Volvo Cars Looks To Bolster Its Growing EV Market Share In South Africa, Adds Flagship Volvo EX90

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 04:58:10 +0000

Volvo’s flagship luxury SUV, the EX90, will join the South African lineup in the 1st half of 2025. After several years of having BMW top the BEV sales charts and also have the largest market share, Volvo Cars South Africa is now firmly in the driving seat. BMW had been … [continued]

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The Volvo EX30 Leads The Way In South Africa As BEV Sales Go Up 35% In 2024

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 23:32:56 +0000

Sales of battery electric vehicles (BEV) breached the 1,000 units per year mark in South Africa for the first time ever in 2024. Last year, 1,257 BEVs were sold in South Africa, up 35% from 929 units sold in 2023. The Volvo EX30 led the way with 406 units, taking … [continued]

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Brazil EV Sales Report: Market Share Rises to 5.4% in December in PHEV-Dominated Market

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 04:33:37 +0000

I know many of our readers are not too fond of plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), considering them an inferior solution to purely electric vehicles (BEVs), which, to be fair, they are. But modern PHEVs, with their all-electric ranges over 50 km and their hyper-efficient powertrains (some of which may get 2,000 … [continued]

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10 Electric SUVs With Similar Range & Pricing To The Tesla Model Y

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 01:55:45 +0000

I wrote about the new Tesla Model Y coming to the US market last night, but at the end of the story noted that we’re lucky to now have multiple models to choose from at a similar size, range, and price. A reader commented that there are actually a handful … [continued]

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2025 Volvo EX30 & EX90 Pricing Unveiled, EX40 Introduced

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 01:07:12 +0000

Deliveries of the Volvo EX30 and Volvo EX90 began in the 4th quarter in the US, but now we’re on to 2025 and new prices and details for the 2025 model year vehicles are out. Volvo EX30 The EX30 was our 2024 CleanTechnica Car of the Year in Europe, and … [continued]

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Colombia EV Sales Report: EVs Grow 159% YoY, Reach Record 8.5% Market Share in December!

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 23:12:50 +0000

After years of EVs being priced well above their thermal competition, the arrival of a veritable armada of competitively priced EVs in Colombia (most, but not all, being Chinese) has resulted in the obvious consequence: people are buying them in droves. Record after record has been placed since October, with … [continued]

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Volvo EX30 Wins CleanTechnica Car of the Year in Europe

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:21:51 +0000

It’s time to announce the winners of 2024 CleanTechnica Car of the Year voting. After coming up with four finalists for 2024 CleanTechnica Car of the Year in Europe, we opened up voting to readers to choose the winner. Here are the results: Volvo EX30 — 43% Volkswagen ID.7 — … [continued]

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EVs Take 62.8% Share in Sweden — 2024 a Year to Forget

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:37:47 +0000

December saw plugin EVs take 62.8% share in Sweden, down slightly from 63.1% in December 2023. BEV share increased year over year (YoY), but was outweighed by falling PHEV share. Overall auto volume was 26,237 units, down by 10% YoY. The Tesla Model Y remained the best selling BEV, for … [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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CleanTechnica Car of the Year Nominees & Voting — Europe Edition

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:16:55 +0000

The US edition of 2024 CleanTechnica Car of the Year voting is well underway, and it’s time now to turn our attention to Europe. The rules are the same. The general aim is to identify the new vehicle model that is likely to have the biggest net positive effect on … [continued]

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