JD & Ted’s Excellent Electric Car Adventure
Two neighbors have purchased electric cars recently. Now they are enjoying driving on electrons instead of molecules.
Two neighbors have purchased electric cars recently. Now they are enjoying driving on electrons instead of molecules.
Stellantis places 3 models in the top 5!
I just listened to Tesla’s 3rd quarter 2023 conference call for investors, and it didn’t come across at all like normal Tesla [NASDAQ:TSLA] quarterly conference calls. It was very low key and Elon Musk even sounded a bit depressed*. Naturally, gross margins are down (a lot), the Cybertruck is delayed … [continued]
1 in 4 new passenger vehicles in France have a plug in 2023.
In the Netherlands, 47% of new car sales were plugin car sales in September. Furthermore, 34% were full electrics! The Netherlands saw an increase in plugin registrations to 13,916 units in September, with the Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market thus reaching 47% of the overall auto market last month. That … [continued]
September saw plugin EVs take 21% share in Germany, predictably down from 32.3% year on year, as a hangover from new incentive cuts. This is the flip-side of August’s large pull-forward, and fully expected. Overall auto volume was 224,502 units, unchanged YoY, and roughly in line with pre-2020 seasonal averages. … [continued]
Plus: my new strategy for maximum battery life on cross-country road trips.
Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 45% in August 2023 compared to August 2022, rising to 1,238,00 units. In the end, plugins represented 18% share of the overall auto market (with a 13% BEV share alone). This means that the global automotive market is firmly in the Electric Disruption Zone*. … [continued]
Out of the 110,000 vehicles sold in Australia in September 2023, 10.6% came with a plug. Approximately 8% of these (8,821 units sold) were battery electric and 2% (1,264 units sold) were plugin hybrid EVs. The Tesla Model Y was once again the highest selling BEV and SUV, and third … [continued]
September saw the UK EV share at 23.4% of the auto market, up from 22.4% year on year. Full electric sales grew in volume by 19% YoY, slightly less growth than the overall market. Overall auto volume was 272,610 units, up 21% YoY, though still far below pre-2020 seasonal norms. … [continued]