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Sony-Honda EVs, Toyota Crown PHEV, Tesla Model Y in Germany, Lucid UX 2.0: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

The Tesla Model Y is the top-seller in Germany. We look at the form a Toyota Crown Prime PHEV might take. And might Sony-Honda EVs might be built in Ohio? Sony Honda Mobility, the new joint venture between the two Japanese companies, this morning confirmed. Lucid is rolling out a big over-the-air update.

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Tesla sales jump nearly 90% in Germany during first 2 months of the year

Teslarati

Tesla sales in Germany have continued to climb, jumping by 87.8% Tesla has continued to make a name for itself in Europe’s biggest car market, Germany. This marketshare growth is likely due in large part to the massive drop in PHEV and diesel sales during the same timeframe. compared to the first two months of last year.

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EVs At 24.6% Share In Germany — Tesla Model Y 3rd Overall

CleanTechnica EVs

share in Germany, down from 26.0% June saw plugin EVs at 24.6% year on year. Full electrics grew their share at a decent rate, up from 14.4% to 18.9%, the share of plugin hybrids halved, however, after incentives were cut. Overall auto volume was 280,047 units, up 24.7% YoY, still far down on the pre-2020 […]

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June 2023 – Tesla Model Y was the best selling BEV in Germany

Push EVs

share in Germany, down from 26.0% share in June, full electrics (BEVs) contributed 18.9%, and plugin hybrids (PHEVs) contributed 5.7%. Recall that Germany entirely cut the ecobonus for PHEVs from January 1st this year, and their fall in share since then was fully expected. June saw plugin EVs at 24.6% year on year.

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German politician questions whether EV subsidies should continue

Teslarati

German Finance Minister and leader of the Free Democratic Party Christian Lindner stated he believed that it was time for Germany to end its subsidization of electric vehicles. ” The German government had already planned on removing tax incentives for PHEV and decreasing incentives for EVs by the end of this year.

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Three perspectives on China’s EV industry (spoiler alert: legacy brands are toast) – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

When it was over, all the British and Italian motorcycle brands were wiped out, leaving the field to one US brand—Harley Davidson—and four Japanese brands—Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha. Mercedes exports the Smart brand from China to European markets, including Germany.

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Pike Research makes 10 electric vehicle predictions for 2013

Green Car Congress

Pike Research projects that 3,442 FCVs will ship in 2013 from vendors that include Toyota, Daimler, Hyundai, and Honda. Germany leads Europe’s PEV growth. Volkswagen will offer two VW-branded plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs) and two BEVs, while the company’s Audi division will launch two e-tron PHEVs.

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