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Electric Vehicles Now 68% of Auto Sales in Norway

The Norwegian auto market continues to electrify more and more, with a whopping 68% of new vehicle sales being plug-in vehicle sales in February.

Zachary ShahanMarch 26, 2020

Cars

Electric Vehicles Now 8% of Swiss Auto Market

The Swiss plug-in electric vehicle market rose to 8% of the overall Swiss auto market in February, led by the evergreen Renault Zoe.

Zachary ShahanMarch 25, 2020

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Batteries

20 Popular Electric Vehicles Tested In Norwegian Winter Conditions

How much do diverse EVs vary based on the weather? The Norwegian Automobile Federation answers that question for 20 EVs.

Cynthia ShahanMarch 23, 2020

Cars

Tesla Vehicles Win 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Positions In Used Electric Vehicle Ranking In Germany

0.9% of all Tesla Model 3s ever delivered are for sale in Germany, while 51% of all Daimler EQCs are!

Alex VoigtMarch 22, 2020

Cars

The European Car Of The Year Election Was An Embarrassment

The European Car of the Year is not the “Best Buy” advice of a consumer organization. It does not put a sticker on Product...

Maarten VinkhuyzenMarch 21, 2020

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Tesla Model Y = Most Likely Next EV Of EV Owners In Netherlands & Norway — CleanTechnica Report

Probably the most interesting question we asked in these surveys was one of the simplest: “What do you think your next EV model will...

Zachary ShahanMarch 15, 2020

Are Car Dealerships Now Actively Advertising Electric Vehicles? A lot has been written about traditional automakers trying very hard to delay the mass adoption of EVs as they still have massive investments made in the ICE ecosystem to recoup. And so, it follows car dealerships then generally promote ICE vehicles over EVs and have a huge ICE vehicle inventory to push. The majority of consumers still don’t have a lot of knowledge on EVs and would depend on their local dealerships to educate them on EV’s. A 2018 paper by Gerardo Zarazua de Rubens et al, published in the Journal Nature Energy (Link), looked into how dismissive and deceptive car dealerships create barriers to electric vehicle adoption. Has anything changed since then? I visited several dealerships in South Africa to have a feel of how some dealerships are handling EVs. A lot of dealerships for BMW and Jaguar in South Africa are actively promoting their EVs. Most of the BMW and Jaguar dealerships I visited were eager to offer test drives of the i3 and the I Pace. Jaguar dealerships really go out of their way to showcase the I Pace. They regularly take the I Pace to exhibitions at malls, upmarket residential and golf estates. In most cases, they make it their star attraction. Prospective customers can also take the I Pace for a test run at the Experience Centre in Lonehill, Johannesburg. I was also pleasantly surprised when we went up north across the border to find a big banner (Image) at a Nissan dealership (Image) in downtown Harare, Zimbabwe advertising the new Nissan Leaf alongside several ICE models as “Coming Soon”. How soon is soon? Who knows? But it was refreshing to see it there. Will keep an eye open for any updates on this. I also experienced a bit of the dismissive approach at one dealership in Johannesburg. With South Africa being one of Africa’s most advanced vehicle financing markets, I had assumed getting an i3 or something on a lease or month on month rental would be a piece of cake. Wrong! The gentleman who served me was friendly and cheerful. I told him I was looking for a lease or a month on month rental on an i3 and he referred me to his manager to see if it was possible. The manager then informed me they did not have such kind of a facility (the kind of short-term/month on month lease I was looking for). They also didn’t have an i3 instore at that time, but they did not seem to go out of their way to check with any of their sister dealerships to see if they could assist even on a more long-term financing arrangement. They were quick to offer to show me the many “marvelous” ICE models in their showroom and were nudging me consider one of those instead for a longer-term lease/financing arrangement. To their credit, they later referred me to several general car leasing companies to see if they could assist but all those car leasing firms said they did not have any electric vehicles in their fleets. There are a thousand odd EVs on South Africa’s roads. Sales have been a bit slow but are promising to pick up as the selection of EV models now available in South Africa has improved. A few more models will be launched during the course of the year like the new Mini E, the Mercedes EQC and hopefully the Audi E-tron. South Africa’s busload of taxes and import duties on electric vehicles aren’t helping improve the situation though. With this tax disadvantage that impacts the sticker price negatively, one hopes car dealerships will bring out their A Game to push the EVs in their stable. It would be good hear them educate consumers on the advantages of driving an EV e.g. the benefit on one’s pocket when it comes to the total cost of ownership. It seems in this part of the World; some dealerships still don’t make the extra effort to promote EVs’, but a lot more are keen to showcase EVs. Links: paper by Gerardo Zarazua de Rubens et al, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-018-0152-x Images: A Nissan Dealership in Downtown Harare, Zimbabwe Advertising the New Nissan Leaf. Picture by Remeredzai Kuhudzai

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Are Car Dealerships Now Actively Advertising Electric Vehicles? — South Africa Example

A lot has been written about traditional automakers trying very hard to delay the mass adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), as they still have...

Remeredzai Joseph KuhudzaiMarch 12, 2020

Cars

Netherlands EV Sales Report — Opel Ampera-e #8 in Overall Auto Market in February

The Dutch plug-in vehicle (PEV) market grew 51% in February, to 3,685 plug-in registrations. So, after a light hangover (-2% year over year/YoY) in...

José PontesMarch 12, 2020

Autonomous Vehicles

Waymo Unveils Its 5th Generation Autonomous Driving Technology

In its latest blog post, Waymo says it has cut the cost of its autonomous driving sensors by half while doubling how far they...

Steve HanleyMarch 7, 2020

Biofuels

Celebrating 20 Years of “Louisiana Clean Fuels,” + Golfer Can Win Jaguar I-PACE

Louisiana Clean Fuels is hosting the Clean Fuels Classics, and one lucky golfer will win a Jaguar I-PACE on Friday, March 13th, donated by...

Johnna CriderMarch 5, 2020

Cars

Renault Zoe Shines In Hot Market — Europe EV Sales Report

The European passenger plug-in vehicle (PEV) market scored a near-record 75,000 registrations in December (+121%!), this being the first time since 2015 that the...

José PontesMarch 3, 2020

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Electric Vehicles Now 68% of Auto Sales in Norway

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Electric Vehicles Now 8% of Swiss Auto Market

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20 Popular Electric Vehicles Tested In Norwegian Winter Conditions

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Tesla Vehicles Win 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Positions In Used Electric Vehicle Ranking In Germany

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The European Car Of The Year Election Was An Embarrassment

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Tesla Model Y = Most Likely Next EV Of EV Owners In Netherlands & Norway — CleanTechnica Report

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Are Car Dealerships Now Actively Advertising Electric Vehicles? — South Africa Example

Cars

Netherlands EV Sales Report — Opel Ampera-e #8 in Overall Auto Market in February

Autonomous Vehicles

Waymo Unveils Its 5th Generation Autonomous Driving Technology

Biofuels

Celebrating 20 Years of “Louisiana Clean Fuels,” + Golfer Can Win Jaguar I-PACE

Cars

Renault Zoe Shines In Hot Market — Europe EV Sales Report