January saw plugin EVs take 25.0% share of the French auto market, an increase from 22.3% share, year on year. Full electric sales volume grew some 1.4x YoY, while plugin hybrid volume was flat. December’s overall auto volume was 122,284 units, up 9% YoY, but still far below 2017–2019 norms … [continued]
In the last stage of the 2023 race, BYD had another record month, this time with 321,000 registrations. It again beat Tesla, which had 195,265 deliveries. Below the two galactics, the SGMW joint venture was 3rd in the last month of the year, thanks to a record 69,912 registrations. Three … [continued]
Tesla’s crossover dethrones the Toyota RAV4 in the overall global market in another record year for EVs. The last months of 2023 brought a record-fest for world plugin vehicle sales, with 3 months out of the last 4 setting new sales records. December was one of them, with over 1,550,000 … [continued]
Glaciologist Dr. Heïdi Sevestre shares her insights on climate change following a dangerous expedition to the Arctic led by free soloist Alex Honnold.
In November of 2010, Tesla flew me out to their Silicon Valley headquarters for my first round of interviews. It was the “Roadster Days,” when Tesla was a fraction of its current size. You could just pull into the HQ and get a parking spot right up next to the … [continued]
January saw plugin EVs at 93.9% share in Norway, a new record high. All non-BEV powertrains faced higher taxes from January 1st, and saw a hangover in sales, following December’s pull forward. Overall auto volume was subdued, at 5,122 units, well below seasonal norms. January’s best seller was the Tesla … [continued]
There are hundreds of good cleantech stories every day. It’s too much for anyone to cover and even too much for anyone to read. However, every week, there are certain highly notable stories I want to make sure you don’t miss. Here’s this week’s roundup of big cleantech stories to … [continued]
(What a difference a year — and subsidies — makes. A year ago, we were celebrating a record month and 25% BEV share. Now … not so much.) While the overall automotive market had a positive year (+14%), December saw it falling — it was down 4% compared to December … [continued]
As noted earlier today, the 2023 CleanTechnica Car of the Year competition in the USA was a blowout. The Hyundai IONIQ 6 won it by a landslide. The Hyundai IONIQ 6 was also a finalist in the European 2023 CleanTechnica Car of the Year competition. However, it was a much … [continued]
2023 CleanTechnica Car of the Year finalists for the US market ended up being the Hyundai IONIQ 6, the Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV, the Nissan Ariya, and the Toyota BZ4X. Frankly, it wasn’t the best year (Q3 2022 to Q2 2023) for new entrants on the US EV market. From the … [continued]
