GM is on a golden road to the future with Cadillac, whose EV sales were still strong in the 4th quarter despite the loss of the $7,500 US EV tax credit. Cadillac buyers now see EVs as the top tech, the smoother drive, the quietest power. Cadillac EVs have the … [continued]
We’ve already written about the top selling electric vehicles in the USA in the 3rd quarter and auto companies’ shares of US EV sales. Now we are on to the third analysis in this series, examining the share of auto brands’ and auto groups’ overall auto sales that were electric. … [continued]
While consumer-oriented electric cars are getting a lot of attention for their soaring US sales in the 3rd quarter, an electric commercial vehicle brand from GM is actually throwing up the biggest growth on a percentage basis. GM’s BrightDrop division, which sells the 400 electric van and 600 electric van, … [continued]
Wow, this is fun. After watching hundreds of van-life videos about people living in converted sprinter vans or other kinds of vehicles, a concerning fact could be observed. Some of the sprinter van RVs have diesel engines and diesel is one of the most toxic fuels there is. Gasoline is … [continued]
General Motors aims for a refresh of its BrightDrop electric van under a new five-vehicle collaboration with Hyundai.
We’ve looked at the top selling electric vehicles and top selling EV brands in the United States. We’ve looked at overall auto industry sales trends in the US. We’ve looked at how much more electric vehicles have grown compared to fossil fuel vehicles (which have shrunk). Now, let’s complete this … [continued]
After three other US auto market reports for the 2nd quarter of 2024, I’m on to the last one, and it’s my favorite one. This one looks at the share of different auto brands’ and auto groups’ sales that are electric*. This report is more fleshed out than ever this … [continued]
Blue Bird has delivered its two thousandth electric school bus, which is good news for back-to-school stories. The Swiss Post is introducing totally electric delivery for letters and parcels. This is the fourth straight month that Nio deliveries have exceeded 20,000. Meanwhile, smart is launching its EVs down in Australia. … [continued]
In the following article, we’ll be looking at EV (full battery electric/BEV) market share in three different ways for the year 2024 and in the same three ways for Q4 2024. We’ll be examining the EV share of all auto sales for the auto brands that produce and sell electric … [continued]
In a recent press release, GM and Brightdrop announced that Brightdrop would become part of GM. But, as far as most people know, Brightdrop was already a GM company. So, what does that even mean? In this article, I’m going to explain further what this move really is and what … [continued]
