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Portugal Has 28% Plugin Vehicle Share — Market Share Report

José Pontes — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:26:55 +0000

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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47% of New Cars Sold in Netherlands in 2024 Have a Plug!

José Pontes — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 22:46:44 +0000

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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Opinion: A Window Of Opportunity Is Opening For General Motors

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Sun, 16 Jun 2024 22:45:27 +0000

There’s no other way to put it: GM has struggled badly in its transition to EVs. But recent developments have led me to believe that GM may be better positioned than it appears to be: if I’m right, and if GM does not mess up, it may well be one ... [continued]

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EVs At 18.5% Share In Germany — Backsliding On The Transition

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 04:49:52 +0000

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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US Auto Sales Up 5% in Q1 vs. Q1 2023, Down 5% vs. Q1 2019

Zachary Shahan — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 18:44:27 +0000

The US auto industry is in a very interesting place. In this US auto industry sales report, I compare 1st quarter (Q1) sales going back 5 years. It’s been an interesting roller coaster, especially due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but now that we’ve gone past that, it’s extra interesting to ... [continued]

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EVs Take 24.1% Share In France — Popular BEVs Hit By Incentive Stop

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 13:42:19 +0000

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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What Falling Sales? Global EV Sales Grow 25% in April!

José Pontes — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 02:47:52 +0000

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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EV Sales in Australia Show Slight Improvement — May Update

David Waterworth — Sat, 08 Jun 2024 03:55:46 +0000

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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EVs Take 25.7% Share of the UK — Tesla Stays Top

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 14:18:09 +0000

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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Estimating the Growth of Electric Vehicles & Tesla Sales, an Exploration of S-Curves

Letters to the Editor — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 15:06:55 +0000

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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BEVs Take 77% Share In Norway — Volvo EX30 Leads In May

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:25:03 +0000

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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EVs At 53.6% Share In Sweden — Tesla Model Y Back On Top

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 13:27:18 +0000

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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Volvo EX30 Ends April in 2nd Place — Europe EV Sales Report

José Pontes — Thu, 30 May 2024 01:39:36 +0000

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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44% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China — April 2024 Sales Report

José Pontes — Mon, 27 May 2024 01:26:58 +0000

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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EV Sales Report: Brazil Races Ahead, Bringing 1,100% BEV Growth in April

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Fri, 24 May 2024 03:51:10 +0000

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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Electric Vehicle Sales Decreased from 18.8% to 18% U.S. Market Share in 1st Quarter of 2024

US Energy Information Administration — Thu, 16 May 2024 20:55:42 +0000

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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47% Of New Cars Sold In Netherlands Now Plugin Cars!

José Pontes — Mon, 13 May 2024 13:55:57 +0000

Volvo EX30 #1 in April In a negative month in the overall market (down 4% to 28,432 units), April saw plugin registrations increase by 11% YoY, to 13,274 units. As a result, the Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market reaching 47% last month, in line with the year-to-date average. That’s mostly ... [continued]

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Solar Power’s Rapid Growth (Graphs), Tesla Cybertruck Review, EV Sales Up — Top Cleantech News of the Week

Zachary Shahan — Sat, 11 May 2024 03:51:46 +0000

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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Are Tesla Sales Slowing Down Under?

David Waterworth — Thu, 09 May 2024 23:31:08 +0000

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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What Falling Sales? Global EV Sales Grow 19% in March!

José Pontes — Thu, 09 May 2024 16:31:16 +0000

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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Volvo EX30 Shines — Europe EV Sales Report

José Pontes — Wed, 08 May 2024 06:33:43 +0000

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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Cadillac, Audi, & BMW Now Leading in Share of US Sales Being 100% Electric

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 06 May 2024 18:00:27 +0000

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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EVs At 24.3% Share In France — BEVs Grow Volume 45% YoY

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Sun, 05 May 2024 22:16:44 +0000

The auto market saw plugin EVs at 24.3% share in France in April 2024, growing from 21.1% year on year. Full electric volume was up by a strong 45% YoY, while plugin hybrid volume was flat. Overall auto volume was 146,979 units, up 11% YoY, though remaining below 2017–2019 seasonal ... [continued]

