JB Straubel And Redwood Materials — Building A Gigafactory In Reverse
Redwood Materials has a plan to recycle lithium ion batteries so their component materials can be used to make new batteries at lower cost.
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Sweden In August — 28% Plugin Vehicle Market Share, Up 3× Year-On-Year
Sweden continued to grow its plugin electric vehicle market share in August 2020, reaching 28%, up from 8.7% in August 2019. The overall auto market showed recovery, down just 13% from an unusually strong August last year. Swedish plugin electric vehicle market share is still headed for 30% over full year 2020.
Another Record Month For Plugin Vehicles In Europe
The European passenger plugin vehicle market is on fire, having scored over 113,000 registrations in July (+213% year over year, the highest growth rate in 5 years). This is the market’s second record performance in a row
Tesla Model 3 & Hyundai Kona EV Have 54% Of South Korean EV Market
Two models — the Tesla Model 3 (31%) and Hyundai Kona EV (23%) — account for 54% of the Korean EV market, according to EV Volumes. While Europe has dozens of electric vehicle models on the market (thank you, EU leadership), South Korea, like the US (especially outside of California), is a wasteland.
11% EV Market Share In Germany! Let The Disruption Begin!
Plugin vehicles (fully electric vehicles as well as plugin hybrids) scored an amazing 36,000 registrations in July, which not only a new record, but is 85% above the last record, made last March.
Kia Motors to Accelerate Diversification of Global Mobility Services
Kia Motors Corporation has announced plans to expand its partnerships with global mobility companies to meet the needs of a diverse range of customers worldwide.
Tesla Had 28% of World’s Fully Electric Vehicle Sales in 1st Half of 2020
I recently published an article on global plugin vehicle sales showing that Tesla accounted for 19% of the world’s plugin electric vehicles (EVs) in the first half of 2020. That includes fully electric vehicles as well as plugin hybrids.
Who Will The Top 10 Automakers Be In 2025? 2030?
What does top 10 mean? Good question. Perhaps top 10 best sellers. Perhaps top 10 in terms of sales growth. Perhaps top 10 in terms of other measures of popularity.
US Auto Sales Down By 1.5 Million In 2nd Quarter, Amplifying Long Trends
US auto sales, as we all know by now, took a massive hit in the second quarter of 2020. After collecting the sales data of 31 auto brands (almost all of them), I decided to dig in a little deeper — and further back in time — to try to get a better sense of trends and which companies are facing particularly challenging mid- to long-term circumstances.
Kia (Finally) Starts Offering More e-Niros In UK
The Kia e-Niro and Hyundai Kona EV (cousins of sorts) were ahead of their time. Their combination of range for a semi-affordable price — as well as being in a popular vehicle class with good styling — put them on the top of many shopping lists. EV enthusiasts loved them.
