StreetScooter Plans To Enter US & Chinese Markets With New Electric Delivery Trucks
StreetScooter has updated its model lineup and plans to expand its manufacturing operations into China and the US.
StreetScooter Work
The Best Electric Vans — CleanTech Talk with Tomek Gać
In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down with Tomek Gac, Co-Founder of Tesla Shuttle and founder and CEO of Quriers.pl and Energia Słonca, to discuss the successes, challenges, and future of electric delivery vehicles.
European Electric Car Sales Increased 42% In H1 2018 vs H1 2017
Our friends at top electric vehicle (EV) data collection and analysis firm EV Volumes have just published European plug-in vehicle sales results for the first half of 2018. The most notable stat is probably the one in the headline — 42% market growth year over year (YoY). Additionally, in total, the number of plug-in vehicles on the street in Europe passed 1 million.
BMW i3 Wins November (Europe Electric Car Sales Report)
The European passenger plug-in vehicle market had its best not-last-month-of-quarter record in November, with over 29,000 vehicles delivered to happy customers. This is the 7th time in the last 8 months that we saw +50% growth rates.
VW e-Golf Shines, StreetScooter Work Breaks Into Top 20 (Europe Electric Car Sales Report)
The European passenger plug-in vehicle (PEV) market seems to have reached a turning point, with October growing 56% in comparison to the same period last year, to over 27,000 units. This is the 5th month in the last 6 with +50% growth rates.
Top Electric Vans & Delivery Vehicles In Europe
One of the parts of the auto industry that is best suited to near-term electrification is the delivery vehicle/van segment. Such vehicles — whether inner city parcel delivery trucks, produce trucks, mail delivery vehicles, bakery vans, etc. — generally don’t travel much on a daily basis, and often follow very reliable usage patterns within a strict service area, so there are often no fundamental reasons for the operators of such vehicles to not go electric.
Zoe, Leaf, & i3 Lead The Crowd In Europe (Europe Electric Car Sales)
The European plug-in car market started its usual holiday season in July, down almost a third compared to the previous month (summertime = lower sales). There were some 19,600 registrations. But that is still up 41% regarding the same month last year, so the growth trend continues. Year to date, the market is up 34% this year, with the EV share now standing at a record 1.6%.
Ford Teams With DHL To Manufacture Electric Trucks In Germany
Ford and DHL have linked up to manufacture electric delivery vans designed by DHL at a factory in Aachen, Germany.
Deutsche Post (DHL) & Ford To Manufacture Electric Van
Intelligent business decisions supporting clean air and climate responsibility are much appreciated here at CleanTechnica. Zero-emissions vehicle news from any manufacturer is welcomed if it seems serious, but some stories seem more promising than others.
Deutsche See To Purchase 80 Electric Vans From Deutsche Post
We previously reported on the decision by major German fish distributor Deutsche See to sue Volkswagen over VW’s earlier claims that the diesel vans that it had sold to Deutsche See were “environmentally friendly.” That lawsuit followed the start of the broader Volkswagen diesel emissions cheating scandal, of course.
