There are less than two weeks left to get a used electric car in the United States and get the $4,000 federal subsidy that was provided for them in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Republicans in Congress and the White House are killing this subsidy, and the last day … [continued]
Volkswagen Group outsells Tesla in Europe with a single model. Yep, there is a single Volkswagen Group model that outsells the Model Y in Europe. And now you all think I am crazy and do not know what I am writing about. Now I ask you, find the differences: The … [continued]
August saw plugin EVs at a record 98.4% share in Norway, up from 95.7% year on year. BEVs alone took 96.9% share. Overall auto volume was 13,915 units, up 25% YoY. The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling vehicle. August’s sales totals saw combined EVs take a record 98.4% share … [continued]
Volkswagen Group rules, Hyundai shines, BYD on the way up, Tesla on the way down, and all this happening in a 28% plugin vehicle share market. EVs are picking up in Europe, with some 302,000 plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in July. That’s up 40% year over year (YoY), … [continued]
July saw plugin EVs at 28.6% share in Germany, up from 19.1% share year-on-year. BEV volume increased by 58% YoY, while PHEVs grew 84%. Overall auto volume was 264,802 units, up some 11% YoY. July’s best-selling BEV was the Volkswagen ID.3. July’s auto sales saw combined EVs at 28.6% share … [continued]
EVs are picking up in Europe, with some 361,000 plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in June. That’s up 23% year over year (YoY). This is a particularly positive sign when considering that the overall market (currently at ~6.8 million units YTD) does not look good this year (5% decline … [continued]
Volkswagen Australia has finally released the ID.4 and ID.5 in Australia. There are a lot of VeeDubs on Australian roads, and one would hope that we will be seeing a lot more of these two models in the near future. After reading about VW’s success in European electric vehicle sales … [continued]
Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (ADAC) is a German automobile club that conducts widely respected 3rd party testing of automobiles. It recently did endurance testing of the Volkswagen ID.3. Well, let me clarify — it recently wrapped up testing of the Volkswagen ID.3 that spanned 4 years. The results are quite good. … [continued]
EVs are picking up in Europe, with some 305,000 plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in May. That’s up 34% year over year (YoY), its fastest growth rate since August 2023. The 2025 growth rate is also accelerating, now at +24% YoY, or 1.4 million units, which means that after … [continued]
May saw plugin EVs at 28.5% share in Germany, up from 18.5% year on year. BEV volume increased by 45% year on year, while PHEVs grew 79%. Overall auto volume was 239,297 units, almost flat YoY. May’s best-selling BEV, for the 5th consecutive month, was the Volkswagen ID.7. May’s sales … [continued]
