Originally published on EV Obsession. With Tesla Model X production now beginning to really pick up, some people are beginning to try and methodically determine the actual rate of production — and thus monthly estimates — using the bits that we know (VINs, etc). While such estimates are of course tentative, and occasionally … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. How far have we come since the 2006 documentary Who Killed The Electric Car, an astute film nominated for Best Documentary Environmental Media Awards (2006) and many other awards? The film won and was a finalist for several big awards, partly because of how disappointing the … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The top electric vehicle brand in Europe during 2015 was Renault, based on the most recent figures. The company held a market share of 23.6% for the year (25.2% if the Twizy is included) — meaning that more than one out of every 5 electric … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Nissan LEAF sales in the UK continued their fast rise last year — with 5,236 registrations of the popular electric vehicle being reported in 2015. That means that Nissan LEAF sales in the UK rose roughly 29% in 2015 — as compared to 2014’s sales … [continued]
For our 17th episode of Cleantech Talk, we got to dive into a handful of electric vehicle entrances that provided us with very mixed results. Kyle, Matthew, and I also provided our thoughts on electric car sales, which is one of my favorite topics to track, analyze, and discuss. As a reminder, … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Thanks to RobStark on the Tesla Motors Club forum, we’ve got news that the Tesla Model S was the #1 best-selling large luxury car (or “premium car,” as some might prefer to call the class) in the United States in 2015. As we all know, … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. 2016 looks like it will be an interesting year for electric car sales. We have some significantly upgraded versions of the Nissan LEAF and Chevy Volt, as well as several new entrants to the market — such as the Tesla Model X, the Chevy Bolt later this … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Following my slightly premature highlighting of Tesla crushing the electric car competition, here’s my full electric car sales report for December and 2015 as a whole. There’s not a whole lot more to add. However, aside from Tesla having a stellar month and year, BMW … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. More than 75,000 electric vehicles were registered in the European market in 2015, according to the most recent figures from Avere France. The top 4 markets in Europe for the year — Norway, France, the UK, and Germany — accounted for roughly 75% of all … [continued]
Here at CleanTechnica, we regularly cover all of the great work BYD is doing — cranking out great electric buses, selling several plug-in hybrid cars in China, and the impressive adoption of the fleet EVs BYD is selling around the world. Today, I am especially excited because we get to see what that production looks like on the … [continued]
