EV sales Archives | CleanTechnica https://cleantechnica.com/tag/ev-sales/ Clean Tech News & Views: EVs, Solar Energy, Batteries Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:26:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/download-150x150.png EV sales Archives | CleanTechnica https://cleantechnica.com/tag/ev-sales/ 32 32 13821326 Portugal Has 28% Plugin Vehicle Share — Market Share Report https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/28/portugal-has-28-plugin-vehicle-share-market-share-report/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/28/portugal-has-28-plugin-vehicle-share-market-share-report/#comments Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:26:55 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=334518 Tesla #1 and #2 Lead in PHEV-Heavy Market After previously checking out Spain, we turn west, to its Iberian neighbor, Portugal, for a new EV sales report. As a Southern European market with low purchase power, one would think that this would be another market lingering in the back of ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/28/portugal-has-28-plugin-vehicle-share-market-share-report/feed/ 2 334518 47% of New Cars Sold in Netherlands in 2024 Have a Plug! https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/17/47-of-new-cars-sold-in-netherlands-in-2024-have-a-plug/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/17/47-of-new-cars-sold-in-netherlands-in-2024-have-a-plug/#respond Mon, 17 Jun 2024 22:46:44 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333834 In a negative month in the overall market (down 14% to 28,361 units), May saw plugin registrations also drop by 13% YoY, to 13,174 units. As a result, the Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market reached 47% last month, in line with the year-to-date average. That’s mostly thanks to pure electrics ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/17/47-of-new-cars-sold-in-netherlands-in-2024-have-a-plug/feed/ 0 333834 Oh, Those (Too) Big EVs https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/17/oh-those-too-big-evs/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/17/oh-those-too-big-evs/#respond Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:40:14 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333630 The International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook 2024 is full of interesting statistics and interpretations, as it is every year. Of particular interest are its conclusions on the benefits of and problems with big EVs. The report starts by giving an update on EV sales. Almost 14 million new EVs ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/17/oh-those-too-big-evs/feed/ 0 333630 EVs At 18.5% Share In Germany — Backsliding On The Transition https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/11/evs-at-18-5-share-in-germany-backsliding-on-the-transition/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/11/evs-at-18-5-share-in-germany-backsliding-on-the-transition/#respond Tue, 11 Jun 2024 04:49:52 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333530 May saw plugin EVs at 18.5% share in Germany, down from 22.9% in May 2023, in a continuing hangover from the unexpected incentive abandonment in late December. BEVs were down some 31% in YoY volume, while PHEVs were up 2%. Overall auto volume was 236,413 units, down 4% YoY, and ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/11/evs-at-18-5-share-in-germany-backsliding-on-the-transition/feed/ 0 333530 The Most Recent EV Cost Of Ownership Analyses Are Very Appealing https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/10/the-most-recent-ev-cost-of-ownership-analyses-are-very-appealing/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/10/the-most-recent-ev-cost-of-ownership-analyses-are-very-appealing/#respond Mon, 10 Jun 2024 18:10:13 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333527 The time has come in which electric vehicle buyers should work in the cost of ownership into their financial planning. Vincentric provides the automotive industry with cost of ownership data. Its Electric Vehicle (EV) Cost of Ownership Analysis for 2024 found that 20 of 41 (49%) EVs studied had a ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/10/the-most-recent-ev-cost-of-ownership-analyses-are-very-appealing/feed/ 0 333527 EVs Take 24.1% Share In France — Popular BEVs Hit By Incentive Stop https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/09/evs-take-24-1-share-in-france-popular-bevs-hit-by-incentive-stop/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/09/evs-take-24-1-share-in-france-popular-bevs-hit-by-incentive-stop/#respond Sun, 09 Jun 2024 13:42:19 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333383 May’s auto sales saw plugin EVs take 24.1% share in France, roughly flat from 24.3% year-on-year. BEV share was up, while PHEV share dropped. Overall auto volume was 141,298 units, down by some 3% YoY. The Peugeot e-208 now has a strong lead in the BEV rankings. May’s results saw ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/09/evs-take-24-1-share-in-france-popular-bevs-hit-by-incentive-stop/feed/ 0 333383 What Falling Sales? Global EV Sales Grow 25% in