As I was preparing the 1st quarter 2026 US EV sales report, one more thing jumped out at me that I wanted to highlight before working on our normal quarterly articles. Out of more than a couple dozen auto brands, only six had EV sales growth in the 1st quarter … [continued]
Electric vehicle sales in the USA were not good in the first quarter of the year, down significantly from the first quarter of last year. That’s what happens when you tell people you’re going to take away a $7,500 tax credit for EVs and then take it away. I’ll get … [continued]
Much of the news about EV model sales is about declines, with a few articles about some positive sales results. Zach has been covering most of the sales stories recently, but I’ve found another. The Toyota bZ, the former bZ4X, reportedly has seen quite an uptick in sales in the … [continued]
Toyota is bringing more battery-electric vehicles to the US and China as it now seems to be bucking the anti-EV trend.
From left: Karin Rådström, President & CEO, Daimler Truck; Koji, Sato, President and CEO, Toyota; Martin Lundstedt, President and CEO, Volvo Group. (Volvo Group Photo)
Toyota Motor Corporation is moving to join cellcentric as an equal shareholder alongside Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG, following the signing of a non-binding memorandum of understanding among the parties. The planned structure would give all three companies equal ownership in cellcentric, which will continue to operate as an … [continued]
This is the second of three articles seeking to contextualise the failure of the West to grasp or even understand or manifest technological change over the past 15 years. The touchstone used here, and in our previous article, is “New Energy Vehicles” (plugin vehicles). The first article focussed primarily on … [continued]
Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) previewed the Urban Cruiser EV earlier this year before formally pricing it last week, positioning it as its most affordable fully electric offering. At P2.135 million (~$38,000), it undercuts the bZ4x launched last December at P2.699 million (~$44,700), offering a clearer signal of how the world’s … [continued]
Tesla has historically gotten billions of dollars of revenue from regulatory credits, mostly from the US, but also a significant chunk from Europe. Last year, Tesla “pooled” with Ford, Honda, Mazda, Subaru, Stellantis, and Toyota, among others. Basically, Tesla got paid to help those other automakers meet EU fleet carbon … [continued]
Electric cars already have no tailpipe emissions, but even cleaner EVs — built with low-carbon steel, aluminium and batteries, and in a way that minimises harm to people, communities and the environment — are now within reach, according to a new ranking of the world’s largest carmakers. Crucially, this progress … [continued]
After the usual December EV record sales peak in China, which coincided with an end-of-incentive sales rush (NEVs are no longer exempt from purchase tax this year), the year started with an expected sales slump, down by 20%, which sounds like a lot, but considering that the overall market was … [continued]
