Kia Highlights “Electrified” Models as Boost to Record November Sales

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:55:21 +0000

Kia just had its best November ever in the USA. It passed 70,000 units for the first time ever in a record 70,107 vehicle sales. At the forefront of its statement about this, the company highlighted strong sales of its “electrified lineup.” Though, it also highlighted high SUV sales, and … [continued]

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EVs At 61.7% Share In Sweden — BEVs Still Floundering

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:01:11 +0000

November’s auto sales saw plugin EVs at 61.7% share in Sweden, up slightly YoY from 60.6% in November 2023. BEV share fell back YoY, while PHEV share increased. Overall auto volume was 24,844 units, down some 2% YoY. The Tesla Model Y was again the best selling BEV. November’s sales … [continued]

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BYD Sells 1 Million Plugin Vehicles in Just 2 Months!

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 23:56:42 +0000

BYD continues to shatter records for plugin vehicle sales (aka “new energy vehicle” sales in China). After delivering more than 500,000 plugin vehicles in October, the company backed that up by selling a few thousand more in November. Therefore, combined, BYD sold more than one million plugin vehicles in just … [continued]

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Europe EV Sales Report — In October, 24% of European Auto Sales Had a Plug

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:56:08 +0000

Great month for Volkswagen Group Some 252,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in October, rising 2% year over year (YoY), which represents the EV market’s second month of growth since April. Interestingly, BEVs are the ones pushing the market upwards, growing 7% YoY to 170,000 units. PHEVs remain stuck … [continued]

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BYD Enters Guatemala

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2024 04:55:01 +0000

BYD’s growth and expansion into new country markets has been one of the top cleantech stories of the year. It seems to enter at least one new market each week. This week, news is that BYD is entering Guatemala. BYD has just launched four models in the Central American country, … [continued]

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Plugin Vehicles Cut CO2 Emissions 11% in US in 2023

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 04:59:32 +0000

The US Environmental Protection Agency released a big report yesterday, the 50th annual Automotive Trends Report. This report analyzed fuel economy improvements in the US (focusing on 2023 model year vehicles), and it found that, thanks to policies pushing for better and better fuel economy, the country saw its best … [continued]

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The US Energy Information Administration Acknowledges Electric Vehicles Are Eating Into Chinese Oil Demand

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:50:53 +0000

Yesterday, the same day that Juan Diego Celemín Mojica discussed at length for CleanTechnica the matter of global peak oil demand and how the International Energy Agency and OPEC+ are noticing versus ignoring EV sales growth in China and declining oil demand, the US Energy Information Administration put out an … [continued]

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Chinese Electric Cars Are Leaving The US In The Dust

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:10:35 +0000

With our storied history as automobile leaders of the 1900s, it is easy to assume the US will continue being automotive leaders globally and especially domestically. However, we are rapidly being outmaneuvered, out-innovated, and left in the dust by our Chinese competitors. We’ve written about a number of individual stories … [continued]

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BYD Reaches 10 Million New Energy Vehicles!

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:53:41 +0000

BYD has now become the first automaker to produce 10 million plugin vehicles (or “new energy vehicles” as they are called in China). I’m going to be honest — when the BYD e6 was the company’s “popular” electric vehicle, mostly with taxi companies, I was not particularly bullish on the … [continued]

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Kia to Unveil New EV(s) at LA Auto Show — Which One(s)?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 01:26:57 +0000

Kia has announced that it’s going to launch 5 new models at the LA Auto Show. It shares that will include a variety of powertrains — ICEV (100% gasoline powered), HEV (100% gasoline powered but somewhat more efficient thanks to a small battery and motor), PHEV (plugin hybrid), and EV … [continued]

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