Covering cleantech here at CleanTechnica, the core underlying point is to replace fossil-fueled technology with zero-emissions technology that won’t cook our planet. When it comes to electric vehicles, the aim is not just to sell more EVs, but to also sell fewer fossil-fueled vehicles. With record high EV sales in … [continued]
The US electric vehicle market had a big increase in the 3rd quarter “thanks to” the US EV tax credit ending, but it wasn’t only electric vehicle sales that grew. Overall, the US auto industry as a whole had a strong quarter. In fact, it was the best 3rd quarter … [continued]
Continuing our series on US auto sales and US EV sales in the second quarter of 2025, we now get to a short post but a big one. The whole idea of “cleantech” is technology that will help cut pollution, especially CO2 emissions, but also air pollution that is extremely … [continued]
How is the US auto market doing? Let’s take a look at the market as a whole in the 2nd quarter as well as trends with individual companies. Overall, US auto sales were up 3% in Q2 2025 compared to Q2 2024, and also up 3% in Q2 2025 compared … [continued]
Following our report on Q4 auto sales in the US, including pure electric vehicle (EV) sales versus fossil fuel vehicle (FFV) sales, we’ve got a new, much bigger report — well, it’s the same size and type of report, but it’s for full-year sales rather than 4th quarter sales. Like … [continued]
It’s time for another look at how the US auto industry has changed in recent years, in this report focusing in on the 4th quarter and extending from 2024 back through 2019. Let’s dive in and see how things have changed across the industry first, before narrowing down to the … [continued]
I just published our big quarterly report on US auto sales trends in the past 5 years, including brand-specific trends. However, I’ve done something else this quarter for the first time. I’ve crunched the numbers to determine changes in electric car sales and changes in fossil fuel car sales across … [continued]
It’s time again to look back on quarterly US auto sales, comparing Q3 2024 to Q3 2023, Q3 2022, Q3 2021, Q3 2020, and Q3 2019. In other words, we’re going way back to try to get a good picture of auto sales trends in the country. Of course, a … [continued]
Cars with internal combustion engines have been declining since 2016. Today, they are down almost 20 percent from their peak.
Overall, gas car sales decreased by 1% in Q2 2024 compared to Q2 2023. Looking back further, US gas car sales are down 14% compared to pre-pandemic Q2 2019. Looking at all auto sales, the market is just down 8% in that period, showing how much more gas sales have … [continued]
