April 2nd, 2020 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
March brought a strong continuation of 2020's record-high market share for plug-in vehicles in Sweden, with a result above 27%, double that of a year ago. The overall total for Q1 was also just over 27%, and EVs are expected to achieve 30% market share over the full year
April 2nd, 2020 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
Norway's electric vehicle revolution broke new ground in March 2020, with plug-in vehicles now representing over 75% of vehicle sales in the country. Of the remaining quarter share, plug-less hybrids took 7.1%, diesel 10%, and petrol 7.7%
April 1st, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
The Volkswagen e-up! is one of the cheapest electric vehicles on the market. Throw in the usual operational savings of an electric car and you end up with a compelling total cost of ownership. Consumers are starting to catch on. Volkswagen reports that approximately 50% of up! sales in Germany are now e-up! sales
March 31st, 2020 | by Jose Pontes
The European passenger plug-in market landed over 69,000 registrations in February (+111% compared to February 2019), with the 2020 plug-in market growing 117%, to some 144,000 units. This is a great performance that should help to weaken the effect of the upcoming coronavirus months, in which sales will most likely fall abruptly throughout the continent
March 31st, 2020 | by Carolyn Fortuna
Why can Tesla be the inspiration for China's financial reemergence post-pandemic
March 29th, 2020 | by Jo Borrás
The whole process is incredibly polished, and could set the standard by which direct-to-consumer sales start to happen globally. That's especially significant these days, too, now that the laws surrounding dealerships and franchises continue to get challenged by upstart EV makers. Heck, even the keys themselves are next-level -- take a look for yourself!
March 29th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Perhaps the most fascinating new question in this year's Electric Car Drivers: Demands, Desires & Dreams reports concerned the electric vehicles people considered but didn’t buy. We asked EV owners which other electric vehicle models they thought about buying before deciding on the one they purchased or leased. I was surprised to see how much people actually cross-shopped across classes while considering which electric vehicle to buy
March 28th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
We're quite fond of running and publishing total cost of ownership forecasts here, whether comparing the Tesla Model 3 with the BMW 3 Series, comparing the Tesla Model Y with the Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S, or comparing the Volkswagen ID.3 with the Volkswagen Golf
March 28th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
We've got a dramatic increase in EV sales and an even bigger increase in EV market share in Europe due to changing regulations there. Meanwhile, Tesla is blowing up
March 27th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
In January, I wrote about the inspiring electric vehicle adoption trends in 4 top electric vehicle (EV) markets — Norway, Iceland, the Netherlands, and Sweden. I wasn't planning to provide an update on these countries until at least the end of the 1st quarter, but the results in February were so uplifting that I decided to jump the gun
March 27th, 2020 | by Jo Borrás
Koenigsegg, that Swedish builder of ultra high-end, high-tech, high-performance hypercars, has done it again. Originally set to debut at the (cancelled) 2020 Geneva show, the Koenigsegg Gemera four-passenger super GT is the electrified 200+ MPH supercar you've been waiting for
March 26th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Fully electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids combined to account for a surprising 37% of the auto market in Iceland in February. That's up from an already impressive 25% in
March 26th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
The Norwegian auto market continues to electrify more and more, with a whopping 68% of new vehicle sales being plug-in vehicle sales in February
March 25th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Yes, the Swedish electric vehicle market is an odd one in which approximately 80% of electric vehicle sales are plug-in hybrids, leaving only 20% of the market for fully electric vehicles. Most EV markets are around 50–50 or favor fully electric vehicles (BEVs). Nonetheless, an overall EV market share of 26% is a stunning achievement in early
March 25th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
The Swiss plug-in electric vehicle market rose to 8% of the overall Swiss auto market in February, led by the evergreen Renault Zoe
March 25th, 2020 | by Jose Pontes
With the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) market suffering from the general lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, sales took an expected beating, with only 15,000 passenger EVs registered in February, the worst result in over 3 years, representing a 65% drop year over year
March 25th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Many a CleanTechnica reader is probably curious about how Tesla service and Tesla deliveries are operating in the midst of the coronavirus COVID-19 crisis. Tesla has just published a new Tesla customer support page regarding deliveries
March 22nd, 2020 | by Maarten Vinkhuyzen
Travelling widens your view of the world. These last few months, in the midst of auto industry conferences and travel, I have suddenly been encountering situations in the auto world that really open my eyes
March 22nd, 2020 | by Maarten Vinkhuyzen
After the cancellation of the Geneva International Motor Show, as compensation for the missed opportunity to interact with the press, Carlos Tavares, CEO of Peugeot, held a conference call with a number of journalists. There were some discussions about the future electrification of the automotive industry. His comments on the subject were shocking for the ignorance they revealed
March 21st, 2020 | by Jose Pontes
Following the start of the EU's new CO2 rules, the German plug-in market has (finally) clicked and February signaled another record performance, its second in a row, having registered 16,508 units in February
March 20th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
No doubt — we don't know how this coronavirus thing is going to play out. We don't know what the health consequences will end up being, and we don't know what the short-term, mid-term, and long-term economic results will be
March 17th, 2020 | by Jose Pontes
After January's record performance, the French plug-in electric vehicle market continued on fire in February, seeing 13,317 registrations last month
March 17th, 2020 | by Maarten Vinkhuyzen
In the automotive echo chamber, BMW is seen as the leader in electrification of autos. Among those that look at the future disruptive transition to tailpipe-free vehicles, BMW was climbing to the top of the “will likely not survive” list. Both rankings are based on the vision of BMW’s top managers, CEO Harald Krueger and CTO Klaus Fröhlich
