Survey commissioned by MINI USA reveals charging infrastructure over range as the main driver impacting EV consideration. Survey shows Americans’ daily driving habits remain unchanged and well within EV range offerings Woodcliff Lake, NJ — On World Environment Day, a global call for awareness and action to protect our environment, a … [continued]
Overall, the pure electric vehicle (EV, or BEV) share of US auto sales was 6.9% in the first quarter of 2024. EV sales increased slightly compared to the first quarter of 2023, but overall auto sales increased more, so EV market share dropped from 7% to 6.9% year over year. … [continued]
The 2024 Auto China motor show is being held in Beijing this week. Being a massive electric vehicle market, there are numerous electric vehicles being launched at the show. In fact, there are reportedly at least 20 EVs being launched there! The ones below are the most stunning, beautiful, high-tech … [continued]
The US auto industry is bouncing back compared to the past couple of years, but it’s still significantly below its pre-COVID days. Sales in the 3rd quarter of 2023 were 16% higher than sales in the 3rd quarter of 2022 and the 3rd quarter of 2021. However, they were only … [continued]
In a recent announcement, Fast Company chose three EV companies for its “Brands That Matter” list for 2023. While two of the players won’t be a big surprise, there’s one brand that surprised even me. In this article, I’m take a look at each one! What “Brands That Matter” Really … [continued]
It’s time for another one of our quarterly US auto sales reports. No other media outlet compares US auto industry trends with as much history and depth as we do in these. First, before getting into the automaker comparisons for the second quarter of 2023 versus the second quarters of … [continued]
If there’s one thing that’s clear, it’s that the U.S. market is important to BMW as it rolls out the new generation of MINIs. And, it’s something it seems to be getting right. Doin’ It Right Even before BMW made announcements showing the importance of the U.S. market, the company … [continued]
Years ago, BMW announced that it was going big on building future electric MINI vehicles in China. But, as media outlets have been pointing out, U.S. sales would run into a huge tariff. Fortunately, MINI now has plans to build at least some of the vehicles in the UK, which … [continued]
In a recent article, I covered the ways in which BMW’s transition of the MINI brand to an all-electric fleet is true to the brand’s history. After all, MINI pioneered the modern transverse drive unit that most EVs use today (even if it was in ICE form in 1959), and … [continued]
I’m sure there are a few Classic MINI purists out there who don’t appreciate BMW’s recent announcement that the whole brand is going EV. But, that car has long been a pioneer of efficiency, and even pioneered a technology in the 1950s that most EVs use today. The brand also … [continued]
