Plugin vehicle registrations were down 11% year over year (YoY) in February, ending the month close to 1.1 million units. Both BEVs (-8% YoY) and PHEVs (-16% YoY) had sales drops. This is the worst drop since the COVID-19 era, but there is one easy explanation for this — incentives. … [continued]
BEVs reach 20% market share! EVs are picking up in Europe, with some 295,000 plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in February, 196,000 of them being BEVs. Overall, plugin vehicles were up 22% YoY. The overall market also had a positive month in February, rising 2% YoY to one million … [continued]
Continuing the trend for the US EV market, Nissan’s EV sales almost completely collapsed in the first quarter year over year. The Nissan LEAF, which should be selling like hotcakes given how much value for money it now offers, achieved only 668 US sales last quarter, down 71.2% from the … [continued]
Unsurprisingly, given what we’ve seen from the company in recent months, Ford’s EV business took a big hit in the first quarter year over year in the United States. The company’s best selling electric vehicle, the Mustang Mach-E, is still a great buy — but it’s harder getting consumers to … [continued]
On Wednesday, April 1, the 22nd World Car Awards announced the winners for 2026. EVs swept every category. Every year, a panel of journalists from around the world votes on finalists and winners in each category. While the test drives happen in California in the fall, the vehicles come from around … [continued]
Let’s start with the hard numbers on this one. The Q1 2026 delivery numbers are officially out, and Tesla managed to deliver 358,023 vehicles. If you’re keeping track at home, that’s a pretty rough drop compared to the 386,810 cars they moved back in Q1 of 2024. Zach already put … [continued]
Though there is much interest in the electric vehicles used for personal transportation, it just may be large fleet vehicles electrifying that signals the beginning of the end for gas and diesel. Fleet vehicles typically are driven far more miles and put through more demanding use situations. Additionally, electric motors … [continued]
Rivian ended up delivering 10,365 vehicles to customers in the first quarter of 2026. That was around 700 units above Wall Street estimates (9,678 according to Visible Alpha). Still, naturally, 10,365 vehicle sales in one quarter is very niche. For comparison, in a very down month for Tesla, one of … [continued]
IONIQ 6 N named 2026 World Performance Car, marking the second time in three years that Hyundai’s N brand has secured the award after IONIQ 5 N in 2024 This marks the fifth consecutive year Hyundai Motor has been honored at the World Car Awards Hyundai Motor Company has achieved … [continued]
Yet again, BYD didn’t have a great month last month when it comes to passenger vehicle sales. Perhaps that’s because consumers were waiting for the latest and greatest BYD products and thus held off on buying new vehicles for another month or so. Or perhaps it’s just not a good … [continued]
