The other day, we got news that Tesla CEO (or Technoking, technically) Elon Musk was invited to join a meeting of 200 Volkswagen Group managers. That may seem weird — well, it is weird — but it also makes a lot of sense. Volkswagen appears to be the legacy automaker … [continued]
Comparing the 3rd quarter of 2021 to the 3rd quarter of 2020, US Tesla sales were up 67% while overall US auto sales were down 13%. Compared to 2019, the difference was even more stark — Tesla sales were up 104% and US auto sales were down 22%.
Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 114% in August 2021 compared to August 2020, scoring 516,000 units (or 7.7% share of the overall auto market). That made it the plugin market’s third best month ever, and expect September to be another record month. Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) represented 71% of … [continued]
A few months ago, I got a notice in the mail from my car’s manufacturer. A factory defect meant that cars like mine were at risk of catching on fire. Even worse, there was no immediate fix available. The notice gave some tips on avoiding fire and signs to watch … [continued]
Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 94% last month compared to July 2020, scoring 480,000 units (or 7.1% share of the overall auto market). That made it the plugin market’s third best month ever. Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) represented 66% of plugin registrations in July, in line with the year-to-date … [continued]
An expert explains what may have caused those Chevy Bolt battery fires.
Today’s news is very bad for General Motors. Before now, fire problems were thought to be limited to the 2017-2019 model years of the Chevrolet Bolt EV, and that problem was almost solved. Now, Chevrolet is telling us that even newer vehicles, including some of the 2020-2022 Bolt EVs as … [continued]
From where we’re sitting right now in mid-2021, it looks like the EV truck race comes down to two companies: Tesla and Ford. Tesla announced its Cybertruck in 2019, while Ford announced the F-150 Lightning this year. So far, though, we’ve heard almost nothing from Stellantis and GM about plans … [continued]
Global plugin vehicle registrations were up an impressive 153% last month compared to June 2020, scoring a record 583,000 units (or 8.7% share of the overall auto market). Add this record performance to the 700,000-plus hybrids and mild hybrids registered last month (their second best month ever) and we get … [continued]
I wrote a piece last week on US electric vehicle sales in the 2nd quarter of 2021. The unfortunate thing for those of us who would like to see Europe-level EV sales as quickly as possible is that non-Tesla EV sales in the US are quite pitiful. Of course, some … [continued]
