CleanTechnica » EV sales http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Electric Car Sales Have Already Surpassed 100,000 For The Year http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/phevev-sales-already-surpassed-100000-year/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/phevev-sales-already-surpassed-100000-year/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:43:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76555 With one more month still to go, plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) and 100%-electric car sales in the US have already surpassed the 100,000 unit mark for the year, according to the most recent numbers out of the industry. This is if you include an estimate of 16,500 sales for Tesla, which is a decent estimate. Tesla

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/phevev-sales-already-surpassed-100000-year/feed/ 22 Nissan LEAF Breaks Another Electric Car Sales Record (November EV Sales Report) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/04/nissan-leaf-breaks-another-electric-car-sales-record-november-ev-sales-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/04/nissan-leaf-breaks-another-electric-car-sales-record-november-ev-sales-report/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:00:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75886 Originally published on EV Obsession. To no one’s surprise, the Nissan LEAF led US electric car sales in November, with a total of 2,687 sales. It commanded ⅓ of the electric car market in November (excluding Tesla, of course, since we don’t have Tesla numbers and “estimating” them is now just a big guessing game). Nissan also

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/04/nissan-leaf-breaks-another-electric-car-sales-record-november-ev-sales-report/feed/ 23 BMW Trails Only Tesla In % of Car Sales That Are Electric (Charts) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/07/bmw-trails-tesla-car-sales-electric-charts/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/07/bmw-trails-tesla-car-sales-electric-charts/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2014 15:00:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74637 EV Obsession. With Nissan being the world leader in electric car sales, and its CEO amd Chairman (Carlos Ghosn) being bullish on electric car sales for years, we often put it and Tesla at the top when it comes to electric car leadership. However, new data show that BMW is perhaps now #2 behind Tesla.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/07/bmw-trails-tesla-car-sales-electric-charts/feed/ 6 Nissan LEAF Sets New Annual US Electric Car Sales Record — Yet Again http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/30/nissan-leaf-sets-new-annual-us-ev-sales-record-yet/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/30/nissan-leaf-sets-new-annual-us-ev-sales-record-yet/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2014 20:45:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74267 The Nissan LEAF has just set a new electric car sales record, yet again — this time for the most US electric vehicles sold in the period of a single calendar year. The new record eclipses the one set in 2013 — also by the Nissan LEAF — of 22,610 units sold. Given that there

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/30/nissan-leaf-sets-new-annual-us-ev-sales-record-yet/feed/ 24 Sales Of Plug-In Cars Exceed 600,000 Worldwide http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/23/sales-of-plug-in-cars-exceed-600000-worldwide/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/23/sales-of-plug-in-cars-exceed-600000-worldwide/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:07:03 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73875 Across the world, consumers are turning to plug-in cars in greater numbers, with the top ten countries now accounting for over 600,000 plug-in vehicle sales

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/23/sales-of-plug-in-cars-exceed-600000-worldwide/feed/ 19 German EV Market Has Doubled Since Last Year http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/22/german-ev-market-doubled-since-last-year-september/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/22/german-ev-market-doubled-since-last-year-september/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2014 10:52:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73801 EV Obsession. The German electric vehicle market has nearly doubled in size since last year (comparing new sales in September 2014 to new sales in September 2013). To be specific — the market saw 1,099 electric vehicles registered in September, bringing the share of the market belonging to electric vehicles up to 0.46%. That’s about twice the percentage

