Also published on EV Obsession and our Electric Car Sales page. The top 5 electric car models continue to dominate US electric car sales … for now. The Chevy Bolt hitting the market is sure to shake things up a bit, particularly as production ramps up and GM offers the … [continued]
The new electric car models hitting the market right now and in the coming year are a huge leap ahead of models that have been on the market for the past several years, but even without these new models, 1 million pure electric vehicles are now on roads worldwide! That’s according to new data from EV Volumes.
US electric car sales continue to trend up, even despite many buyers holding out for a coming Chevy Bolt or Tesla Model 3.
This article is simultaneously being published on EV Obsession and on our Electric Car Sales page. US electric car sales climbed to 0.87% of the US car market in September. Yes, we still have a long ways to go. The general story is that the US electric car market is still dominated by … [continued]
Update: Readers have brought up a couple more points, so the list is now up to 16. This article is simultaneously being published on EV Obsession and on our Electric Car Sales page. Numbers are in, and not a great deal has changed in the US electric car market since … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Energy independence is creeping into the US passenger car market more and more, led by Tesla Motors but also by ZEV mandates in 9 states and resulting EV efforts from a few auto companies. In the month of July, electric car sales surged 48% — mostly on the back of … [continued]
There is something appealing about Ford’s plug-in electric hybrids. June sales reflect Ford’s EV appeal (the Fusion Energi was #2 nationwide in plug-in electric car sales), and recent news from Los Angeles confirms the popularity of the vehicle. Electrified Ford Fusions are becoming an important part of Ford sales in the … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession, and added to our larger “Electric Car Sales” page. US electric car sales rose slightly (2.1%) in June 2016 compared to June 2015, but were up 8.5% for the year through June. That said, fully electric cars were down 35% in June, and 11% for the … [continued]
Okay, granted, Ford late last year announced that it was investing $4.5 billion into the EV ecosystem, and that is great(!), but the company’s market leadership today has left plenty to be desired, and a recent Ford press release just ticked all the wrong buttons. The press release spins so hard it basically … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Reminder: Monthly US EV sales reports are now published here — the current month’s report as well as reports from previous months (but just one previous month so far). Chevy Volt rose to #1 again, after many, many months trailing other popular electric vehicle models on … [continued]
