We recently reported on the impressive adoption of electric buses in China, which have taken off as China ramps up its mass transit system across the country, and we are seeing similar reports for the personal electric car sector. While an increase in overall personal car sales makes sense with the growing middle … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. More than 200,000 Nissan LEAFs have now been sold worldwide — with the company hitting the new milestone just before the model’s 5-year anniversary. The Nissan LEAF was first launched back in December 2010. The new milestone is also significant because it demonstrates the LEAF’s … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. US electric car sales are in, and they aren’t particularly uplifting. The big deal hitting sales seems to be that people are waiting for a longer-range Nissan LEAF (or a much longer-range LEAF), a longer-range BMW i3, and the 200-mile Chevy Bolt (hitting the market ~1 year from now), … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Given that the Tesla Model S has risen to the clear #1 position in my sales reports, I think it’s important to reiterate that Model S sales are estimated. The estimates are based on many statements and data points, such as official total sales numbers from Tesla, … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. BMW’s North American sales figures for September 2015 have now been released, revealing a couple of very interesting things. Perhaps most notably, the BMW i3 electric vehicle accounted for 5.5% of all North American sales for BMW for the month, outselling the 1/2 series, the … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The wait for the longer-range 2016 Nissan LEAF and 2016 Chevy Volt continues to stunt plug-in car sales growth in the US. Just about every car within the price vicinity (and especially the historically leading LEAF & Volt) saw September 2015 sales drop compared to September … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. In this final presentation from the Electrifying Transportation panel I moderated at the Renewable Cities Global Learning Forum, professor Jonn Axsen from Simon Fraser University discusses findings he and his team have made in ~10 years of EV buyer and potential buyer research. Jonn is … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Electric car forecasts are a dime a dozen (actually, they cost a lot more than that, but they’re probably worth a dime a dozen). They often don’t account for the exponential growth that comes from disruptive technology. Some studies base growth on broad surveys of potential buyers… despite the fact … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Incentives are an interesting thing. Sometimes, the ones you think will work the best don’t work too well. Sometimes, ones you don’t think will have as much effect end up having a huge effect. Sometimes, incentives work great with one population but don’t work so well … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. More than one million all-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids have been sold worldwide to date, according to the most recent figures. Considering that the 500,000 threshold was just passed last July, that means that growth has really been picking up as of late — with … [continued]