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US EV Sales Up 170% in 1st Quarter vs. 1st Quarter of 2021

Zachary Shahan — Sun, 05 May 2024 03:58:31 +0000

One of the hottest topics of the year in the auto industry has been hype about EV sales drooping, or at least not living up to expectations. How much substance is actually in that hype? Well, a little bit, but digging deeper, we can see that the EV market is ... [continued]

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Tesla Still Sells More EVs In USA Than Ford, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Kia, Audi, BMW, Chevrolet, & Toyota Combined

Zachary Shahan — Sun, 05 May 2024 03:57:07 +0000

Actually, wait, Tesla still sells more electric cars in the USA than every other automaker combined. The company accounted for 55% of US EV sales in the first quarter. First, let’s look through some charts. Then, I’ll get to editorializing on this. The first two charts show the share of ... [continued]

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EVs Take 91.0% Share In Norway — Volvo EX30 Grabs Top Spot

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Sat, 04 May 2024 16:39:01 +0000

The auto market saw plugin EVs take 91.0% share in Norway in April, roughly flat from 91.1% year on year. BEVs alone took 89.4% share, up from 83.3% YoY. Overall auto volume was 11,241 units, up 25% YoY, a recovery over recent months. April’s best selling BEV was the Volvo EX30. ... [continued]

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43% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China — March 2024 Sales Report

José Pontes — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 16:20:06 +0000

Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring 743,000 sales (in a 1.7-million-unit overall market). That’s up 29% year over year (YoY). Looking deeper at the numbers, BEVs were up 16%, while PHEVs did even better, jumping 62% in March. Breaking down plugin sales ... [continued]

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BEVs That International Automakers Sell In China, But Don’t Want To Offer You

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Sun, 21 Apr 2024 13:59:12 +0000

If you ever had the suspicion that there are BEVs that international automakers sell in China but don’t want to offer to those of us in other markets, well … you were right. As Zach recently reminded us, China is currently the epicentre of the global EV revolution, representing 60% ... [continued]

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The Sun Shines in South America: Colombia & Brazil Give Large Boost to Solar Deployment

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:34:28 +0000

South America has a lot of sun and a lot of space, and solar energy has grown from a small player to the main driver of generation growth in several countries in the region (making their already clean grids even cleaner). Today we look at the grids of Chile, Brazil, and Colombia, all of which have already made solar a cornerstone of their generation or are working to do so in the near future.

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Spain Has 11% Plugin Vehicle Share — New Monthly Market Share Report

José Pontes — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:00:26 +0000

A small introduction: Following the feedback of some readers, I have decided to stop focusing so much on the Dutch, French, and German markets, and start covering other, less media friendly markets, which allows us to see different realities and have a better understanding of the EV Revolution. Tesla #1 ... [continued]

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Rivian Sales Up 71% in 1st Quarter — But Can It Get To 10× Current Sales?

Zachary Shahan — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:34:26 +0000

I just reported that several automakers saw their electric vehicle sales increase significantly in the US in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the first quarter of 2023. Why not roll Rivian into that? Well, Rivian is a different animal, and it seemed more fitting to discuss Rivian separately. ... [continued]

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Ford, Cadillac, Hyundai, & Kia EV Sales Surge in USA

Zachary Shahan — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:58:27 +0000

I already wrote about Audi and BMW electric vehicle sales booming in the USA in the 1st quarter of 2024 compared to the first quarter of 2023. With more automakers reporting their sales numbers, we can now see that several other automakers also had strong year-over-year growth in EV sales. ... [continued]

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EVs Take 18.0% Share In Germany, Down YoY As Incentive Hangover Continues

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 13:16:22 +0000

March saw plugin EVs take 18.0% share in Germany, down year on year, remaining stuck in a hangover from sudden incentive abandonment in late December. BEVs were down some 29% in YoY volume, while PHEVs were down 4.5%. Overall auto volume was 263,844 units, down 6% YoY, and down 25% ... [continued]

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EVs Take 22.9% Share Of The UK — Laggards Exposed

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Sat, 06 Apr 2024 14:35:57 +0000

