There will be more than 500,000 electric vehicles on the roads of Europe by the end of the year (2016), according to a new report from Transport & Environment (T&E). The report also notes that electric vehicle sales in the European Union — this includes both all-electrics (EVs) and also … [continued]
This article is being published on EV Obsession, CleanTechnica, and the EV Sales blogspot. The European EV market had more than 13,000 registrations last month, up 19% over August 2015, with the market set to surpass the 200,000 units by year end. In a relatively stable market, one model stole … [continued]
Multi-modal transportation choices are a clearly good thing — humans love having options, freedom. The success of Zipcar car is a sign of the times, an example of how we have more options at our fingertips than ever before, and it just passed the 1 million member milestone. I love the … [continued]
This article is being simultaneously published on CleanTechnica, EV Obsession, and EV Sales. It is also being added to our Electric Car Sales page. The European EV market had more than 14,000 registrations in May, representing a 7% increase over May 2015, which was a slight decrease in growth, largely … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Plug-in hybrids appear to be gaining significant market share in Norway, possibly at the expense of all-electric vehicles, going by the May 2016 sales figures recently compiled by the EV Sales blog. Year-on-year sales growth for plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) during May 2016 in Norway was … [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]
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]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Electric vehicle sales figures for March 2016 in Norway recently became available, confirming much of what was expected. Sales rose to total 4,684 units during the month — representing a roughly 24% year-on-year increase in sales for the market. The share of the country’s total … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The top position for electric vehicle sales in Germany for the month of February 2016 was, surprisingly, held by the Audi A3 e-tron, with 210 units sold during the month in the market. This was followed closely by the Renault ZOE — with 201 units … [continued]
A few days back, I summed up the key cleantech highlights of the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show, which did not include every cleantech car in the show and understandably left out a few brands and cars that were either not as prominently featured or just weren’t as noteworthy at this show. This … [continued]
