Electric Vehicles Are Reshaping The Auto Industry
Electrification of cars and trucks is all the rage. But why did the auto industry wait so long?
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100+ Top UK Organizations Choose The Electric Vehicle Future
OVO Energy, Oxford City Council, Santander UK, Swansea University, and Gatwick Airport have joined our electric vehicle future. A fine list of 100+ companies and organizations have now joined the Go Ultra Low campaign in the UK.
The Electric Vehicle Revolution Is Nigh (Infographic)
Actually, the electric vehicle revolution may already be in progress. Electric vehicles (EV) on the roads globally jumped from ~25,000 in 2010 to ~80,000 in 2011 to ~200,000 in 2012 to ~405,000 in 2013. That’s not linear growth, folks! I recently wrote an article for Fix.com about the likelihood that electric vehicles … [continued]
2013 World EV Sales Report
Originally published on EV Obsession. First of all, let me note that these numbers below are not official and are surely a little imperfect (even more so than US EV sales numbers). However, they come from the most complete roundup of electrified vehicle (EV) sales I’ve seen. Frankly, I haven’t … [continued]
Chevy Volt Sales Inch Out Nissan Leaf Sales In 2013
Originally published on EV Obsession. After 6 changes at the top of the plug-in car tables in 2013, the Chevy Volt barely beat the Nissan Leaf in annual sales. The Volt logged 23,094, while the Leaf logged 22,610. Despite many other big EV stories this year, that neck-and-neck race at … [continued]
100 Top EV Stories From 2nd Half Of 2013
Indeed, I may very well have OCD. Rather than pick 10 like any normal blogger, I went ahead and picked 100 top EV stories for this end-of-year wrap up. And these follow the 33 I highlighted at the end of May. Incidentally, I didn’t aim for 100 but just happened … [continued]
Electric Car Sales In First 3 Years vs Automobile Sales In First 3 Years (Chart)
Originally published on Planetsave. Electric car sales have not yet hit 1% of new car sales in the US, but sales are growing fast and it looks certain that they will pass 1% in 2014. 2013 pure electric car sales are up 300% in 2013 compared to 2012. And hitting … [continued]
US Plug-in Electric Vehicle Sales Blow Past 150,000
In May, US plug-in electric vehicle sales hit the 100,000 marker, with an Alabama Mitsubishi i owner purchasing the 100,000 plug-in electric vehicle (more or less). Just about 6 months later, US plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) sales have passed the 150,000 marker, according to Plug In America’s PEV sales counter. … [continued]
Nissan Leaf Takes #1 Back From Chevy Volt (5th Swap This Year)
Originally published on EV Obsession. I just published a full wrap-up of US electric vehicle sales up till the end of September. However, a few specific stories seemed worth highlighting in separate posts. For example, this constant changing of places at #1 that is occurring between the Nissan Leaf and … [continued]
100% Increase In Electric Cars Sales In 2013
This article was first published on EV Obsession. The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that about twice as many electric vehicles were sold in the first half of 2013 compared to the first half of 2012. The DOE noted the very low cost of fueling an electric car … [continued]
