Credit to Author: Jose Pontes| Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 21:01:18 +0000
In a red hot market in which fully electric vehicles (BEVs) jumped 183% year over year (YoY) and plugin hybrids (PHEVs) shot up 6-fold in March, plugin sales had their second best month ever in France. In total, 29,737 plugin vehicles were registered, allowing the plugin share to reach 16% last month (8.5% BEV). That […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 17:46:41 +0000
I’ve spent a lot of time in the UAE, and I’ve long said it would be one of the first places to implement robotaxis on a large scale. Word today is that it has placed an order with Cruise. The city of Dubai reports that it will be the first non-US city in the world […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 17:05:01 +0000
Nio has opened a showroom for its electric cars in the trendiest shopping district in Oslo, Norway.
Read moreCredit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 14:10:17 +0000
Tesla delivered nearly 500,000 new electric cars last year. In 2019, it delivered over 367,000 cars. 2018, too, saw six-figure electric car sales. And Tesla is just one brand! Nissan has sold hundreds of thousands of LEAFs, Kia has sold thousands of Souls, etc., etc., ad nauseam. While those numbers are relatively small potatoes compared […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 05:37:43 +0000
I recently sat down with Viktor Irle and Jose Pontes of EV Volumes to talk about Volkswagen Power Day, EV batteries, EV charging in Europe, and EV market share in Europe. To listen to our chat and their expert take on those topics, you can click play on the embedded SoundCloud player below or find […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 03:53:38 +0000
A look at trends in the lithium industry, including forecasts for Tesla and reactions to Volkswagen Power Day.
Read moreCredit to Author: Joe Wachunas| Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 01:43:14 +0000
If there is one achilles heel of the electric automobile, it’s the road trip. Even if the road trip is something we only very occasionally ask of our personal vehicles, it’s still a crucial aspect of the American car owner experience. If electric transportation is ever going to fully kick gas cars into the ash […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Carlo Ombello| Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:09:28 +0000
Italy’s EV sales get a substantial boost in March as the first quarter of 2021 ends with electrifying new records. The year started with rather soft numbers following a brilliant end to 2020, but a notable shift in pace now bodes well for the months to come.
Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 23:06:40 +0000
It all started with a tweet. I guess that could start many chapters in the Book of Tesla. Less than an hour ago, Elon Musk sent out a simple but enthusiastic tweet: “Tesla AI/Autopilot engineering is awesome! Making excellent progress solving real-world AI.” Naturally, the response of many Tesla owners who bought the Full Self-Driving […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 18:31:23 +0000
The Korea Times, a major newspaper in Korea, reports that a joint venture between LG Electronics and Magna International is “very near” a contract with Apple to manufacture electric vehicles for the computer and smartphone giant. LG Electronics has worked with automakers for ages to supply big portions of their vehicles — perhaps most famously […]
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