To Pay or Not to Pay (the EU Fines) — the Carmakers’ Conundrum
As many know by now, the EU has put in place a regime that punishes carmakers that pollute “too much” — called Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards.
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Could A Tesla Master Plan “Deluxe Edition” For New Markets Supercharge Model S & X…
Aside from the exceptional demand for the Model 3 & the Model Y in markets where these vehicles are available, sales of the Model S & X appear to have plateaued?
US Tesla Sales Up 22% In 3rd Quarter, US Auto Sales Down 9%
As everyone knows, the automobile industry has been slammed in 2020, including in the United States. Below is a look at third quarter auto sales across the country as well as auto sales in the first three quarters of the year.
Electric Cars Will Treble Market Share This Year In Europe
EU standards are driving electric cars towards 10% of sales, and 15% in 2021.
But lax targets for 2025 and 2030 would see EV sales stagnate for a decade.
27% Plugin Vehicle Share in the Netherlands! (& Tesla Model 3 Sneaks Into #1)
The Super-September edition of the Dutch EV market actually saw it return to red (-3% year over year/YoY), but with the crash of the overall market, plugin vehicle (PEV) market share actually jumped to 27%, 6 percentage points ahead of September 2019.
BMW iX3 Production Has Started In China, Not USA
BMW has begun production of the BMW iX3, its second fully electric vehicle, coming several years after the BMW i3 went into production in 2013. Interestingly, production of the first vehicles is in China, and there’s a reason or two for that.
European Taxpayers Fork Out €32 Billion A Year To Subsidize Polluting Company Cars
Six out of 10 cars sold in Europe are company cars, and almost all of these are diesel or petrol
Electrify America Needs Some Big Improvements In US Southeast
I drive a short-range EV long distances. It takes more time, more days and nights, but it works. I drive what might have been a one day trip in a Tesla or a gasoline car in two or three days. I have done one particular route 5 times, relying on Electrify America stations and a few EVgo stations.
Northvolt Raises $600 Million in Equity to Invest in Capacity Expansion, R&D & Giga-scale Recycling
Institutional investors Baillie Gifford, Baron Capital Group, Bridford Investments Limited, Norrsken VC & PCS Holding participate in a $600 million private placement together with private investors Cristina Stenbeck and Daniel Ek.
Total Plug-In Vehicle Sales In United States Reach 1.6 Million Units
In August 2020, according to the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, cumulative plug-in vehicle sales in the United States reached 1.6 million units.
