Here at CleanTechnica, we talk a lot about building things, but it’s not very often that we dig into the raw materials they’re made of. The reality is that many of the raw materials used in clean tech are responsible for some of the most significant emissions in the world. … [continued]
One of the most common concerns about electric cars from people who haven’t bought one yet (and maybe even from EV owners) is how long the battery will last. Funny enough, a new study from Swedish used car platform Kvdbil finds that EV batteries actually hold up longer than gas … [continued]
Volvo Cars is offering Swedish car buyers one year’s free electricity to charge their new fully electric car at home, with the launch of its free charge initiative. Volvo Cars is partnering with Swedish energy company Vattenfall to introduce this offer, which aims to make the switch to fully electric … [continued]
August saw plugin EVs take 59.0% share in Sweden, up from 56.0% year-on-year. BEV share fell YoY, while PHEV share increased. Overall auto volume was 20,168 units, up 6% YoY. The Volvo EX40 was the best-selling BEV in August. August’s auto sales saw combined plugin EVs take 59.0% share in … [continued]
July’s auto sales saw plugin EVs at 62.3% share in Sweden, a slight improvement over the same month in 2024 (59.6%), but with BEVs still below their 2023 levels. PHEVs have grown instead. Overall auto volume was 17,684 units, up some 8% year-on-year. The Volvo EX40 was the best-selling BEV. … [continued]
Sweden was once a climate action leader but in recent years has backed away from its ambitious commitments almost completely.
Tom Sjolund has just returned from a trip to visit his family in Finland and Sweden, and he agreed to share his experience with CleanTechnica readers. You may remember Tom from this article. In Australia, he drives a Volvo EX30. Since we don’t hear much about Finland, and the main … [continued]
June saw plugin EVs take 65.3% share in Sweden, up from 56.5% year-on-year. Both BEVs and PHEVs grew volume, whilst all other powertrains declined. Overall auto volume was 27,565 units, up 10% YoY. The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling BEV in June. June’s auto sales saw combined plugin EVs … [continued]
One of our readers has passed along some interesting news that we missed in the past week. I’ll let him summarize it since he did that well in an email to CleanTechnica. “The largest fund in Sweden, AP7, has sold all it’s shares in Tesla and blacklisted the company because … [continued]
May’s auto sales saw plugin EVs at 63.2% share in Sweden, up year-on-year from 53.6%, though only slightly above May 2023’s share (61.9%). Overall auto volume was 25,675 units, fractionally up YoY. The Volvo XC40 was the best-selling BEV. May’s sales totals showed combined plugin EVs at 63.2% share in … [continued]
