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Renault Zoe & Tesla Model 3 Pull France To Record Heights — 2019 EV Sales Report

January 17, 20204 years ago José Pontes 0 Comments

The French plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market registered a record 7,250 units in December, +28% year over year (YoY), a new all time record. That was thanks to leader Renault Zoe (2,097 units, a new year best), which seems to be past the worse of the production ramp up, and the Tesla Model 3, which moved 1,250 units, its best result ever in France. Additionally, plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sales more than doubled YoY, helping to set the record score.

Tesla Gobbled Up 78% Of US Electric Vehicle Sales In 2019*

January 16, 20204 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

While the Tesla Model 3 was the 9th best selling car in the country and had more than 150,000 sales in the USA, the next best selling non-Tesla on the market was the Chevy Bolt with 16,418 sales, followed by the Nissan LEAF with 12,365 sales.

Danish EV Sales 2019 — Finally Back On Track After 5 Years Of Standing Still!

January 13, 20204 years ago Jesper Berggreen 0 Comments

The 2019 trend that led to record sales of plug-in vehicles is most certainly not going away any time soon: Denmark is jumping on the electric wagon, for real this time.

100% Electric Vehicles Collected 42% of Norway’s Vehicle Sales in 2019

January 13, 20204 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

In 2019, 56% of Norway’s vehicle sales were sales of plug-in vehicles. Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) alone collected 42% of the market, according to EV Volumes.

Like An Angel Is Pushing You From Behind

January 12, 20204 years ago Alex Voigt 0 Comments

As a CEO of a large global automaker, you have a huge problem of existential dimensions. If you don’t solve it, it’s not just your job that’s lost, but you will be remembered as the person who is responsible for a century-long proud legacy ending.

Audi USA Sales In 2014–2019 — Hurt Significantly By Tesla Or Not?

January 11, 20204 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

I recently decided to take a closer look at BMW USA sales over the past 6 years in order to try to examine how much BMW was being hurt by Tesla’s popularity in the United States. Part of the reason for doing that is that recent Bloomberg research highlighted BMW as the auto brand most hurt by and most vulnerable to Tesla

BMW USA Sales 2014–2019 — Getting Slammed By Tesla Or Not?

January 11, 20204 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

For several years, we’ve considered BMW to be most at risk from Tesla’s rise. The BMW brand’s trademark “the ultimate driving machine” tagline got stolen away from the German automaker. (Even Edmunds went out and called the Tesla Model 3 the ultimate driving machine.) Want the most advanced driving tech? Coolest cat on the block?

Mercedes/BMW Ride-Hailing Group “Free Now” Buys 60 Tesla Automobiles

January 9, 20204 years ago Steve Hanley 0 Comments

Free Now, an app based taxi service in Europe and the UK is adding 60 electric cars to its fleet in Hamburg — all of them from Tesla.

Tesla Model 3 Shatters All Records in Historic Month & Year in the Netherlands

January 8, 20204 years ago José Pontes 0 Comments

Led by the Tesla Model 3, December had an amazing 22,983 plug-in registrations, a three-fold increase compared to the same month last year, finally beating one of the oldest records in modern EV history, the 15,879 units sold in the Netherlands in December 2016.

Plug-In Vehicle Sales Up To 3.1% In UK, 6.3% In December — But Look Around…

January 7, 20204 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

The United Kingdom (not so united these days, but that’s another story) is becoming a hot electric vehicle market, but it gets very little attention in the EV world. I’m going to postulate that’s because people drive on the wrong side of the road there. (Just sayin’.)