Big Players down, Hot Startups up Plugin vehicle registrations were down 6% year over year (YoY) in January, ending the month close to 1.2 million units. Both BEVs (-4% YoY) and PHEVs (-8%) had sales drops. This is a rare occasion where plugin sales are down in both powertrains, but … [continued]
The European passenger plugin vehicle market scored 298,000 registrations in January, a progression of 22% YoY. Positively, BEVs (195,000 units, +16% YoY) continued to grow despite the drop in EV incentives in certain markets. But the highlight of the month was plugin hybrids (PHEVs), as they jumped 33% year over … [continued]
Continuing on the trend for much of the Chinese EV market in 2026, and even increasing it a bit compared to the tough month of January, BYD’s sales crashed in February year over year. Larry Evans wrote a great piece last month on potential reasons or explanations for the sales … [continued]
Volvo Group is channeling its strong profitability and European market leadership into the rapid expansion of battery-electric and other zero-emission heavy trucks, positioning electrification at the center of its decarbonization roadmap for long-haul transport, regional distribution, and mining. During the presentation of the full-year and fourth-quarter results for 2025 last … [continued]
After the usual December EV record sales peak in China, which coincided with an end-of-incentive sales rush (NEVs are no longer exempt from purchase tax this year), the year started with an expected sales slump, down by 20%, which sounds like a lot, but considering that the overall market was … [continued]
It’s been a while since we did an article on Brazil. Last time we checked in was in May 2025, when total EV sales soared to 14,600 units and market share rose to 6.5%. In the next few months, sales grew slightly and market share mostly stayed between 6% and … [continued]
As just covered, Tesla was the third best selling auto brand in California last year and the Tesla Model Y topped the overall model sales ranking. That also meant that it topped any vehicle class it was put in, and that it topped the overall SUV/truck sales ranking. The Model … [continued]
Digging into 2025 electric vehicle sales in California, Tesla was still absolutely dominant. As you’ll see in the charts below, Tesla sells an enormous amount more EVs in the state than any other auto company, and its popular Model Y and Model 3 are the 1st and 4th most popular … [continued]
I just caught up on comments under an article I wrote several days ago, “Is Tesla Really In Trouble This Time?” There were many great comments from readers, but a few jumped out at me to stimulate this followup piece. The first one came from vensonata, who wrote: “The combined … [continued]
A report by David Shepardson for Reuters on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee hearing into autonomous vehicle safety placed Waymo’s performance record under intense scrutiny. CleanTechnica reported on the industry developments beyond Washington point and how the Alphabet-owned company chose the Philippines as the location for its remote fleet response … [continued]
