Originally published on EV Obsession. Global electric vehicle sales figures for Quarter 1 2016 were recently released by EV-Volumes (along with preliminary figures for April), revealing that plug-in sales in 2016 to date totaled 180,500 units. That’s a roughly 42% year-on-year increase as compared to the same period of time in … [continued]
I was never much of a forums dude. But I slowly got more and more into them while covering electric vehicles. I think I first stumbled across the GM-Volt.com forum, and then the Tesla Motors Club forum. As you’ve probably noticed, I also stalk the official BMW i forum now. There’s … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. We’ve covered a number of news stories about BMW in recent days that really make one wonder what exactly the leadership at the company is thinking. The decision to not release any new all-electric vehicles until 2021? The departure of multiple senior “i Division” engineers? … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Reminder: Monthly US EV sales reports are now published here — the current month’s report as well as reports from previous months (but just one previous month so far). Chevy Volt rose to #1 again, after many, many months trailing other popular electric vehicle models on … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. A new survey from the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Consumers Union has revealed that over half of the drivers surveyed in the state of California are likely to consider an electric vehicle for their next vehicle purchase or lease. The recent survey also … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. A new survey from the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Consumers Union (the policy and advocacy arm of Consumer Reports) has revealed that 55% of Northeastern drivers in the US possess an interest in electric vehicles, and that 35% are likely to consider purchasing … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The European Alternative Fuels Observatory recently reached out to let me know about the fascinating electric car data it aggregates and organizes for the European market. Its website is a treasure trove of fun electric car sales charts and tables. I just picked out 15 … [continued]
Need an EV news fix? Nearly 5,000 EV articles from us at CleanTechnica not enough? Have a look at the fun news and commentary in the articles below. Conventional Automaker Stuffs The Chevy Volt Goes To The Races Cruise Automation Testing Autonomous Chevy Bolt Hyundai Preparing 200-Mile Electric Car For 2018 Tesla Model 3 … [continued]
Editor’s Note: I’m happy to announce that José Pontes of EV-Sales.blogspot.com and EV-Volumes.com has joined our writing team! José will be writing regular pieces on sales in big EV markets, where he has been working hard to aggregate sales data for years. He will also report from some EV/car events for … [continued]
The owner of London Taxi Company, the manufacturer of London’s iconic black cabs, has raised $400 million in new funding through a green bonds sale, according to recent reports. These new funds will reportedly be used to electrify the company’s fleet offerings — specifically, the development of the recently revealed hybrid … [continued]
