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J.D. Power EV Experience Index Rates Mini & Rivian “High” in Driving Enjoyment & Satisfaction

March 15, 2023 admin 0 Comments cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, market research, mini, mini cooper se, mini electric, polls/surveys, research, rivian, rivian r1t

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2023 22:06:45 +0000

“The electric vehicle landscape is changing quickly, and newer models are bringing in more mainstream, first-time EV buyers,” Brent Gruber, executive director of the EV practice at J.D. Power, said concerning the results of the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Ownership Study that were released at the end of February this year. […]

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Italy’s BEV Market Down 26.6% In 2022 — Will Tesla Come To The Rescue?

March 14, 2023 admin 0 Comments cars, clean transport, consumer technology, dacia, dacia spring, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev market, ev market share, ev sales, fiat, fiat 500e, hybrid electric cars, Italy, italy ev sales, market research, mini, mini cooper se, peugeot, peugeot e-2008, peugeot e-208, phev, renault, renault twingo, renault zoe, research, Smart, smart ed, smart eq, smart fortwo, tesla, tesla model y, volkswagen (vw), volkswagen id.3

Credit to Author: Carlo Ombello| Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2023 03:10:22 +0000

Originally published on opportunity:energy. 2022 was a year of defeat for electric mobility in Italy. Europe’s fourth largest market struggled to keep up with the rest of Europe’s major auto markets. While EVs made important gains in market share throughout the continent, Italian sales of plug-in vehicles suffered an unanticipated setback. It could have been […]

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Electric MINI To Be 1st MINI Produced In Germany

March 3, 2023 admin bmw group, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, GERMANY, leipzig, mini, mini countryman

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2023 04:59:03 +0000

One would think that MINI, a part of BMW Group, would have vehicles produced in Germany. Apparently not, or not completely. The coming MINI Countryman will be the first MINI to be fully produced in Germany, making it a true “Made in Germany” model. That includes the fully electric MINI Countryman (and the non-electric versions). […]

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US Auto Industry Down 3+ Million Sales (19%) Since 2019

March 1, 2023 admin alfa romeo, Audi, BMW, cars, chevrolet, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, dodge, electric cars, Electric vehicles, fiat, ford, gmc, honda, Hyundai, infiniti, jeep, Kia, lexus, Lincoln, lucid, market research, mercedes, mini, Mitsubishi, Nissan, porsche, RAM, research, rivian, subaru, tesla, toyota, US, us auto industry, us auto sales, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:46:31 +0000

The US auto industry has been declining steadily for a few years at least. Compared to 2021, the American auto industry’s annual sales were down by more than 1 million units, or 8%. Compared to 2020, they were “only” down by 725,726 units (5%). But compared to 2019, they were down by more than 3 […]

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US Auto Industry Up 10% In 4th Quarter — But Down 16% Compared To Q4 2019

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2023 15:15:56 +0000

The US auto industry is truly on the rebound. In the 3rd quarter, sales increasing 1% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2021, the first positive trend in a while. But was it just a lucky little blip? Seemingly not, as US auto industry sales in the 4th quarter of 2022 were 10% higher than […]

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New Fully-Electric MINI Cooper SE Comes As Convertible For 1st Time

February 18, 2023 admin bmw group, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, mini, mini cooper se

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 04:30:17 +0000

The MINI Cooper is one of the cutest vehicles in history. It always looks so stylish, and it makes one fondly think of a different era, or Bond films, or something else fun and mysterious. We just saw a convertible version today, and we admired how cool it looked. Incidentally, soon, convertible MINI Coopers we […]

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UK Plugin Share Flat In January As Economy Stumbles

February 9, 2023 admin Audi, BMW, cars, citroen, clean transport, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, consumer technology, cupra, dvla, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, europe ev market share, europe ev sales, ev market share, ev sales, fiat, ford, genesis, great wall motor, hybrid electric cars, Hyundai, hyundai motor group, Kia, market research, mercedes, mg mg4, mg motor, mini, new automotive, Nissan, ora, ora funky cat, peugeot, phev, polestar, porsche, renault, renault megane, research, saic, skoda, smmt, stellantis, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model y, uk, uk ev market share, uk ev sales, vauxhall, Volkswagen, volkswagen (vw), volvo

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2023 11:55:21 +0000

The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles (EVs) take 20.0% share of new sales in January, flat from 20.4% year on year. Full electrics grew slightly whilst plugin hybrids shrank. Overall auto volume was 131,994 units, up some 15% YoY, but still 21% below pre-2020 seasonal norms. Volkswagen was the UK’s best selling BEV […]

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A Cold December For EVs In Italy — Amidst Car Market Rebound

February 5, 2023 admin cars, clean transport, consumer technology, dacia, dacia spring, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev market, ev market share, ev sales, fiat, fiat 500, hybrid electric cars, Italy, italy ev sales, market research, mini, mini cooper se, peugeot, peugeot e-208, phev, renault, renault twingo, research, Smart, smart ed, smart eq, smart fortwo, tesla, tesla model y, volkswagen (vw), volkswagen id.3, volkswagen id.4, volkswagen id.5

Credit to Author: Carlo Ombello| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 14:27:58 +0000

Originally published on opportunity:energy. Italy’s EV market ended a weak 2022 with a December in line with the unimpressive figures posted in previous months. While the overall car market showed good signs of recovery, plugins yet again stalled in what is a reverse trend not followed by any other major European nation. Official statistics from […]

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What Makes A Vehicle A “Sport Utility” Vehicle?

January 29, 2023 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, mini, mini countryman, mini countryman phev

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:15:33 +0000

Of note over the past couple of weeks is the revelation that shape matters when it comes to vehicle efficiency. The other takeaway is that the plethora of SUVs — tall, boxy, and all pervasive — just aren’t the right shape to optimize efficiencies. Frontal area matters! And we don’t seem to be getting any […]

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UK’s EV Share Hits 40% In December — Tesla Model Y Overall Bestseller

January 12, 2023 admin Audi, BMW, cars, citroen, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, consumer technology, cupra, dvla, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, europe ev market share, europe ev sales, ev market share, ev sales, fiat, ford, genesis, great wall motor, hybrid electric cars, Hyundai, hyundai motor group, Kia, market research, mercedes, mg mg4, mg motor, mini, new automotive, Nissan, ora, ora funky cat, peugeot, phev, polestar, porsche, renault, renault megane, research, saic, skoda, smmt, stellantis, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model y, uk, uk ev market share, uk ev sales, vauxhall, Volkswagen, volkswagen (vw), volvo

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2023 07:03:15 +0000

The UK’s auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 39.4% share of new sales in December, a new record, up from 33.2% year on year. Full electrics alone took almost a third of the market. Overall auto volumes were up 18% year on year in December, but still down compared to pre-2020 norms. The Tesla […]

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