April! https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/08/what-falling-sales-global-ev-sales-grow-25-in-april/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/08/what-falling-sales-global-ev-sales-grow-25-in-april/#respond Sun, 09 Jun 2024 02:47:52 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333027 EVs Now 18% of World Auto Sales Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 25% in April 2024 compared to April 2023. There were 1.2 million registrations. BEVs were up by 14% YoY, while plugin hybrids jumped 51% YoY. In the end, plugins represented 18% share of the overall auto market ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/08/what-falling-sales-global-ev-sales-grow-25-in-april/feed/ 0 333027 EV Sales in Australia Show Slight Improvement — May Update https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/07/ev-sales-in-australia-show-slight-improvement-may-update/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/07/ev-sales-in-australia-show-slight-improvement-may-update/#respond Sat, 08 Jun 2024 03:55:46 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333029 EV sales in Australia showed a slight improvement in May. Although, the battery electric vehicle (BEV) penetration of the market remained steady at approximately 8% in May in a rising market for all vehicles. There were 8,974 BEV sales, a big improvement on April (6,194 units sold) and also greater ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/07/ev-sales-in-australia-show-slight-improvement-may-update/feed/ 0 333029 How Costco Could Move The Needle On EV Sales In The US https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/07/how-costco-could-move-the-needle-on-ev-sales-in-the-us/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/07/how-costco-could-move-the-needle-on-ev-sales-in-the-us/#respond Fri, 07 Jun 2024 22:30:16 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333347 Costco members can get a $1,000 incentive for selected GM EVs through the company's longrunning Costco Auto Program, on top of other state, federal, or dealer incentives.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/07/how-costco-could-move-the-needle-on-ev-sales-in-the-us/feed/ 0 333347 Virginia Bails On Electric Vehicle Mandate, Re-Joins South https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/07/virginia-bails-on-electric-vehicle-mandate-re-joins-south/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/07/virginia-bails-on-electric-vehicle-mandate-re-joins-south/#respond Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:10:16 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333309 The electric vehicle revolution just hit a brick wall in Virginia, when Governor Youngkin dropped out of the new California clean car mandate

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/07/virginia-bails-on-electric-vehicle-mandate-re-joins-south/feed/ 0 333309 EVs Take 25.7% Share of the UK — Tesla Stays Top https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/07/evs-take-25-7-share-of-the-uk-tesla-stays-top/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/07/evs-take-25-7-share-of-the-uk-tesla-stays-top/#respond Fri, 07 Jun 2024 14:18:09 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333225 May saw plugin EVs take 25.7% share of the UK auto market, up from 23.1% year on year. Most of the gain was from PHEVs, whilst BEVs barely improved. Overall auto volume was 147,678 units, up by some 2% YoY, and still below pre-2020 norms (~175,000). The UK’s leading BEV brand ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/07/evs-take-25-7-share-of-the-uk-tesla-stays-top/feed/ 0 333225 Estimating the Growth of Electric Vehicles & Tesla Sales, an Exploration of S-Curves https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/06/estimating-the-growth-of-electric-vehicles-an-exploration-of-s-curves/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/06/estimating-the-growth-of-electric-vehicles-an-exploration-of-s-curves/#respond Thu, 06 Jun 2024 15:06:55 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333084 In this special report from CleanTechnica reader and data analyst David Gines, we get a high-quality, professional, useful exploration of exponential growth of EV sales — Tesla’s sales, Norway’s EV sales, and broader regional and global EV sales. By David Gines, an electrical engineer specializing in algorithms for data analysis ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/06/estimating-the-growth-of-electric-vehicles-an-exploration-of-s-curves/feed/ 0 333084 BEVs Take 77% Share In Norway — Volvo EX30 Leads In May https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/05/bevs-take-77-share-in-norway-volvo-ex30-leads-in-may/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/05/bevs-take-77-share-in-norway-volvo-ex30-leads-in-may/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:25:03 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333112 May saw plugin EVs take 82.3% share in Norway’s auto market, down from 88.9% year on year. The dip was likely due to a low ebb of shipping by three of the biggest BEV manufacturers — BEV share is still climbing overall this year. Total monthly auto volume was 7,893 ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/05/bevs-take-77-share-in-norway-volvo-ex30-leads-in-may/feed/ 