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In Defense Of PHEVs (Probably Part One)

August 3, 20206 years Jacek Fior 0 Comments

Within two weeks in June, I read two articles on CleanTechnica that somehow made me blush a little. The first one openly said the era of PHEVs must end (something I have said a few times myself, to be honest) and the second one was on SUVs being responsible for growing transport emissions in the EU. The reason I blushed was that a few days before the first of the two articles came out, I had decided to buy (or, to be precise, long-term hire/rent) a PHEV SUV, the Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4.

Record EV Sales In Europe

July 29, 20206 years José Pontes 0 Comments

While the overall European market is still in recovery mode in June, down 24% year over year (YoY), the European passenger plugin vehicle market has returned to the fast track, having achieved almost 93,000 registrations in June (+95%).

8.6% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In Germany!

July 22, 20206 years José Pontes 0 Comments

While the German overall market is still recovering from the pandemic, dropping just 32% year over year (YoY) in June, the local plugin vehicle market is in much better shape, having registered almost 19,000 units, up 124% YoY.

Renault Zoe Shines In New Record Month In France

July 15, 20206 years José Pontes 0 Comments

The Dog Days Are Over in the French EV market, with the pandemic’s disruption now behind it, and a new stimulus package from the local government that can go up to €12,000. (Now imagine if the €16,000 Dacia Spring EV lands in time for this kind of incentive — it will be yours for peanuts!)

Plug-In Vehicles = 7.8% Market Share In Europe

June 30, 20206 years José Pontes 0 Comments

After a Covid-derived drop in April (-16% year over year), the European passenger plug-in vehicle market went back to black in May, having scored 46,800 registrations (+23%), a great performance considering the overall market is still recovering (-57% in May).

Switzerland At 10% EV Market Share!

June 28, 20206 years Z. S. 0 Comments

The Swiss electric vehicle market has risen to nearly 10% share of the overall Swiss auto market (9.7%), which is up from 5.5% in the same period of 2019, according to EV Volumes. The EV market’s growth rate was 20% in the first 5 months of the year, while the overall auto market was down 39%.

Audi Shines In Transition Month In Germany — Charts

June 18, 20206 years José Pontes 0 Comments

With the German auto market slowly recovering from the pandemic-related lockdown, dropping just 50% year over year (YoY) in May, the local plugin market stepped up the growth pace last month, having registered 12,333 units, up 56% YoY.

Renault Zoe Returns To #1 In France

June 17, 20206 years José Pontes 0 Comments

With the overall French market slowly returning to normal (last month it was down just 50%), plugin vehicle sales are also returning to form, with registrations up a splendid 77% year over year in May, to 7,167 units.

Europe Hits 11% Plug-in Vehicle Market Share in April

May 28, 20206 years José Pontes 0 Comments

The European passenger plug-in market scored 31,500 registrations in April, down 16% year over year (YoY), which is nevertheless a great performance considering the effect that the several lockdowns across the continent made and the overall market crashing (-78% YoY). That combo inflated last month’s plug-in share to an amazing 11% share.

Plug-In Vehicles = 8.5% Market Share In Germany In April

May 21, 20206 years José Pontes 0 Comments

Despite the Covid-related lockdown that sent the overall German auto market down 61% year over year (YoY) in April, the German plugin market grew 33% last month, having registered 10,253 units.