The (VW) Empire Strikes Back (Europe Electric Car Sales Report)
The plug-in market in Europe had a surprisingly strong August month, with over 22,000 registrations, up 68% year over year (YoY). That pushes the plug-in market share up to 1.7%.
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Electric Car S-Curve Adoption By Country (Fun Chart!)
Electric car sales are increasing at very different speeds around the world. Some developed countries still only see a handful of electric car sales per month. Others are moving hundreds of cars off of lots and into garages every day.
Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales In North America To Be 50% Higher In 2017 Than In…
Sales of plug-in electric vehicles in the North American markets will be roughly 50% higher in 2017 than they were were in 2016, based on current trends, according to a new report from Navigant Research. That should come as no surprise to those of you who follow our monthly electric car sales reports.
When Will I Get My Model 3 (In Europe)?
When I read that international deliveries of the Tesla Model 3 would only start in “Late 2018,” I wasn’t much surprised, because it has been the usual Tesla modus operandi. In earlier launches, US deliveries were prioritized as well. (The first European Tesla Model S arrived in June 2013, one year after the first Model S arrived in the US. Volume deliveries started in September 2013. The same timing pattern occurred for the Model X in 2016 as well.) The surprising part was the word “late,” which could mean Q4 2018, later than usual.
Electric Cars Up 137% In Germany, Approaching 2% Market Share
All signs point to a changing of the winds in Germany with regards to plug-in vehicles. Emissions scandal after emissions scandal have raked the confidence of the public in the German auto industry and many have started to take action. Sales number from August show that nearly 2% (1.88% to be exact) of new vehicle sales in Germany were plug-in vehicles, with fully electric vehicles up +137%. That’s a higher percentage share of new vehicle sales than in the United States.
USA Fully Electric Car Sales Up 47% In 2017
The US electric car market has continued to grow at a rapid pace in the past year — led by California’s particularly strong electric car market, of course. From January through August, sales of 8 fully electric cars* grew 82% in the country. Sales of 6 plug-in hybrid cars were up 28%. Overall, that meant sales of these 14 plug-in car were up 40%.
Tesla Wins Michigan Battle … Tesla Model 3 Minimalism … Top Model 3 Gas Competitors’…
The top CleanTechnica stories of the past week in terms of reader interest were — surprise, surprise — Tesla stories. Actually, the 5 most popular stories of the past week were Tesla-related stories. I guess that means we should stop covering Tesla, yeah?
Cheapest Electric Cars (Total Cost of Ownership) In UK
As the electric vehicle (EV) sector rapidly continues to expand, data experts cap hpi have looked at the total cost of ownership (TCO) to acknowledge the electric cars with the lowest motoring costs in the UK. Cap hpi examined used EVs for this, first posing the question, “Once all the servicing, fuel and other motoring costs are taken into account, which EV cars perform the best?” The following are the cheapest electric cars to run in the UK.
Zoe, Leaf, & i3 Lead The Crowd In Europe (Europe Electric Car Sales)
The European plug-in car market started its usual holiday season in July, down almost a third compared to the previous month (summertime = lower sales). There were some 19,600 registrations. But that is still up 41% regarding the same month last year, so the growth trend continues. Year to date, the market is up 34% this year, with the EV share now standing at a record 1.6%.
BYD Song Is China’s Tesla Model Y (China Electric Car Sales Report)
Some 44,700 new electric cars started zooming the Chinese streets last month, which made July the second best month ever for the segment. The electric car market grew 37% compared to the same month last year. The sales also pulled the YTD count to over 227,000 units, up 40% year over year (YoY). Additionally, regarding overall stock, a notable milestone has been reached — over one million plug-in cars are now registered in China (from 2009 until now), making it the first market to reach a 7-digit figure. Chinese electric cars now represent 40% of all plug-car stock in the world (which is up to around 2.6 millions).