0 333112 Should Elon Musk’s Pay Package Get Approved? Investors Weigh In https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/04/should-elon-musks-pay-package-get-approved-investors-weigh-in/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/04/should-elon-musks-pay-package-get-approved-investors-weigh-in/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:32:34 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333046 Elon Musk’s pay package has been the topic of much conversation and controversy in the lead-up to the 2024 Tesla Annual Shareholders Meeting on June 13. To learn more about the issue, I sat in on a webinar titled, “Investor Briefing – Time for Change at Tesla: Vote Against Directors ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/04/should-elon-musks-pay-package-get-approved-investors-weigh-in/feed/ 0 333046 Electric Vehicle Makers Hitting Targets For Petrol-Free Car Sales In UK https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/04/electric-vehicle-makers-hitting-targets-for-petrol-free-car-sales-in-uk/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/04/electric-vehicle-makers-hitting-targets-for-petrol-free-car-sales-in-uk/#respond Tue, 04 Jun 2024 15:25:23 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333047 BMW is among the automakers leading the charge to meet a 2030 electric vehicle sales goal in the UK -- ahead of schedule, no less.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/04/electric-vehicle-makers-hitting-targets-for-petrol-free-car-sales-in-uk/feed/ 0 333047 4.3% of Light-Duty Vehicles in California Had a Plug in 2023 https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/04/the-share-of-plug-in-vehicle-registrations-in-california-reached-4-3-of-all-light-duty-vehicle-registrations-in-2023/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/04/the-share-of-plug-in-vehicle-registrations-in-california-reached-4-3-of-all-light-duty-vehicle-registrations-in-2023/#respond Tue, 04 Jun 2024 15:14:08 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333017 In 2023, California had the highest share of light-duty plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) registrations (i.e., number of vehicles on the road), representing 4.3% of all light-duty vehicle registrations in the state. The next highest was the District of Columbia (DC) with 3.5% followed by Hawaii at 2.8%. There were nine ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/04/the-share-of-plug-in-vehicle-registrations-in-california-reached-4-3-of-all-light-duty-vehicle-registrations-in-2023/feed/ 0 333017 EVs At 53.6% Share In Sweden — Tesla Model Y Back On Top https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/04/evs-at-53-6-share-in-sweden-tesla-model-y-back-on-top/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/04/evs-at-53-6-share-in-sweden-tesla-model-y-back-on-top/#respond Tue, 04 Jun 2024 13:27:18 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332965 May’s auto sales saw plugin EVs at 53.6% share in Sweden, down YoY from 61.9%. Plugin volumes were down YoY by 24%, with BEV faring worse than PHEVs. Overall auto volume was 25,094 units, down 12% YoY. The Tesla Model Y was May’s bestselling BEV. May saw combined EVs at 53.6% ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/04/evs-at-53-6-share-in-sweden-tesla-model-y-back-on-top/feed/ 0 332965 Good Graph For People Misinformed About US EV Sales Growth https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/02/good-graph-for-people-misinformed-about-us-ev-sales-growth/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/02/good-graph-for-people-misinformed-about-us-ev-sales-growth/#respond Sun, 02 Jun 2024 19:20:45 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332942 Naturally, we’ve created many US EV sales charts of our own here on CleanTechnica, but there’s a chart I haven’t thought to make that Bloomberg recently created, and it’s a superb chart for some of the claims circling at the moment. First of all, let’s note that EV sales have ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/02/good-graph-for-people-misinformed-about-us-ev-sales-growth/feed/ 0 332942 Are Electric Vehicles Just A Fad? https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/01/are-electric-vehicles-just-a-fad/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/01/are-electric-vehicles-just-a-fad/#respond Sun, 02 Jun 2024 00:17:39 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332896 First, what is a fad? From Wikipedia: “A fad, trend, or craze is any form of collective behavior that develops within a culture, a generation or social group in which a group of people enthusiastically follow an impulse for a short time period.” Even though I’m pro electric vehicles (EVs), let’s present both sides to try to be fair. Anti-EV: EV ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/01/are-electric-vehicles-just-a-fad/feed/ 0 332896 Actually, EVs Don’t Catch On Fire As Frequently As Gas-Powered Cars Do https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/01/actually-evs-dont-catch-on-fire-as-frequently-as-gas-powered-cars-do/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/01/actually-evs-dont-catch-on-fire-as-frequently-as-gas-powered-cars-do/#respond Sat, 01 Jun 2024 