The Nissan LEAF has just set a new electric car sales record, yet again — this time for the most US electric vehicles sold in the period of a single calendar year. The new record eclipses the one set in 2013 — also by the Nissan LEAF — of 22,610 … [continued]
EV Obsession. The German electric vehicle market has nearly doubled in size since last year (comparing new sales in September 2014 to new sales in September 2013). To be specific — the market saw 1,099 electric vehicles registered in September, bringing the share of the market belonging to electric vehicles up to 0.46%. … [continued]
EV Obsession. Above are four charts you can toggle between. You can see that Tesla Model S (and Fiat 500e) sales are absent. Unfortunately, Tesla and Fiat don’t report their month sales. With Tesla now delivering vehicles to Europe, China, and Japan, and only reporting total sales each quarter, it … [continued]
More EV news for you EV lovers: This sweet electric scooter has a vintage look and a portable battery. (EV Obsession) WiTriCity’s inductive wireless charging tech may be gaining momentum. Or maybe not… (EV Obsession) BMW i3 sales have jumped considerably in the vehicle’s 4th month on the US market, … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. July was a momentous month for Mercedes and me. Mercedes saw the US birth of its first electric vehicle, the Mercedes B Class Electric, and my little girl was born. With this being a monthly electric vehicle sales update, there’s not much more to say … [continued]
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]
Time to catch up on more electrified vehicle news. Here are a number of big EV news stories we wouldn’t want you to miss: Nissan Carwings To Grow: The Nissan LEAF smartphone service Carwings has now been around for about 4 years (time flies! no pun intended). Now it’s time for a … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Time for the latest US plug-in car sales update! The big winner in May was the Nissan LEAF, which set a new monthly sales record for itself and crushed the competition in May sales. Its sales were up 46% compared to May 2013, rising from … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Apologies for the late monthly sales report. I was delayed by my visit to the UAE for Abu Dhabi Ascent. Nonetheless, here are the numbers: The Nissan LEAF was the #1 top-selling plug-in car in the US in April again, making that the third month … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Following up on its top position in February, the Renault Zoe easily took #1 again in March. The Bollore Bluecar made a strong surge to take #2, rising from 0 registrations in February and 81 registrations in January to 194 registrations in March. The Nissan LEAF inched out the … [continued]
