. Buzz — How Much Consumer Demand Is There? (Plus: Automaker EV Sales Trends, Herbert Diess)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022 06:44:53 +0000

For our new CleanTech RoundTalk, Jo Borras, Steve Hanley, and I sat around CleanTechnica‘s pineapple-infused sparkling-water cooler to discuss a couple of the hottest EV news stories of last week. One of those stories was the release of UK pricing for the Volkswagen ID. Buzz. The Buzz is … not cheap. The price of the […]

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You Can Now Order A Volkswagen ID. Buzz — UK Prices Out

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 03:53:38 +0000

You can now order a Volkswagen ID. Buzz in the UK. And, to put it simply, this 21st century “hippie bus” is not cheap. It’s much more expensive than the original hippie bus that inspired it. That said, most people who were young adults in the 1970s are much richer today than they were then. […]

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Germany Plugin EV Share Grows, Fiat 500e Bestseller, Grimm Warnings

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 16:52:56 +0000

Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, saw plugin electric vehicles take 26.0% market share in June, up from 23.6% YoY. Overall auto volumes were down 18% YoY, to 224,558 units, the lowest June in 25 years (except 2020). The Fiat 500e was Germany’s best selling full electric in June. June’s combined plugin share of 26.0% comprised […]

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