Electric Vehicle Adoption Across EFTA and the UK CleanTechnica reported on the European Union’s recent electric vehicle sales growth last week. The report didn’t include the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries — Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland — and the United Kingdom because of the unique landscape of electric … [continued]
I wrote yesterday about XPENG’s rapid sales growth in 14 overseas markets. Let’s add a few more Chinese EV companies to this analysis. Adding in BYD, Leapmotor, and Zeekr, we can see all of these companies growing rapidly in these overseas markets. For now, we’re looking at sales in the … [continued]
There were 1.8 million plugin vehicles registered worldwide in June. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 22% in June 2025 compared to June 2024. There were over 1.8 million registrations. BEVs grew 24% YoY to over 1.1 million units, compared to plugin hybrids growing 18% to around 600,000 units in … [continued]
July saw plugin EVs take a record 98.2% share in Norway, up from 94.3% year on year. BEVs alone took 97.2% share, a new record high. Overall auto volume was 9,563 units, up 48% YoY. The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling vehicle. July’s auto market saw combined EVs take … [continued]
XPENG is now selling in 46 markets around the world. Naturally, the bulk of its sales are in China. However, its sales abroad have been growing rapidly. While we’ve traditionally looked at the brand’s sales and basically thought of them as Chinese sales, we should probably start paying attention to … [continued]
As I wrote earlier today, Tesla sales may have dropped a lot, but the brand still stands well above the crowd and carries the California EV market. That said, some other EVs are doing well, especially in their vehicle classes. In fact, there are 8 vehicle classes where electric vehicles … [continued]
July’s auto sales saw plugin EVs take 24.0% share in France, up from 20.8% in July 2024. BEVs grew share, whilst PHEVs remained flat. Overall auto volume was 116,350 units, down some 8% YoY. The Renault 5 was the best-selling BEV for the month. July’s auto sales totals saw combined … [continued]
EVs are picking up in Europe, with some 361,000 plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in June. That’s up 23% year over year (YoY). This is a particularly positive sign when considering that the overall market (currently at ~6.8 million units YTD) does not look good this year (5% decline … [continued]
XPENG and NIO are a similar age, young EV startups from China that highlight their smart tech and have been advancing the EV revolution. More or less, they have grown at a similar rate, and in waves have reached greater and greater heights. Of course, they are different companies with … [continued]
California celebrates another strong quarter for non-Tesla EV sales and vows to keep fighting US President Trump’s “full-on attack” against zero emission mobility.
