A closer look at the best-selling plugin vehicle OEMs Following the feedback of some readers, this is a more detailed look at the top plugin OEMs in the world, divided across four different articles. In this is the first one, we’ll have a look at SAIC, Leapmotor, Changan, Chery, and … [continued]
This is the third of a five-part series of articles (you can check the first part here and the second part here), where I look at the best affordable EVs in each size category. See the background for this series in those articles as well. C Segment — Compacts Having … [continued]
Update: This article has been updated to correct the country where MG is outselling Tesla, which is Australia rather than the UK. Remember when the Tesla Model Y outsold every other electric car, anywhere in the world, all the time? That was then; this is now. According to Yahoo Finance, … [continued]
Allan has recently retired from his position as the Chief Information Officer at Isuzu Ute Australia. He knows about motor vehicles and he is dead set on value for money. He is in the market for an electric vehicle, and I asked him to share his shopping-for-value experience. When I … [continued]
T&E analyses the impact of provisional tariffs on China-made EVs, as well as the likelihood of gigafactory investments going ahead. This is a summary. For more, download the full analysis. Following the anti-subsidy investigation, the European Commission has proposed additional import duties on China-made battery electric vehicles (BEV), ranging from … [continued]
Battery electric vehicles only achieved a 5.9% penetration of the new vehicle market in Australia in August. This is 5,892 out of 100,786 total light vehicles sold. It was 6,743 in July. Perhaps it’s time to admit that there is a slowdown and a pivot to PHEVs. Strangely, the more … [continued]
When is a car not just a car? When it is an EV with over-the-air updates. Electric vehicles are not just transport from A to B, they are connected computers on wheels. As new electric vehicles enter the Australian market, consumers need to be aware of more than just drivetrain … [continued]
The MG4 has taken the European market by storm. In June, it won the bronze medal, only trailing the Tesla Model Y and Tesla Model 3. (Incidentally, it was also the 2023 CleanTechnica Car of the Year in Europe.) MG is a Chinese company (formerly British), but it’s not doing … [continued]
I was interested to read in CleanTechnica (regarding Tesla layoffs and slowing demand) that Tesla sales have slowed in the USA in recent months, although they are still accelerating in Australia. My wife and I have enjoyed owning a Tesla Model 3 SR+ for four years and have even completed … [continued]
T&E’s paper looks at electric vehicle imports into Europe and what an effective response on both EVs and batteries might be. The sales of battery electric cars in Europe have been growing quickly, with 2 mln cars sold across Europe in 2023 alone. But given China’s edge in battery technology … [continued]
