Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:28:27 +0000
There is a lot of good news in the UK van market. Deliveries of battery-electric vans were up by 32.7% last month compared to March 2022. This was driven by an increasing choice of models, which makes switching to zero emission vehicles more compelling. 2,534 BEV vans were sold in March. The electric van market […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 19:25:17 +0000
The SAIC, GM, and Wuling joint venture introduced the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV in mid-2020, and it became an instant hit in China. They got the formula just right, as the Mini EV went on to drive the growth of a new market for these types of tiny EVs. The Hongguang Mini EV has sold […]
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:38:37 +0000
The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 22.4% of the auto market in March, down from 22.7% year on year. BEVs saw fractional market share growth YoY, and a new volume record, whilst PHEVs saw a slight decline. Combustion-only powertrains lost 2.5% share YoY. Overall auto volume was 287,825 units, up some 18% YoY, though […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:30:46 +0000
MG had a record first quarter of sales in 2023 in the UK. In the first three months of the year, the company was the second bestselling manufacturer of electric cars in the UK. Only Tesla sold more EVs in the UK. Overall, MG registered 20,679 new cars (including ICE) in the first quarter of […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 12:05:57 +0000
The Wuling Hongguang Mini EV made mini EVs very fashionable in China, especially in the second and third tier cities and so on. The SAIC, GM, and Wuling joint venture really came up with some market-creating innovation as multiple OEMs followed up with similar mini EVs in this vehicle segment. The Wuling Hongguang Mini EV […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 22:31:26 +0000
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Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:35:23 +0000
The SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) Joint Venture has a factory in Indonesia that assembles the Wuling Air. The Wuling Air has two options for the electric motor, rated at 30 kW and 50 kW, as well as two options for the battery, a 26.5 or a 28.4 kWh pack. The Wuling Air EV is assembled at the […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2023 19:32:09 +0000
The Tesla Model Y is #1 again in the electric vehicle market. Registrations were up 10% year over year (YoY) in January, to over 662,000 units. China’s market was the main driver of growth. Share-wise, 2023 started with plugin vehicles getting 11% share of the global auto market (7.6% BEV). While this is below last […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:51:02 +0000
The last months of 2022 brought a record-fest for world plugin vehicle sales, with 3 months out of the last 4 setting new sales records. December was one of them, with over 1,200,000 registrations. With plugin registrations jumping in 2022 an impressive 55% compared to the previous year, this year ended with the plugin market […]
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 […]