The new Scout brand from Volkswagen Group is setting off alarm bells at Volkswagen dealers in America. That’s because the brand intends to cut them out of the sales process completely and offer customers a 100% online direct sales model. To make that happen, Scout Motors will rely on a … [continued]
This is an extra article of the five-part series of articles where I look at the best affordable EVs in each size category (you can check the others here: part one: A segment/city cars, part two: B segment/subcompacts, part three: C segment/compacts, part four: D segment/midsizers, and part five:E segment/fullsize). See … [continued]
Volkswagen has added $800,000,000 to its joint venture with Rivian that hopes to make electric vehicles that actually work as intended.
Update: This article has been updated to correct the country where MG is outselling Tesla, which is Australia rather than the UK. Remember when the Tesla Model Y outsold every other electric car, anywhere in the world, all the time? That was then; this is now. According to Yahoo Finance, … [continued]
We published our report on the world’s top selling EV models yesterday. Now, let’s look at which auto brands and auto groups sold the most plugin vehicles and the most BEVs in September. Top Selling Brands In September, #1 BYD, now deep into pricing out the competition (fossil fueled and electric…) didn’t … [continued]
October’s auto market saw plugin EVs take 30.2% share in the UK, up from 24.9% year on year. Both BEVs and PHEVs grew in volume, whilst the overall auto market shrank. Overall auto volume was 144,288 units, down 6% YoY, and slightly below pre-2020 norms. The UK’s leading BEV brand … [continued]
October saw plugin EVs take 62.2% share in Sweden, up slightly YoY from 60.6%. BEV volume fell YoY, though PHEV volume increased. Overall auto volume was 25,026 units, flat YoY. The Tesla Model Y was once again the best selling BEV. October’s auto sales saw combined plugin EVs take 62.2% … [continued]
CleanTechnica readers are well aware that Volkswagen Group is experiencing some strong headwinds of late. Sales of its cars in China have cratered, and they have also dropped sharply in other markets, especially Germany and the US. Based on a number of reports by German media, including Der Spiegel, Automobilwoche, … [continued]
The ID. BUZZ is now available in America in either single or dual motor trim. Owning one will require a large financial commitment.
In a lot of remote or rural areas across many regions on the African continent, the lack of access to mechanised resources such has tractors has been hindering agricultural productivity. Where there is access to traditional tractors, logistical issues of getting diesel to those places tend to add a premium … [continued]
