BMW Launches 7 Series Into Luxury Electric Car Territory, With A Heat Pump
BMW Group reboots its iconic 7 Series with the i7 xDrive60 electric car, aiming at demanding, discriminating drivers who care about the planet, too.
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Tesla Model 3 & Model Y Score ~100,000 US Sales in 1st Quarter of 2022
Following up on our report on US electric car sales in 2021, let’s now look at sales of electric vehicles in the United States in the 1st quarter of 2022. Based on well informed estimates of US Tesla sales, the Tesla Model Y and Tesla Model 3 dominated sales of … [continued]
Top Non-Tesla Electric Cars In USA Had Under 30,000 Sales In 2021
I’m a huge fan of several non-Tesla electric cars. I’d happily recommend the Ford Mustang Mach-E or Volkswagen ID.4 to anyone who expressed any interest in those vehicles. I currently own a Tesla Model 3, but I previously owned and loved a BMW i3 and I would say without a … [continued]
US Auto Sales Down 18% In 1st Quarter Of 2022 vs. 2019, Tesla Sales Up…
Following up on US auto sales reports for the 4th quarter of 2021 as well as the full year 2021 compared to 2020 and 2019, here is our report on US auto sales in the 1st quarter of 2021 compared to the 1st quarter of 2019 and the 1st quarter … [continued]
US Tesla Sales Up 93% In 2021 vs. 2019 While US Auto Sales Down 12%
US auto sales in 2019 were down 1.4% to 1.6% compared to 2018. That was before COVID-19 hit the United States and destroyed the US auto industry (among other things) for several months. So, when looking at 2021 US auto sales, I find it more interesting to compare to 2019 … [continued]
US Auto Sales Declined 22–23% In Q4 2021
It’s been a busy beginning of the year already, and we’ll have more to report on that shortly, but let’s first take a stroll back a few months to look at what happened in the US auto industry in the 4th quarter of 2021. To get started, looking at the … [continued]
UK Plugin EVs Hit 23% in March, Full Electrics Up Over 2× YoY
The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 22.7% share in March, up strongly from 13.5% year on year. Overall auto volumes were 243,749, down some 45% from the seasonal norms of the pre-pandemic years. Tesla’s Model Y and Model 3 are the 6th and 7th best selling autos … [continued]
Italy’s BEV Market Down In February — Waiting For New Incentives
Originally published on opportunity:energy. As Europe sets sail for ever more ambitious growth for electric vehicles, all is not well in the continent’s fourth largest car market, Italy. While other major European auto markets continued posting steep increases in EV adoption in February, the Bel Paese almost seemed to be … [continued]
Top 20 Electric Cars in the World — February 2022
Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 99% in February 2022 compared to February 2021. There were 541,000 registrations, representing 9.3% share (6.4% BEV share) of the overall auto market. That’s almost a doubling of plugin vehicle sales from a year ago, which means that the global automotive market is already … [continued]
Poll Finds Tesla Most Trusted To Develop Autonomous Cars
In a recent consumer poll regarding the top brands that they trust to develop safe and reliable fully autonomous vehicles, Tesla was ranked at #1 out of the 56 brands respondents were asked about. The poll named 56 brands, and was comprised of both automakers and popular technology companies such … [continued]
