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Porsche Q1 sales soar, but Taycan production issues remain

Teslarati

Porsche has released its Q1 sales report, and it’s a mixed bag for Europe’s most valuable car maker. Despite Porsche’s limited EV offerings compared to its traditional rivals and its newest competitor, Tesla, the brand has been making headway, with sales climbing consistently quarter over quarter.

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Porsche Taycan, Tesla Model X earn five-star safety rating in Europe

Green Car Reports

So far, it’s hard to find an electric car for sale in the U.S. Europe’s safety program, called Euro NCAP, released ratings for both the Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model X on Wednesday, and gave both models top five-star ratings and top-tier scores in nearly all.

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Tesla inventory volumes in Europe indicate potential upcoming price cut

Teslarati

4 The volume of Tesla inventory vehicles in Europe has spiked to its highest point this year, indicating the potential for another price cut. Now, trouble seems to continue for the American EV brand, which now sees a record number of inventoried vehicles in Europe. Most of that inventory build-up happened in Europe.”

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California passes 1M mark for cumulative sales of electric vehicles: BEVs, PHEVs and FCEVs

Green Car Congress

The CEC updates its Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) sales figures quarterly by analyzing DMV data. Specifically, cumulative sales through the end of 2021 were: 663,014 BEV (62.9%). For sales in 2021 only, the shares were: 183,933 BEV (73.5%). From CEC New ZEV Sales dashboard. Porsche: 2,350 Taycan (1.3% ).

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Volkswagen delivered 217,000 BEVs in the first half of 2022, up 27% YoY

Teslarati

Demand continues to be strong, and we expect an improving supply situation in the second half of the year,” said Hildegard Wortmann, a member of VW’s Board of Management for sales. . According to the European automaker, China sales increased three-fold compared to H1 2021. Next is Porsche, selling 18,900 Taycan (incl.

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Volkswagen Group appoints new heads of Global R&D, Group Design, Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy

Green Car Congress

Michael Mauer will lead Group Design in addition to his present function at Porsche. He moved to Saab as Executive Director Design in 2000 and was also given responsibility for Advanced Design at General Motors Europe in 2003. He held various responsibilities in the export section of Sales at Volkswagen AG from 1983.

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Used electric vehicle pricing guide: How much you’ll pay for a pre-loved Tesla Model 3, Hyundai Kona Electric, MG ZS EV and many more

EV Central

America and Europe have more mature EV markets than us, meaning thousands of pre-loved electric cars have popped up on their used car classifieds. Late to the party on EV incentives and decent charging infrastructure, only in the past two years have EV sales really made a dent in the Australian market. But will Australia follow suit?

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