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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Volkswagen Now The #1 Searched Car Brand In South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2022 21:50:19 +0000

BMW has traditionally been the the number one searched brand in South Africa. South Africans love BMWs. The legendary BMW E30 325, popularly known locally as the “Gusheshe,” is a prime example of this strong relationship. It is extremely popular in the spinning and burnout community. Spinning is a street sport popular in South Africa’s […]

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UK Plugin EV Share Shrinks In July, BEVs Still Growing

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2022 14:37:46 +0000

The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 16.7% share in July, down from 17.1% year on year. BEV share grew, but not enough to outweigh PHEVs’ lower share. Overall auto volumes were down 9% YoY, to 112,162, the lowest July in over 16 years. Hyundai was the leading brand in UK BEV sales […]

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Greenpeace Ranking: 5 Major Electric Vehicle Companies Say No to Deep Sea Mining

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 03:57:56 +0000

US Companies General Motors, Ford, and Tesla Lag Behind Global Peers Washington, DC — Greenpeace USA has unveiled its Race to the Top web application, which ranks eight major electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers on their public stance on deep sea mining. US automakers Ford, General Motors, and Tesla were at the bottom of the ranking, […]

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VW China Unveils “Flying Tiger” eVTOL Passenger Drone

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2022 16:50:58 +0000

While there has been a lot of hype over the future of electric vertical takeoff and landing craft (eVTOL) for use as air taxis in cities, we haven’t seen much in the way of concepts from automotive manufacturers. They’re already too focused on coming up with electric vehicles and trying to catch Tesla to do […]

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Sweden’s Plugin EV Revolution Continues To March Forward

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 16:07:27 +0000

July saw plugin electric vehicles take 50.1% market share in Sweden, up from 37.6% year on year. Overall auto market volume was 17,834 units, up 6% Yoy, though still some 25% down from pre-pandemic norms for July. The best selling full electric was the Volkswagen ID.4. July’s combined plugin share of 50.1% comprised 26.3% full […]

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Record EV Sales Month Globally! 12% Share For BEVs!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:20:54 +0000

#TheEVFutureIsNow

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Record EV Sales Month Globally! 12% Share For BEVs!!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:21:54 +0000

#TheEVFutureIsNow Yep, the EV disruption many of us were dreaming of for years is finally happening, and the proof is that despite all the stuff happening right now — pandemic(s), war, inflation, material shortages, etc., etc. (imagine telling what happened in the past two years to our past selves of June 2020 — they would […]

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13% Of New Car Sales In Europe Electric (21% Plugins)

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 06:57:05 +0000

With the overall European car market still in the red, down 17% last month year over year (YoY), the European passenger plugin vehicle market has also started to be affected. It was down 8% last month, with approximately 219,000 plugin vehicles registered in June. Looking closer, plugin hybrids (-22% YoY) were the ones to blame […]

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