Tesla Sales In China Tumble 49% In February
While most Chinese automakers saw their sales of electric cars increase in February, Tesla sales were off by a shocking 49 percent.
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EVs Take 61.1% Share In Sweden — Volvo XC40 Revival
February saw plugin EVs take 61.1% share in Sweden, up strongly from 51.8% in February 2024. Most of the increase came from BEVs’ strong volume growth, while PHEVs were also up. Overall auto volume was 19,608 units, up by some 4% YoY. The Volvo XC40 was the best-selling BEV in … [continued]
BYD New Energy Vehicle Sales Jump 161%
BYD continues to roll in rockin’ form. If you only look at recent months, February sales may look poor in relation to October, November, and December sales. But that’s how things go in the Chinese auto market — the end of the year is very strong and the beginning of … [continued]
Top Selling Electric Vehicles in the World — January 2025
Plugin vehicle registrations were up 18% year over year (YoY) in January, to over 1.2 million units, with BEVs being the driver of growth (+24% YoY) compared to PHEVs (+8%). Share-wise, 2025 started with plugin vehicles getting 19% share of the global auto market (12% BEV). The global market was … [continued]
AI’s Power Hunger Grabs Attention—Its Climate Wins Deserve More
Artificial intelligence is often criticized for its energy intensity, with large-scale models like GPT-4 consuming tens of gigawatt-hours during training. However, it’s important to place this within the broader context of energy consumption and AI use case trends. I published a couple of times on demand to provide context, and … [continued]
XPENG Sales Up 570% In February!
Wowza — talk about some big year-over-year growth! XPENG scored 30,453 deliveries last month, marking a 570% increase over February 2025. Part of that has to do with the changing dates of the Chinese New Year. Last year, the dates for the big Chinese New Year holiday were February 10–24. … [continued]
NIO Sales Rose 62% in February
Compared to February 2024, NIO’s February 2025 sales rose 62.2%. In total, 13,192 vehicles were delivered, versus 8,132 in February 2024. That said, recall that NIO launched a new brand in recent months. So, the NIO brand saw 9,143 sales (a slight increase over February 2024), while new brand ONVO … [continued]
Tesla Sales Drop Could Put Emissions Credit Revenue At Risk, Too
Tesla sales continue to tank alongside CEO Elon Musk’s takeover of the US government, putting the company’s substantial emissions credit revenue at risk as well.
EVs At 22.5% Share In France — Citroën e-C3 On Top
February’s auto market saw plugin EVs at 22.5% share in France, down from 26.3% year on year. BEVs were effectively flat YoY, whilst PHEVs lost share. Overall auto volume was 141,568 units, roughly flat YoY. The Citroen e-C3 was France’s best selling BEV in February. February saw combined EVs at … [continued]
USA Electric Vehicle Sales Up 478% in 2024 vs. 2019, Fossil Fuel Vehicles Down 12%
Following our report on Q4 auto sales in the US, including pure electric vehicle (EV) sales versus fossil fuel vehicle (FFV) sales, we’ve got a new, much bigger report — well, it’s the same size and type of report, but it’s for full-year sales rather than 4th quarter sales. Like … [continued]
