The New Acronym In The EV Revolution Is EREV (Extended Range Electric Vehicle)
The EREV (extended range electric vehicle) is suddenly the hottest thing in the world of electric cars as EV sales slow.
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Global EV Sales — 2nd Best Month Ever for Plugins!
EVs Now 22% of World Auto Sales Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 15% in June 2024 compared to June 2023. There were 1.5 million registrations. BEVs were up by just 4% YoY, but plugin hybrids jumped 41% YoY, selling over 500,000 units, a new record. In the end, plugins … [continued]
Top Selling Electric Vehicle Automakers in the World
We’ve already written about the top selling electric car models in the world in the month of May. Now let’s look at the brands and OEMs selling the most electric vehicles. Top Selling Brands In May, #1 BYD, now deep into pricing out the ICE competition (and quite a few … [continued]
Li Auto Launches Its Super Luxe Li MEGA “Cybervan”
Li Auto has just officially launched its Li MEGA, which is a vehicle Jo Borras and I called a “Cybervan” four months ago. The Li MEGA is a super luxurious and high-tech van, which is to be expected from Li Auto, a “new energy vehicle” startup in China that has … [continued]
BYD #1 In World In Plugin Vehicle Sales In 2023
In the last stage of the 2023 race, BYD had another record month, this time with 321,000 registrations. It again beat Tesla, which had 195,265 deliveries. Below the two galactics, the SGMW joint venture was 3rd in the last month of the year, thanks to a record 69,912 registrations. Three … [continued]
25% of New Car Sales in China Were 100% Electric in 2023!
Plugin vehicles in China once again ended the year with a record month, growing by 46% year over year (YoY) in the last month of the year to a record 980,000 units. Interestingly, full electric vehicles (BEVs) grew at a slower pace, growing just 31% to 618,000 units. They were … [continued]
NVIDIA’s Autonomous Driving Tech Leadership a Feature at CES
Many companies published a press release or two today to kick off CES 2024, maybe even three or four. By my count, NVIDIA has published 14. Without a doubt, NVIDIA is a tech leader, and it displays that leadership in a variety of different ways for a variety of different … [continued]
26% BEV Share In China! — China EV Sales Report
Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market. Plugins scored more than 808,000 sales last month, up 41% year over year (YoY), which is this market’s third record month in a row. And expect the last two months of the year to continue this record streak. October … [continued]
25% BEV Share In China! — China EV Sales Report
Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market. Plugins scored more than 776,000 sales last month, up 22% year over year (YoY), which is this market’s second record month in a row. And expect the last quarter of the month to continue this record streak. The September … [continued]
Superfast Wireless Charging & Li Mega’s Super-Duper-Fast 552 kW Charging!
A couple of big EV charging stories just popped up across the globe from the United States. From Japan, we’ve got news of a wireless EV charging project in the “smart city” Kashiwa-no-ha that could bring wireless charging to the next level. Then, from China, we’ve got news of Li … [continued]