22:47:49 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332840 The media is full of stories about EVs that catch on fire. Actually, research doesn’t support that claim. In fact, data demonstrates that EVs are much less likely to burst into flames than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. It’s just that, at this moment in time, it’s not very sexy ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/01/actually-evs-dont-catch-on-fire-as-frequently-as-gas-powered-cars-do/feed/ 0 332840 The Global Automaker Rating 2023: Who Is Leading The Transition To Electric Vehicles? https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/30/the-global-automaker-rating-2023-who-is-leading-the-transition-to-electric-vehicles/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/30/the-global-automaker-rating-2023-who-is-leading-the-transition-to-electric-vehicles/#respond Thu, 30 May 2024 18:32:12 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332748 As The Transition To Electric Vehicles Continues, Which Automakers Will Keep Pace? There are big improvements in technology performance, but room to expand on ZEV models offered. Washington, D.C. — Today, the International Council on Clean Transportation released its annual assessment of automaker’s progress transitioning to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). The ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/30/the-global-automaker-rating-2023-who-is-leading-the-transition-to-electric-vehicles/feed/ 0 332748 EV Sales Are Outpacing The Growth Of EV Chargers https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/29/ev-sales-are-outpacing-the-growth-of-ev-chargers/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/29/ev-sales-are-outpacing-the-growth-of-ev-chargers/#respond Thu, 30 May 2024 03:54:23 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332589 Owning an electric vehicle (EV) is fabulous: it’s clean, efficient, quiet, and speedy. Charging an EV has a couple of similarities with a gas-powered car, such as the look of the charging cable and the way it fits into the port. But fueling an EV can cause some expected effects, ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/29/ev-sales-are-outpacing-the-growth-of-ev-chargers/feed/ 0 332589 Volvo EX30 Ends April in 2nd Place — Europe EV Sales Report https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/29/volvo-ex30-ends-april-in-2nd-place-europe-ev-sales-report/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/29/volvo-ex30-ends-april-in-2nd-place-europe-ev-sales-report/#respond Thu, 30 May 2024 01:39:36 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332380 In the meantime, Volkswagen is starting to recover its mojo. Some 219,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in April, which is up 11% year over year (YoY). And while Tesla isn’t helping (in fact, Tesla’s deliveries were down 2% YoY in April), the plugin tally from Volvo, Volkswagen, and ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/29/volvo-ex30-ends-april-in-2nd-place-europe-ev-sales-report/feed/ 0 332380 The Alleged Electric Car Sales Slowdown Is A Fiction — The EV Revolution Is Alive & Well https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/29/the-alleged-electric-car-sales-slowdown-is-a-fiction-the-ev-revolution-is-alive-well/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/29/the-alleged-electric-car-sales-slowdown-is-a-fiction-the-ev-revolution-is-alive-well/#respond Wed, 29 May 2024 20:50:25 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332641 The EV revolution is over! We must run and tell the king!! So sayeth the anti-electric car nabobs over and over (and over) again. Tesla is slashing employees, and doing it in the most unkind way possible by simply deleting their security credentials overnight so when they arrive for work ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/29/the-alleged-electric-car-sales-slowdown-is-a-fiction-the-ev-revolution-is-alive-well/feed/ 0 332641 5 Million US Solar Installations, Low Tesla Model Y Interest Rates, New Electric Cars — Top Cleantech News https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/28/5-million-us-solar-installations-low-tesla-model-y-interest-rates-new-electric-cars-top-cleantech-news/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/28/5-million-us-solar-installations-low-tesla-model-y-interest-rates-new-electric-cars-top-cleantech-news/#respond Tue, 28 May 2024 21:57:03 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332568 What were the biggest cleantech news stories and analyses in the past couple of weeks? Below, put into a handful of core groupings, are the ones that stood out to me. Solar Power in the USA: California, the largest US solar market by far, has thrown the solar industry into ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/28/5-million-us-solar-installations-low-tesla-model-y-interest-rates-new-electric-cars-top-cleantech-news/feed/ 0 332568 Zero-Emission Vehicles Sales Still Going Well In California https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/28/zero-emission-vehicles-sales-still-going-well-in-california/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/28/zero-emission-vehicles-sales-still-going-well-in-california/#respond