March saw plugin EVs take 22.9% share of the UK auto market, barely up from 22.4% year on year. Full electric share fell, while plugin hybrid share grew. Overall auto volume was 317,786 units, up 10% YoY, though still far below pre-2020 norms. The UK’s leading BEV brand was Tesla, ... [continued]

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Colombia’s EV Market Grew 23% in Q1 & Reached 4% Market Share in March

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Sat, 06 Apr 2024 01:24:23 +0000

The first trimester is over, and countries are starting to present their official data for vehicle sales during the first three months of the year. Colombia, one of our leaders for EV sales in the region last year, started this one with reasonable growth amidst a generalized crisis in the ... [continued]

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World EV Sales Now 13% Of World Auto Sales

José Pontes — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 12:02:47 +0000

Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 3% in February 2024 compared to February 2023. There were 830,000 registrations, making it possibly the last month with fewer than one million sales per month ever for plugin electric vehicles. BEVs were down by 6% YoY, but there’s no reason to sound the ... [continued]

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EVs Take 91.5% Share In Norway

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:18:45 +0000

March’s auto market saw plugin EVs take 91.5% share in Norway, up from 91.1% year on year. BEVs alone took almost 90% share. Overall auto volume was 9,750 units, 50% down YoY, and the lowest March in 15 years. The Tesla Model Y was again Norway’s best selling vehicle. March ... [continued]

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Tesla Rules In Europe — Europe EV Sales Report

José Pontes — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 17:48:59 +0000

Tesla is the best selling brand in Europe, but Volkswagen Group is the #1 OEM Some 202,000 plugin vehicles were registered in February in Europe — which is +10% year over year (YoY). Unfortunately, it was the same growth rate in the overall market, +10%, so there were no real ... [continued]

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Tesla Sales Crash — But Will They Bounce Back?

Zachary Shahan — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:56:14 +0000

As you’ve surely seen by now, Tesla sales slumped a lot in the first quarter. In fact, I think it’s fair to say they crashed. The following charts will visualize that for you, and if you’re a Tesla fan (or shareholder), you have to admit they’re a little scary. After ... [continued]

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33% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China — February 2024 Sales Report

José Pontes — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 06:19:25 +0000

Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, even in the slowest month of the year — due to the Chinese New Year celebrations. Due to the fact that festivities occurred this year in February, and last year they were in January, the market had an apparently ... [continued]

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EV Market Share in 17 Countries — USA, China, & 15 European Countries

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 23:50:30 +0000

While creating an article rounding up US electric vehicle sales stats, it also came to mind to round up some country EV market share stats and charts. Max Holland does a fantabulous job of tracking and reporting in detail on EV sales and EV market share in France, the UK, ... [continued]

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10 US Electric Car Sales Stats & 13 Charts

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:24:39 +0000

I create so many US EV sales reports that I typically just assume stats are clear and easy to find … but then I go looking for a specific stat and it takes me a while. Recently, I even realized that we didn’t have charts or series of stats published ... [continued]

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EVs Grow 94% YoY in Mexico, Tesla Model Y Leads the Market

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 01:28:26 +0000

An interesting development is underway in developing countries, and it’s most visible right now in Latin America. Latin American nations, by and large, lack the means and resources to promote EVs like the US, Europe, and China have done. At best, we have some benefits regarding transit in restricted times ... [continued]

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The Strong, Steady Growth of the US Electric Auto Market — Charts

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 20:42:05 +0000

Electric vehicle sales have grown quite consistently for the past few years. Though, there’s been a strong narrative to the contrary lately. While we have tracked US EV sales for years here on CleanTechnica and produce various quarterly reports on the topic, we have not produced reports on trends in ... [continued]

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EVs At 26.3% Share In France — Peugeot e-208 Leading

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 19:07:06 +0000

February saw plugin EVs at 26.3% share in France, up from 23.8% share in February 2023. Full electric volume grew 32% YoY, and plugin hybrid volume grew 12%. February’s overall auto volume was 142,598 units, up 13% YoY, though still well below 2017–2019 norms (~190,000). The Peugeot e-208 was once ... [continued]

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