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/22/german-ev-market-doubled-since-last-year-september/feed/ 16 Nissan LEAF Sales Up 47% In September, BMW i3 Sales Strong (EV Sales Update) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/06/nissan-leaf-sales-47-september-bmw-i3-sales-strong-ev-sales-update/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/06/nissan-leaf-sales-47-september-bmw-i3-sales-strong-ev-sales-update/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2014 07:00:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72940 EV Obsession. Above are four charts you can toggle between. You can see that Tesla Model S (and Fiat 500e) sales are absent. Unfortunately, Tesla and Fiat don’t report their month sales. With Tesla now delivering vehicles to Europe, China, and Japan, and only reporting total sales each quarter, it is really too much of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/06/nissan-leaf-sales-47-september-bmw-i3-sales-strong-ev-sales-update/feed/ 16 EV Sales Up While Hybrid Sales Down http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/13/ev-sales-hybrid-sales/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/13/ev-sales-hybrid-sales/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2014 08:06:49 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71907 Editor’s Note: Reporting on plug-in car sales every month, I was quite surprised to see the LA Times and others reporting on a supposed drop in hybrid and electric car sales. Plug-in car sales are up 33% this year so far. Of course, some people, like our own Chris DeMorro, took the time to tease out hybrid and plug-in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/13/ev-sales-hybrid-sales/feed/ 20 Sweet Electric Scooter Has Portable Battery, BMW i3 Sales Jump… (EV News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/06/electric-scooter-portable-battery-bmw-i3-sales/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/06/electric-scooter-portable-battery-bmw-i3-sales/#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2014 13:45:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71633 More EV news for you EV lovers: This sweet electric scooter has a vintage look and a portable battery. (EV Obsession) WiTriCity’s inductive wireless charging tech may be gaining momentum. Or maybe not… (EV Obsession) BMW i3 sales have jumped considerably in the vehicle’s 4th month on the US market, approximately tripling its monthly sales in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/06/electric-scooter-portable-battery-bmw-i3-sales/feed/ 2 Nissan Leaf Still King, Ford Fusion Energi Sales Jump 201% http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/05/nissan-leaf-still-king-ford-fusion-energi-sales-jump-201/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/05/nissan-leaf-still-king-ford-fusion-energi-sales-jump-201/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2014 23:00:59 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70248 Originally published on EV Obsession. July was a momentous month for Mercedes and me. Mercedes saw the US birth of its first electric vehicle, the Mercedes B Class Electric, and my little girl was born. With this being a monthly electric vehicle sales update, there’s not much more to say about either one here. The

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/05/nissan-leaf-still-king-ford-fusion-energi-sales-jump-201/feed/ 14 The Electric Vehicle Revolution Is Nigh (Infographic) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/28/electric-vehicle-revolution-nigh-infographic/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/28/electric-vehicle-revolution-nigh-infographic/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:00:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69985 Actually, the electric vehicle revolution may already be in progress. Electric vehicles (EV) on the roads globally jumped from ~25,000 in 2010 to ~80,000 in 2011 to ~200,000 in 2012 to ~405,000 in 2013. That’s not linear growth, folks! I recently wrote an article for Fix.com about the likelihood that electric vehicles will dominate car sales within 10

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/28/electric-vehicle-revolution-nigh-infographic/feed/ 438 Nissan Carwings Upgrade, Early BMW i3 Review, Model X Patents… (EV News Catchup) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/27/nissan-carwings-grow-early-bmw-i3-review-ev-news-catchup/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/27/nissan-carwings-grow-early-bmw-i3-review-ev-news-catchup/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2014 07:01:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68747 Time to catch up on more electrified vehicle news. Here are a number of big EV news stories we wouldn’t want you to miss: Nissan Carwings To Grow: The Nissan LEAF smartphone service Carwings has now been around for about 4 years (time flies! no pun intended). Now it’s time for a deep upgrade. Early BMW i3

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/27/nissan-carwings-grow-early-bmw-i3-review-ev-news-catchup/feed/ 0 Plug-in America Estimates 250,000 EV Sales By September http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/25/plug-america-estimates-250000-ev-sales-september/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/25/plug-america-estimates-250000-ev-sales-september/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2014 13:50:02 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68657 Over 200,000 EVs have been sold in the U.S. alone, and Plug-In America estimates that by this September, that number will cross the quarter-million mark

