EVs are reaching new levels of market penetration in China. Chinese retail NEV (BEV and PHEV) market share was estimated to be 63% for May, while Chinese wholesale (includes exports) reached 61%, according to CPCA, as reported in CnEVPost. We will have to wait for a more detailed breakdown. While … [continued]
May 2026 saw the Tesla Model Y regain the top spot in BEV sales in Australia, after losing it to BYD’s Sealion in April. In fact, the Model Y was Australia’s best-selling vehicle of all powertrains — the first EV to take the gold. In May 2026, 107,000 passenger vehicles … [continued]
BEVs on the way up, PHEVs on the way down Plugin vehicle registrations were up 9% year over year (YoY) in April, ending the month at around 1.6 million units. Interestingly, BEVs (+19% YoY) and PHEVs (-9% YoY) behaved very differently, with pure electrics back to double-digit growth while plugin … [continued]
As we’ve reported month after month, BYD sales have been down all year in 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. There are some obvious negative causes, like modest subsidy cuts in China. However, there are actually some strongly positive reasons for it as well. BYD has launched some … [continued]
Electric vehicle adoption is much further along than most people a decade ago thought it would be. Perhaps not in the US, where adoption has been quite meh, but globally, in China, in South America, and in Europe, electric vehicle uptake has been quicker than conventional wisdom presumed it would … [continued]
Makings EVs Great Again — EV Share Jumps to 33% in Europe! Thanks to a number of factors (new models, high gas prices, mass arrival of Chinese models, etc.), EVs have picked up again in Europe. Close to 385,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in April, 262,000 of them … [continued]
The wealthiest country in the region, Chile is known for being ahead of the curve in adopting most new technologies in Latin America. In particular, this is visible in the country having the highest per-capita deployment of solar in the region by quite a margin. Unsurprisingly, Chile was also the … [continued]
I read through hundreds if not thousands of comments every week, and sometimes our highly intelligent, tremendously informed readers share information that really makes my eyes pop. Once in a while, something is shared that I really can’t believe I didn’t see or realize earlier. I just had one of … [continued]
BYD’s new Yuan Plus recently went on sale in China. The previous generation of this model has been sold globally as the ATTO 3. The new Yuan Plus switched to a new rear wheel drive platform and added flash charging capability (5 min 10-70%, 9 min 10-90%) from the new … [continued]
Without a doubt, one of the top concerns Europeans and Americans bring up regarding Chinese electric vehicles is whether or not they are safe. Is it a legitimate concern in 2026? Not that I’ve seen, especially since Chinese automakers have to meet European and US safety standards to sell cars … [continued]
