Growth continued for the Norwegian plugin EV market in May 2023, as combined plugin share hit almost 90%, up from 85% a year ago. Full electrics alone took almost 81% share, grabbing 7.5% more of the remaining market than last year. The overall auto market saw volumes of 13.342 units, … [continued]
Electric cars are disrupting many industries, but the hue and cry about the dangers of them has been overhyped by critics.
In a press release cited in part below, Evoy — delivering powerful 100% electric motor systems for fast and powerful boats between 20 and 50 ft — shows once again that the electrification of the marine industry is ripe for expansion. It takes some hands-on experience to really understand how … [continued]
Norway increased its plugin electric vehicle market share to 91.1% in April 2023, up from 84.2% year-on-year. The auto market is still settling down after policy changes that came in at the start of the year. Overall auto volume was 8,976 units, down 7.7% year-on-year. The bestselling vehicle was, again, … [continued]
Ford has just announced that the F-150 Lightning will be entering the most cutting-edge battery-electric vehicle market in the world, Norway, for the first time. In response to overwhelming consumer demand, a small number of exclusive Ford F-150 Lightning Lariat Launch Edition vehicles are now available for purchase by Norwegian … [continued]
The bus fleet of Oslo, Norway has just received 183 articulated Solaris Urbino 18.75 electric buses. As a result, Solaris has finished the largest electric bus order it has ever received. The contract, which was signed in January 2022, is worth €100 million. Unibuss AS is the company that runs the routes … [continued]
The new Toyota models are under development with the aim of expanding and evolving BEVs that appeal to customers in China. A few weeks ago, Toyota unveiled a “New Management Policy & Direction.” As part of that announcement, Toyota released some details of its plans for the electric mobility sector. … [continued]
The transition to electric mobility is well underway. This transition is happening much faster than a lot of the big companies expected. In China for example, the plugin vehicle market share was a cool 33% in February. In Germany, another large and important market, the share is now close to … [continued]
Norway’s plugin electric vehicles took 91.1% share of the auto market in March, down from 91.9% year on year. The slight dent in share came from a drop in plugin hybrid volume, against overall market growth. Overall auto volume was 19,366 units, up some 19% YoY, and the highest March … [continued]
I recently spoke with FREYR CEO Tom Jensen for our CleanTech Talk podcast. We discussed FREYR’s plans for battery gigafactories in Europe and the USA, and particularly these regions catching up to China in EV battery production (including the battery supply chain). We also talked innovation in EV battery development … [continued]
