40% Of New Cars Sold In Netherlands Now Plugin Cars!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 15:50:12 +0000

After a good first quarter, April increased plugin registrations by 53% YoY, to 11,919 units, with the Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market reaching 40% last month. That’s mostly thanks to pure electrics (28% of new vehicle sales), which jumped 73% year over year (YoY). The overall market is also rising, to 29,669 units, although at […]

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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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Volkswagen To Build Its Largest Battery Cell Factory … In Canada

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 04:44:01 +0000

The battery division of Volkswagen Group, PowerCo SE, has picked the location to construct its biggest battery gigafactory to date — St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. A potential final expansion stage could produce of up to 90 GWh of batteries annually. Actually, they already announced it last month. This was more of the formal announcement. PowerCo […]

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Electrify America News (Well, Sort Of)

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 15:56:23 +0000

Two recent announcements from Electrify America had one very interesting thing in common: they weren’t about Electrify America. But, if you’re familiar with the company, you probably know that the company has other divisions that start with “Electrify.” In these instances, the news was about Electrify Canada and Electrify Home and their efforts to Electrify […]

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Germany — Tesla Model Y Leads In Hangover Plugin Market

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:44:48 +0000

Germany’s plugin electric vehicles took 21.6% of the auto market in March, down from 25.6% year on year. BEV grew share slightly, but PHEVs lost half their share YoY, due to recent policy changes. Overall auto volume was 281,361 units, up over 16% YoY, but still well down from pre-2020 seasonal norms. March’s combined plugin […]

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33% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China — February 2023 Sales Report

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 22:31:26 +0000

BYD Tesla GAC Aion Shines

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Volkswagen’s PowerCo Is Taking Off

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 05:10:30 +0000

Last year, Volkswagen started a new battery production company that would operate under the VW umbrella: PowerCo. Now, in March 2023, several announcements by the company show that it’s actually taking steps to become a serious player in the battery industry. What’s PowerCo? Before I get into the announcements that show Volkswagen’s making a serious […]

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100% Electric Vehicles Now Equal 16% Of New Car Sales In France

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:29:59 +0000

1 in 4 new passenger vehicles in France had a plug in February.

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