Tue, 28 May 2024 18:15:10 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332321 The State of California has the most zero-emission vehicles in the US, and sales of this vehicle type are still doing well. Californians purchased just over 102,000 zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) in the first three months of 2024. Another fact is that the State of California is on track to reach ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/28/zero-emission-vehicles-sales-still-going-well-in-california/feed/ 0 332321 44% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China — April 2024 Sales Report https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/26/44-plugin-vehicle-market-share-in-china-april-2024-sales-report/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/26/44-plugin-vehicle-market-share-in-china-april-2024-sales-report/#respond Mon, 27 May 2024 01:26:58 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=331948 Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring 703,000 sales (in a 1.6-million-unit overall market). That’s up 27% year over year (YoY). Looking deeper at the numbers, BEVs were up 10%, while PHEVs did even better, jumping 65% in April. Breaking down plugin sales ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/26/44-plugin-vehicle-market-share-in-china-april-2024-sales-report/feed/ 0 331948 Biden’s 100% China EV Tariff Fails History 101 https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/25/bidens-100-china-ev-tariff-fails-history-101/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/25/bidens-100-china-ev-tariff-fails-history-101/#respond Sat, 25 May 2024 13:56:57 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332375 Perhaps Biden has forgotten the last time America’s land yachts, marketed to the most affluent, became impossibly expensive symbols of conspicuous consumption. It was the same year he entered Congress after all, 52 years ago. But America and its car companies have indeed faced almost exactly the same situation as ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/25/bidens-100-china-ev-tariff-fails-history-101/feed/ 0 332375 EV Sales Report: Brazil Races Ahead, Bringing 1,100% BEV Growth in April https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/23/ev-sales-report-brazil-races-ahead-bringing-1100-bev-growth-in-april/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/23/ev-sales-report-brazil-races-ahead-bringing-1100-bev-growth-in-april/#respond Fri, 24 May 2024 03:51:10 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332271 Good news keeps coming from the Carioca country. When EV sales skyrocketed in late 2023, there were fears this was a temporary increase because automakers were running to bring as many cars as possible to market before the tariffs kicked in this year. This wasn’t the case, and because the ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/23/ev-sales-report-brazil-races-ahead-bringing-1100-bev-growth-in-april/feed/ 0 332271 New Electric Trucks To Push Diesel Out Of US Transportation Market https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/23/new-electric-trucks-to-push-diesel-out-of-us-transportation-market/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/23/new-electric-trucks-to-push-diesel-out-of-us-transportation-market/#respond Thu, 23 May 2024 15:09:59 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332210 US ground transportation stakeholders are ramping up their interest in electric trucks, with batteries and fuel cells both in play.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/23/new-electric-trucks-to-push-diesel-out-of-us-transportation-market/feed/ 0 332210 The Electric Car Revolution Is Still On Track, Says Cox Automotive https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/22/the-electric-car-revolution-is-still-on-track-says-cox-automotive/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/22/the-electric-car-revolution-is-still-on-track-says-cox-automotive/#respond Wed, 22 May 2024 17:45:39 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332156 The latest report from Cox Automotive says electric car technology is gaining traction, if more slowly than many would like.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/22/the-electric-car-revolution-is-still-on-track-says-cox-automotive/feed/ 0 332156 Peak ICE Fleet Is Closer Than We Believe https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/18/peak-ice-fleet-is-closer-than-we-believe/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/18/peak-ice-fleet-is-closer-than-we-believe/#respond Sat, 18 May 2024 16:39:20 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=331858 Let’s start with some brief history on the transition to EV sales, and then get to the big topic: transitioning the ICEV (internal combustion engine vehicle) fleet to electricity. The world passed peak ICEV sales back in 2017 EVs were only a small fraction of total vehicle sales back then ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/18/peak-ice-fleet-is-closer-than-we-believe/feed/ 0 331858 Over 4 Million Plugin Vehicles Sold Globally in 2024 https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/17/over-4-million-plugin-vehicles-sold-globally-in-2024/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/17/over-4-million-plugin-vehicles-sold-globally-in-2024/#respond Sat, 18 May 2024 00:55:49 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=331791 Global EV sales reached 1.1 million units in April 2024, according to EV research-house, Rho Motion, bringing year-to-date (YTD) sales to 4.3 million, 22% greater than the same period in 2023. Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) represent 64% of units sold so far in 2024, with the remaining 36% Plug-in Hybrid ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/17/over-4-million-plugin-vehicles-sold-globally-in-2024/feed/ 0 331791 Electric Vehicle Sales Decreased from 18.8% to 18% U.S. Market Share in 1st Quarter of 2024 https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/16/electric-vehicle-sales-decreased-from-18-8-to-18-u-s-market-share-in-1st-quarter-of-2024/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/16/electric-vehicle-sales-decreased-from-18-8-to-18-u-s-market-share-in-1st-quarter-of-2024/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 20:55:42 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=331751 The share of electric and hybrid vehicle sales in the United States decreased in the first quarter of 2024 as battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales declined. Hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and BEVs fell to 18.0% of total new light-duty vehicle (LDV) sales in the United States in the first quarter ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/16/electric-vehicle-sales-decreased-from-18-8-to-18-u-s-market-share-in-1st-quarter-of-2024/feed/ 0 331751 Of Camels, Sponges, & Tesla’s Supercharging Team Firing https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/15/of-camels-sponges-teslas-supercharging-team-firing/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/15/of-camels-sponges-teslas-supercharging-team-firing/#respond Wed, 15 May 2024 20:15:39 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=331636 A great deal of digital ink has been spilled on Tesla laying off a lot of its Supercharger team recently. I’m not in the business of commenting on Tesla and Musk’s every twitch and tweet, so I don’t have fourteen hot takes already. But I have a hypothesis and it ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/15/of-camels-sponges-teslas-supercharging-team-firing/feed/ 0 331636 EU Wisely Stiffens Road Freight & Passenger Emissions Guidance https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/13/eu-wisely-stiffens-road-freight-passenger-emissions-guidance/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/13/eu-wisely-stiffens-road-freight-passenger-emissions-guidance/#respond Mon, 13 May 2024 22:17:44 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=331444 A month ago, I spent some time assembling statistics on major geographies’ split of domestic freight tonnage across different modes: road, rail, and water. I was surprised to find that road freight was so much more dominant in Europe than rail compared to other major geographies. I think of Europe ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/13/eu-wisely-stiffens-road-freight-passenger-emissions-guidance/feed/ 0 331444 What Would US Transportation Look Like If Internal Combustion Engines Prevail? https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/13/what-would-us-transportation-look-like-if-internal-combustion-engines-prevail/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/13/what-would-us-transportation-look-like-if-internal-combustion-engines-prevail/#respond Mon, 13 May 2024 15:01:21 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=331315 Hollywood is usually the harbinger of worst case scenarios. Terrorist attacks on urban centers. Zombies that wreak havoc. Your enemy is your biological father. Recently, though, the most popular films seem to have forgotten the climate crisis, ignoring the hottest temperatures ever recorded, more severe storms, drought, wildfires, biodiversity loss, ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/13/what-would-us-transportation-look-like-if-internal-combustion-engines-prevail/feed/ 0 331315 Solar Power’s Rapid Growth (Graphs), Tesla Cybertruck Review, EV Sales Up — Top Cleantech News of the Week https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/10/solar-powers-rapid-growth-graphs-tesla-cybertruck-review-ev-sales-up-top-cleantech-news-of-the-week/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/10/solar-powers-rapid-growth-graphs-tesla-cybertruck-review-ev-sales-up-top-cleantech-news-of-the-week/#respond Sat, 11 May 2024 03:51:46 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=331230 Friday is here! Unfortunately, the heat is rising fast here in Florida and it’s hard to enjoy some of the outdoor activities we love while suffering in the extreme heat and thinking about how dangerously we are heating up the planet. Let’s get a little relief by leafing through 18 ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/10/solar-powers-rapid-growth-graphs-tesla-cybertruck-review-ev-sales-up-top-cleantech-news-of-the-week/feed/ 0 331230 EVs Take 18.4% Share In Germany — Market Still In Hangover