US EV Sales Surpass 2% In 2018 — 9 EV Sales Charts
The numbers are in and 2018 turned out to be quite a solid year for electric vehicle sales in the US.
Author: Loren McDonald
My 24 EV Predictions For 2018 — How Did I Do?
“Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.”
— Nils Bohr, Nobel laureate in Physics
10% Of New Vehicles Purchased in California Are EVs
In August, 1 out of 10 (9.90%) new vehicles purchased in the state of California were EVs (PHEVs + BEVs), according to the latest numbers from the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Advanced Technology Vehicle Sales Dashboard.
Continuous EV Range Increases Will Drive US Shifts To Leasing/Subscriptions & Growth In The Used…
Electric vehicles with bigger or more efficient battery packs every few years will be key to meeting the longer range (300 to 400+ miles) expectations of many US consumers. But these continuous upgrades will also create challenges and opportunities for auto industry participants.
Tesla Has 14+ Demand Levers It Can Pull
If you’re a fan and supporter of Tesla, you probably believe that the least of the company’s worries is demand for its products. Rather, scaling up production is the main issue that you think sits between the company and profitability.
US Electric Car Range Will Average 275 Miles By 2022, 400 Miles By 2028 —…
The average range of fully electric cars (BEVs) available in the US by 2022 will be around 275 miles and could reach 400 miles by 2028. These are two findings from my new exclusive analysis and forecast.
What Does Automaker Commitment To EVs Entail?
It seems that not a week goes by without a major OEM announcing their future plans for electrification, battery partnerships, EV charging infrastructure and partnerships, new EV manufacturing plant locations, and more. But often and upon further review and analysis of these announcements, we find that you need to add an asterisk to those statements.
What’s Behind US Sales Success Of The BMW 530e & What Lessons Can We Take…
When we think about BMW and electric vehicles, the i3 is likely the first thing that comes to mind for most people. But the i3 isn’t even the German automaker’s top seller when put up against 5 other plug-in vehicles in the US, all plug-in hybrids.
8 Keys To Eliminating EV Range Anxiety On Long Road Trips (Part 3)
Road trips are a make or break factor for mass adoption of electric vehicles in the US. Unlike much of Europe and many other parts of the world, the US does not have a train system that connects most cities in the country (Amtrak in the Northeast being an exception). As such, most Americans either fly or rely on their cars when they go on vacation to Disneyland or Disney World, to visit relatives a few states away, or to take their child to college hundreds of miles away.
Diary of an EV Road Trip: 900 Round-Trip Miles in Our Tesla Model S 60…
Time for the long drive home. In Part 1 of this 3 part series, I shared in detail our recent road trip from our Northern California home to our hotel in Redlands, California. In Part 2, this piece, I continue the story with stop-by-stop details of our more event-filled trip back home.