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/25/plug-america-estimates-250000-ev-sales-september/feed/ 2 Toyota Prius Plug-in Sales +297%, Ford Fusion Energi Sales +223% (US EV Sales Update) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/08/toyota-prius-plug-sales-increase-297-ford-fusion-energi-sales-223-us-ev-sales-update/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/08/toyota-prius-plug-sales-increase-297-ford-fusion-energi-sales-223-us-ev-sales-update/#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2014 14:00:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67958 Originally published on EV Obsession. Time for the latest US plug-in car sales update! The big winner in May was the Nissan LEAF, which set a new monthly sales record for itself and crushed the competition in May sales. Its sales were up 46% compared to May 2013, rising from 2,138 to 3,117. For the year

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/08/toyota-prius-plug-sales-increase-297-ford-fusion-energi-sales-223-us-ev-sales-update/feed/ 10 EV Sales Growing Faster Than Hybrid Sales Did http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/26/ev-sales/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/26/ev-sales/#comments Mon, 26 May 2014 18:30:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67355 Editor’s Note: We’ve written about the relatively fast growth of electric vehicle (EV) sales in the past, but a new report from market research firm IHS backs up that point again, showing that the exponential growth of EV sales has far surpassed initial growth of hybrid cars. I’ve got a few hunches why: 1) electric cars are

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/26/ev-sales/feed/ 3 Sweden April Electrified Vehicle Registrations Report http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/13/sweden-april-electrified-vehicle-registrations-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/13/sweden-april-electrified-vehicle-registrations-report/#comments Tue, 13 May 2014 06:50:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66743 Originally published on EV Obsession. Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Dominates Sweden’s Plug-in Car Sales (April Report) (via EV Obsession) In one more Scandinavian electrified vehicle registrations report, Sweden shows its strong preference for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, especially the beautiful Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in, which takes the crown with a whopping 60% of the EV market… &nbsp

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/13/sweden-april-electrified-vehicle-registrations-report/feed/ 0 Norway April Electrified Vehicle Registrations Report http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/13/norway-april-electrified-vehicle-registrations-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/13/norway-april-electrified-vehicle-registrations-report/#comments Tue, 13 May 2014 05:50:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66734 Originally published on EV Obsession. Nissan Leaf Back On Top In Norway (April Electric Car Registrations Report) (via EV Obsession) Rising to #1 yet again, the Nissan Leaf overtook the Tesla Model S last month in Norway, in terms of new electric and plug-in-hybrid-electric (PHE) car registrations. The Leaf actually topped the charts in January and February as

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/13/norway-april-electrified-vehicle-registrations-report/feed/ 0 Denmark April Electrified Vehicle Registrations Report http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/13/denmark-april-electrified-vehicle-registrations-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/13/denmark-april-electrified-vehicle-registrations-report/#comments Tue, 13 May 2014 04:50:59 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66741 Originally published on EV Obsession. Nissan Leaf Crushes Competition In Denmark Electrified Vehicle Sales (via EV Obsession) There’s no other way to say it — the Nissan Leaf crushed the competition in Denmark in April. It accounted for 68% of all electrified vehicle registrations. The Tesla Model S was a distant #2 with 12% of the market and the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/13/denmark-april-electrified-vehicle-registrations-report/feed/ 0 US Electrified Car Sales Update (April Sales) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/07/us-electrified-car-sales-update-april-sales/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/07/us-electrified-car-sales-update-april-sales/#comments Wed, 07 May 2014 20:20:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66491 Originally published on EV Obsession. Apologies for the late monthly sales report. I was delayed by my visit to the UAE for Abu Dhabi Ascent. Nonetheless, here are the numbers: The Nissan LEAF was the #1 top-selling plug-in car in the US in April again, making that the third month in a row that the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/07/us-electrified-car-sales-update-april-sales/feed/ 10 France Plug-in Car Registrations Report (March Registrations) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/28/france-plug-car-registrations-report-march-registrations/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/28/france-plug-car-registrations-report-march-registrations/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2014 23:00:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66059 Originally published on EV Obsession. Following up on its top position in February, the Renault Zoe easily took #1 again in March. The Bollore Bluecar made a strong surge to take #2, rising from 0 registrations in February and 81 registrations in January to 194 registrations in March. The Nissan LEAF inched out the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV for #3.

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