5,000 Mercedes Company Cars In Germany Electrifying — But Not Mandated (Yet)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 04:57:17 +0000

There’s one proven way to get people to love electric cars — put them behind the wheel of electric cars. … [continued]

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Scania, Mercedes-Benz, MAN The Only EU Truck Brands On Track To Decarbonise — New Study

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2023 18:40:30 +0000

EU needs stricter truck CO2 standards to help its laggard manufacturers compete with Tesla and BYD.

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Tesla Hits UK With Strongest Ever May

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2023 12:00:19 +0000

Tesla hits the UK with its strongest ever May, helping lift the plugin electric vehicle market share to 23.1%, up from 18.3% year on year. BEVs have grown well, whilst PHEVs have remained mostly flat. Overall market volume was 145,204 units, some 17% up YoY, though still below the pre-2020 norms. The Tesla Model Y […]

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BMW i7 vs. Mercedes EQS

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2023 22:09:59 +0000

Jo Borrás and I have revived our EV Bracket Battle Tournament, and the matchup we were on today was the BMW i7 versus the Mercedes EQS. These are two big luxury sedans from historic German automakers, but they are actually quite different. Jo and I discuss the differences in exterior styling, interior design, touchscreens and […]

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Tesla Model Y Rules Supreme In Europe! (Europe EV Sales Report)

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 04:05:45 +0000

Tesla continues to be the best selling brand in Europe, but Volkswagen is recovering Some 197,000 plugin vehicles were registered in April in Europe — which is +25% year over year (YoY). Unfortunately, the overall market grew almost as fast, +16%, getting close to 1 million sales as it is finally recovering from a couple […]

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The Battle For Germany’s EV Market, Part IV — Tesla Model Y vs. Volkswagen MEB Family

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sat, 27 May 2023 02:34:55 +0000

The overall German auto market had a positive month in April (+13% year over year), with BEVs being the highlight (+34% YoY). There were 29,740 BEV registrations last month, 15% of the overall market. That pulled the market up — quite different from PHEVs, which were down 46%. The latter are now suffering from the […]

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100% Electric Vehicles Now 13% Of New Car Sales In France

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 19:10:04 +0000

The China-made Dacia Spring was last month’s best selling EV and the 11th best selling car overall in France.

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Sierra Club Survey Says 30% Of US Dealers REFUSE To Sell Electric Cars

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 21:11:19 +0000

30% of US car dealers tell the Sierra Club they refuse to sell electric cars. Pretty soon they won’t have to because they will be out of business.

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Tesla Model Y Steals the Show in Europe! Best Selling Car on the Continent!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Mon, 08 May 2023 17:30:51 +0000

The Tesla Model Y was the the best selling model in Europe in Q1!! All powertrains included!!! Some 322,000 plugin vehicles were registered in March in Europe — which is +29% year over year (YoY). In fact, March was the second best month ever for plugin vehicle (PEV) registrations, only trailing December when the market […]

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