Drive Electric

MAY 1, 2023

Press release 2nd May 2023 Drive Electric welcomes the continuation of the Clean Car Discount, as this policy is delivering emissions reductions and saving money on fossil fuels. Mark Gilbert, Chair of Drive Electric says, “The Clean Car Discount has turned New Zealand from a laggard to a leader when it comes to EV adoption.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Yes, Tesla still dominates (that’s not changing anytime soon), but several other automakers are also seeing fast-growing full electric vehicle (BEV) sales, and the number of BEV options on the market has exploded in recent quarters. The US electric car market continues to grow strongly.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Tesla continues to dominate the US electric car sales market, which can make it seem as though not much is changing here. In 2022, our analysis shows that BEV sales increased 65% compared to 2021. However, the biggest story is probably that the US electric car market as a whole continues to grow strongly. Note: […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The other day, we got news that Tesla CEO (or Technoking, technically) Elon Musk was invited to join a meeting of 200 Volkswagen Group managers. That may seem weird — well, it is weird — but it also makes a lot of sense. Volkswagen appears to be the legacy automaker most seriously working to electrify […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

continued] The post US Auto Sales Down 8% in Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2019 appeared first on CleanTechnica. The US auto industry is bouncing back compared to the past couple of years, but it’s still significantly below its.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 12, 2022

US auto sales were up 1% in the 3rd quarter of 2022 compared to the 3rd quarter of 2021, but they were down 13% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2020 and down 21% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2019, which we use as a bit of a control year since it was before […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 23, 2023

It’s time for another quarterly report on US auto sales. Like a few other major news outlets, I track total quarterly sales of the US auto industry, but I also conduct a thorough analysis of the trends of each automaker. Furthermore, I compare last quarter’s sales not just to the same quarter last year, but […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 14, 2023

Its pure electric (BEV) sales were up nearly 50% in the first six months of 2023 compared to the first six months of 2022. Volkswagen Group’s electric transition is continuing at a good pace. They grew from 217,200 to 321,600. Furthermore, there are another 200,000 or so BEV orders on the books just in Western […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 13, 2022

6% of US auto sales is up from EVs' 2.2% of US auto sales in Q3 2020.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

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

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 27, 2022

We publish EV sales reports for numerous countries every month, which is a fun way of tracking the transition to electric vehicles while examining who is leading and who is lagging. We don’t have complete EV sales numbers for the USA, since some automakers don’t report sales of some of their electric models.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 11, 2022

Following up on our report on US electric car sales in 2021, let’s now look at sales of electric vehicles in the United States in the 1st quarter of 2022. Based on well informed estimates of US Tesla sales, the Tesla Model Y and Tesla Model 3 dominated sales of electric cars in the United […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 11, 2021

I love seeing the tremendous growth of electric vehicle sales in Europe, which is likely to achieve more than 10% of new car sales being plugin vehicle sales this year, but there is something bittersweet about it. The bitter part is that Europe’s quick EV adoption makes the story in the United States quite a […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 5, 2022

Norway, the world’s leading region in the transition to electric transport, saw plugin electric vehicle market share hit 90% in December, with the full year 2021 plugin share of 86.2%.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific will continue to drive PEV sales, as the technology will have only limited availability in the emerging markets of Latin America and Africa. The requirement has been extended through 2025; however, the mandated sales levels are not likely to be met, Navigant notes. Electric motorcycles breakout.

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EV Match

DECEMBER 13, 2021

It’s an awesome conversation starter, as well as the chariot that transports me and my family to work, school, playdates, and everything in between. This highly-anticipated offering will go on sale in 2022. Hyundai , Fisker , VinFast , and Porsche were among other companies that presented impressive vehicles at a range of price points.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 2, 2024

This Flash Drive is an introduction to the ZDX Type S, with Clean Fleet Report doing a more detailed ZDX review when we have had more seat time. seconds; Porsche Taycan GTS at 3.4 The 2024 ZDX A-Spec and ZDX Type S are on-sale now at Acura dealers in all 50 states. Hyundai Ioniq 5 N at 3.1 at seconds, Kia EV6 GT at 3.6

