There’s no doubt about it — the Republican decision to kill electric vehicle incentives and end automaker fuel economy and CO2 emission requirements has hurt the US EV market. EV sales have dropped, major new EV production investments have been dropped, and EV models are even being pulled from the … [continued]
Some bad news from South Africa. In a year which saw the overall market reach levels not seen in well over a decade, BEV sales were unfortunately down 17%. BEV sales were already very low, and one had hoped sales would kick on following years of decent growth, albeit from … [continued]
A few weeks ago I talked with Volvo’s Chief Technology Officer Anders Bell about the massive software revolution he led at Volvo. With that fresh in my mind, I was beyond excited when Volvo reached out with an opportunity to drive their model year 2026 electric vehicles in Southern California. … [continued]
South Africa’s EV market is still quite small compared to similar markets. There are still just over 4,000 fully electric vehicles on the roads in South Africa. That’s because most of the BEVs that were available on the South African market were on the higher side of things in terms … [continued]
A tale of two markets and a geopolitical manufacturing triumph Belgium is a fascinating case study in Europe’s transition to electric mobility. Seeing it and learning about this transition has so many stories to tell. But that has to be framed against this reality: retail EV takeup in Europe is … [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]
Growing the pool of BEVs available on the used vehicle market will help catalyse EV adoption, as more people are in a position to purchase a lower priced, used BEV than brand new ones. As South Africa does not allow the importation of used vehicles, this growth can only come … [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]
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]
Volvo Cars is still leading the transition from fossil-powered cars to electric cars globally. In April, 11,697 fully electric Volvos were sold worldwide, accounting for about 20% of Volvo Cars sales. That’s an impressive percentage for a legacy automaker in 2025. Another 14,688 sales were plugin hybrids, or about 25% … [continued]
