March’s auto market saw plugin EVs at a 58.1% share in Sweden, down YoY from 59.9%. Plugin volumes were down YoY for BEVs, but up slightly for PHEVs. Overall auto volume was 23,891 units, down some 21% YoY. The Tesla Model Y was March’s bestselling BEV. March saw combined EVs … [continued]
The Volvo EX30 possesses the smallest carbon footprint of any fully electric Volvo car to date1. That’s according to the life cycle assessment (LCA) of the Volvo EX30, available here, which concludes that it has a total carbon footprint of 23 tonnes per 200,000 km — approximately 60 per cent less than the … [continued]
February’s market saw plugin EVs take 51.8% share in Sweden, down YoY from 54.0%. Plugin volumes were down YoY for BEVs, but up for PHEVs. February’s overall auto volume was 18,773 units, up some 2% YoY. The Tesla Model Y was the month’s bestselling BEV. February saw combined EVs take … [continued]
January’s market saw plugin EVs take 52.5% share in Sweden, flat YoY from 52.4%. Plugin volumes were up YoY for both full electrics and plugin hybrids. January’s overall auto volume was 17,159 units, up some 18% YoY. The Tesla Model Y was the month’s bestseller. January saw combined EVs take … [continued]
Sales of battery-electric vehicles came close to breaching the 1,000 units per year mark in South Africa for the first time ever. Last year, 931 battery-electric vehicles (BEV) were sold in South Africa, almost doubling from 502 in 2022 and quadrupling from 218 in 2021. With only 1,955 BEVs sold … [continued]
November saw plugin EVs take 60.6% share in Sweden, down YoY from the (anomalous) 64.6% pull-forward in November 2022. Full electrics alone took 39.7% of the market. Overall auto volume was 25,404 units, down 1% YoY. The Tesla Model Y was the best selling electric vehicle in November. November’s auto … [continued]
October saw plugin EVs take 60.6% share in Sweden, up fractionally from 59.4% year on year. EV volumes were up by some 14%, barely ahead of overall market growth. Overall auto volume was 25,016 units, up by 12% year on year. The Volkswagen ID.4 was the bestselling EV in October. … [continued]
September saw plugin EVs take 63.4% share in Sweden, up from 55.2% year on year. Most of the plugin growth came from full electrics, which alone took 44.4% share. Overall auto volume was 28,130 units, up some 28% YoY, and roughly in line with pre-2020 seasonal norms. The Tesla Model … [continued]
September saw plugin EVs take 63.4% share in Sweden, up from 55.2% year on year. Most of the plugin growth came from full electrics, which alone took 44.4% share. Overall auto volume was 28,130 units, up some 28% YoY, and roughly in line with pre-2020 seasonal norms. The Tesla Model … [continued]
Shirley and Bruce bought their dual/twin-motor Volvo XC40 Recharge, with 4 wheel drive, because they wanted to go green without screaming virtue signaling and ostentatious wealth. “We decided not to buy an electric Mercedes,” they told me. The message given by the Volvo is that they are environmentally conscious, in … [continued]