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 28, 2021

As a brand or even automotive group, Tesla is selling more battery-electric vehicles than any other company in the UK.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2014

kWh/100 km) to the Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid (3.1 From power generation, through development, production, sale and operation to the recycling stage. Volkswagen is also the first German automaker to have joined the Clean Shipping Network in order to analyze and reduce the environmental impact of marine transport.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Volkswagen aims to become the top selling electric automaker in the world. It’s got a steep hill to climb to get there, but the German auto giant has made a lot of progress in the past year. Tesla intends to reach 1.4 million BEV deliveries this year. Volkswagen Group is approaching 500,000. Tesla actually has […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 7, 2021

While the Tesla Model 3 comfortably wins the electric vehicle sales competition in many European countries in the first quarter of 2021, it was not accomplished without a fight. 4 sales in Denmark makes Volkswagen the clear EV brand winner in the country this first quarter of the year. The cumulative ID.3 This is […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 12, 2021

The Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market continues in the fast lane, with 6,703 plugin registrations logged last month. That meant that last month’s PEV share of the overall passenger auto market was 25% (16% BEV), pulling the year-to-date PEV share to 21% (11% BEV) and the total tally to 38,787 units. The market share is […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

It’s time for another one of our quarterly US auto sales reports. No other media outlet compares US auto industry trends with as much history and depth as we do in these. First, before getting into the automaker comparisons for the second quarter of 2023 versus the second quarters of 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, […]

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Porsche Taycan 6,822. It’s a robust list of a variety of models–the majority of which are focused on the hot crossover segment–with total sales of more than 150,000 from six major automaker groups. This list is subjective and weighted toward functionality with an emphasis on fun, but also factors in sales numbers.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 11, 2022

I’m a huge fan of several non-Tesla electric cars. I’d happily recommend the Ford Mustang Mach-E or Volkswagen ID.4 4 to anyone who expressed any interest in those vehicles. I currently own a Tesla Model 3, but I previously owned and loved a BMW i3 and I would say without a doubt that I’m more excited […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 8, 2023

share of new sales in December, a new record, up from 33.2% The UK’s auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 39.4% 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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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

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

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 26, 2022

We don’t have US sales data for all electric vehicle models, since automakers don’t break out sales of electric and non-electric versions of the same model (example: gas-powered Hyundai Kona sales and Hyundai Kona EV sales are combined in Hyundai’s sales reports).

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Following up on our quarterly UK electric vehicle sales report and earlier monthly sales reports for Europe overall (see here, here, here, and here), the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, France, and China, it’s time to jump into the Nordic countries — well, most of them.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Following up on our report on which automotive groups have been selling the most electric cars across 10 European markets, let’s look at which brands have been seeing the most sales (read: registrations).

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. Clean Fleet Report tested a XT5 Premium Luxury with the 3.6L Three Models.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 5, 2022

Hyundai was the leading brand in UK BEV sales […]. BEV share grew, but not enough to outweigh PHEVs’ lower share. Overall auto volumes were down 9% YoY, to 112,162, the lowest July in over 16 years.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 27, 2021

Some key US electric vehicle sales data aren’t easy to come by these days. We don’t get numbers for several of the most popular models because their makers don’t break out sales of different models (Tesla — Model Y versus Model 3) or different powertrains of the of models that come in gas or electric […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

share of new sales in January, flat from 20.4% The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles (EVs) take 20.0% 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.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 16, 2021

Skoda Enyaq superstar in hot market!

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 3, 2021

We’ve gotten some great electric vehicle news this week in the United States — the Chevy Bolt EV had a record 1st quarter, the Audi e-tron had a record quarter, the Ford Mustang Mach-E arrived with a bang, and US-based EV giant Tesla had a record quarter. As I’ve been covering in the past couple […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 3, 2021

Overall auto sales were still recovering, down […]. With policy changes still in flux, we can expect even stronger growth in the second half of the year. The best selling full electric in May was the Volkswagen ID.4.

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