Ford Settles It: Electric Vehicle Gloom & Doom Was Premature
Ford claps back at electric vehicle doomscrollers with plans for a new EVs including confirmation of the secret “skunkworks” project.
Hybrid Electric Cars
EVs At 58.1% Share In Sweden — The Volvo EX30 Had A Meteoric Climb To…
March’s auto market saw plugin EVs at a 58.1% share in Sweden, down YoY from 59.9%. Plugin volumes were down YoY for BEVs, but up slightly for PHEVs. Overall auto volume was 23,891 units, down some 21% YoY. The Tesla Model Y was March’s bestselling BEV. March saw combined EVs … [continued]
Petersen Automotive Museum Electrifies LA With Silent Cruise-In
Join the Petersen for its annual electrified cars & coffee! Experience some of the most exciting electric vehicles ever built, including rarely-shown concepts, land speed record vehicles, and one-off customs. Enjoy strolling through 100+ years of electric vehicle history as the show is open to all battery-powered vehicles. Full electric, … [continued]
33% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China — February 2024 Sales Report
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]
Dealing With The Flood of PHEVs That’s Coming
PHEV technology could do a lot of good for the world while keeping the costs down for a while until battery prices come down more.
Battery-Electric Vehicles Will Prevail Over Hybrids
The problem with PHEVs is simple — they still run on fossil fuels. Battery-electric vehicles are the best choice for anyone hoping to reduce their carbon emissions quickly.
Why The Tesla Model Y & Other EVs Are So Safe
Each year, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the best-known evaluator of vehicle safety, awards kudos to vehicles that adhere to top safety standards. The IIHS subjects EVs to the same crash tests as conventional cars: full frontal collision, various overlap collisions, and roof integrity tests, among others. All … [continued]
Australian Plug-in Vehicle Sales Exceed 10% in February 2024
It has been a very newsy month down under. The most important item has to be that Australian plug-in electric vehicle sales in February have once again exceeded 10% — the last time was September 2023 — with 9.6% BEV, 1% PHEV. There were 10,011 BEVs sold in February — … [continued]
EVs At 26.3% Share In France — Peugeot e-208 Leading
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]
EVs At 19.3% Share In Germany — Tesla Model Y Leads
February saw plugin EVs at 19.3% share of the German auto market, still in a hangover from sudden incentive changes in late December. BEVs were down some 15% in YoY volume, while PHEVs were up some 22%. Overall auto volume was 217,383 units, down some 13% from pre-2020 seasonal norms … [continued]
