Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 18:30:21 +0000
News reports out of South Korea indicate that Kia may move the start of production at its new factory in Georgia forward to 2024.
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2022 21:10:59 +0000
It seems the German automotive market has bottomed out, having grown 3% in August, while plugins are also recovering. Sales of full electric vehicles (BEVs) were up in August by 13% year over year (YoY). There were 31,734 BEV registrations last month, representing 16% of the overall market. This time Plugin hybrids (PHEVs) also helped, […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2022 16:50:44 +0000
Plugin vehicles continue to rise in France, with last month’s plugin vehicle registrations ending at 19,712 units. That means it was another two-digit growth month for plugin vehicles (PEVs) in France. With the overall market presenting its first positive month in a long time, up 4% year over year (YoY), but still down a significant […]
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 11:00:57 +0000
Electric vehicles are becoming more common around us as we drive to work, school, and errands. What models will we likely see our friends and neighbors driving over the next year?
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2022 15:59:41 +0000
The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 20.2% share of the auto market in August, up from 18.3% year on year. Full electrics saw a decent growth in share whilst plugin hybrids lost share, weighing on the combined plugin result. Overall auto volumes were at 68,858 units, a slight YoY improvement, though still 18.8% down […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 03:23:14 +0000
The hot new Kia EV6 has won an award I wasn’t aware even existed. The New England Motor Press Association awarded the EV6 with the title of “2022 Winter Vehicle Award For Best Electric Vehicle.” My first thought was, “does the EV6 really have any advantages over other EVs in winter weather?” And, “how much […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 17:00:45 +0000
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest share of electricity output from backup/standby generators in the world. 9% of annual electricity consumption in the region is from backup/standby generators. This is due many countries in the region having constrained generation capacity, and weak and intermittent grids, resulting in regular power cuts. Nigeria accounts for a huge chunk […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2022 15:52:48 +0000
And 14% of new vehicles sold across the world have a plug.
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 21:40:21 +0000
US Auto Sales: Tesla Up 97% In Q2 2022 vs. Q2 2019, Overall US Auto Sales Down 22% (942,390 Units)
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:06:42 +0000
We publish EV sales reports for numerous countries every month, which is a fun way of tracking the transition to electric vehicles while examining who is leading and who is lagging. We don’t have complete EV sales numbers for the USA, since some automakers don’t report sales of some of their electric models. Though, based […]