https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/10/evs-take-18-4-share-in-germany-market-still-in-hangover/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/10/evs-take-18-4-share-in-germany-market-still-in-hangover/#respond Fri, 10 May 2024 15:45:43 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=331174 April saw plugin EVs take an 18.4% share in Germany, down YoY from 20.5% — still reeling after the abrupt cancellation of incentive schemes in late December. Overall auto volume was 243,087 units, up by some 20% YoY, but still 20% below 2017–2019 seasonal norms (~305,000 units). The bestselling BEV ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/10/evs-take-18-4-share-in-germany-market-still-in-hangover/feed/ 0 331174 Are Tesla Sales Slowing Down Under? https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/09/are-tesla-sales-slowing-down-under/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/09/are-tesla-sales-slowing-down-under/#respond Thu, 09 May 2024 23:31:08 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=331054 The mainstream media would have us believe that electric cars are facing stagnating demand. No doubt they will be encouraged by the drop in Tesla sales March to April. In April 2024, Tesla Australia delivered 2077 vehicles (1166 Model Y and 911 Model 3), a drop compared to over 6000 ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/09/are-tesla-sales-slowing-down-under/feed/ 0 331054 What Falling Sales? Global EV Sales Grow 19% in March! https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/09/what-falling-sales-global-ev-sales-grow-19-in-march/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/09/what-falling-sales-global-ev-sales-grow-19-in-march/#respond Thu, 09 May 2024 16:31:16 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=330539 EVs Now 19% of World Auto Sales Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 19% in March 2024 compared to March 2023. There were 1.3 million registrations. BEVs were up by 7% YoY, while plugin hybrids jumped 50% YoY, with March being its second best month ever. In the end, plugins ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/09/what-falling-sales-global-ev-sales-grow-19-in-march/feed/ 0 330539 EVs Take 24.7% Share In The UK — BMW Leading Battery-Electric Brand https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/08/evs-take-24-7-share-in-the-uk-bmw-leading-battery-electric-brand/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/08/evs-take-24-7-share-in-the-uk-bmw-leading-battery-electric-brand/#respond Wed, 08 May 2024 15:25:53 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=330965 April’s auto market saw plugin EVs take a 24.7% share in the UK, up from 21.9%, year on year. Volume growth was modest for battery-electric vehicles, and decent for plugin hybrid EVs. Overall auto volume was 134,274 units, up just 1% YoY, and remaining far below pre-2020 norms. The UK’s ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/08/evs-take-24-7-share-in-the-uk-bmw-leading-battery-electric-brand/feed/ 0 330965 Volvo EX30 Shines — Europe EV Sales Report https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/08/volvo-ex30-shines-europe-ev-sales-report/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/08/volvo-ex30-shines-europe-ev-sales-report/#respond Wed, 08 May 2024 06:33:43 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=330513 Tesla is the best selling brand in Europe, but Volkswagen Group is the #1 OEM Some 296,000 plugin vehicles were registered in March in Europe, which is down 8% year over year (YoY). But there is a simple explanation for this: Tesla’s usual last-month-of-the-quarter peak was far less intense (in ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/08/volvo-ex30-shines-europe-ev-sales-report/feed/ 0 330513 Cadillac, Audi, & BMW Now Leading in Share of US Sales Being 100% Electric https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/06/cadillac-audi-bmw-now-leading-in-share-of-us-sales-being-100-electric/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/06/cadillac-audi-bmw-now-leading-in-share-of-us-sales-being-100-electric/#respond Mon, 06 May 2024 18:00:27 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=330801 Overall, the pure electric vehicle (EV, or BEV) share of US auto sales was 6.9% in the first quarter of 2024. EV sales increased slightly compared to the first quarter of 2023, but overall auto sales increased more, so EV market share dropped from 7% to 6.9% year over year. ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/06/cadillac-audi-bmw-now-leading-in-share-of-us-sales-being-100-electric/feed/ 0 330801 How Can We Expose More Consumers To EVs? https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/06/how-can-we-expose-more-consumers-to-evs/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/06/how-can-we-expose-more-consumers-to-evs/#respond Mon, 06 May 2024 17:17:51 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=330823 There is a direct relationship between the time US consumers spend with an electric vehicle (EV) and their desire to purchase one. On the other hand, over one-third of US consumers haven’t had the chance to get up-front-and-personal with an EV. It’s clearly time to expose more consumers to EVs ... [continued]

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