EV Sales

MAY 19, 2021

Is the Three-pointed-star SUV getting ready to run with the VW hatchback for the title of most popular plugin hybrid? Interestingly, on the Top 8 models, only two are PHEVs, which would lead to think that BEVs outsold plugin hybrids, but actually that wasn't the case, as PHEVs represented 53% of plugin registrations in April.

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EV Sales

MAY 15, 2021

Interestingly, most of the growth is coming from PHEVs, with plugin hybrids representing 54% of registrations in April, a 2% increase over this year average and a significant jump over the 40% they had in 2020. BEV), keeping the YTD share at a record 14% (6.9% Maybe it's time to cut subsidies on PHEVs?

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Full electrics grew more than plugin hybrids. Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 32.2% share in September, up from 28.7% year on year. Overall auto volume was 224,864 units, up 14% from last year, and down some 8% from September 2019’s result.

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EV Sales

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

With BMW's plugin hybrid profiting from a fortuity of circumstances, like the fact that the Tesla Model 3 was in an off month , and the Mercedes C-Class arch-rival being close to a generational change ( the new PHEV version has 100 kms (62 mi) electric range! the Audi e-Tron will have a harder time keeping the full size crown.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Full electric share grew YoY, but was outweighed by plugin hybrids’ decline. The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 27.7% share in November, down from 28.1% year on year. Overall auto volumes were up over 23% YoY, to 142,889 units, though still almost 9% down on 2019 seasonal levels. The Tesla Model Y […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Full electrics grew their share, but plugin hybrids lost more. Sweden’s auto market recorded a plugin electric vehicle share of 46.1% in August 2022, a slight drop year on year from 47.1% Overall auto volumes were 26% down on pre-pandemic seasonal norms, at 20,576 units. The Volkswagen ID.4

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Drive Electric

MAY 15, 2022

In April, 39% of all vehicles sold were an EV, PHEV or a hybrid. Some key stats: In New Zealand right now there are more than 70 models of new EVs available. EV registrations are up 38% from last year (March 2021 to March 2022). MIA, May 2022). Globally, more than $400 billion has been invested in the EV sector in the last decade.

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Drive Electric

APRIL 5, 2023

Since the Clean Car Discount was introduced, EV and hybrids have grown to over a third of new registrations, already saving the country over $100m a year in fuel. The vehicles already registered will save two million tonnes of greenhouse emissions over the lifetime of those vehicles.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Full electrics grew slightly whilst plugin hybrids shrank. 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. 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

APRIL 15, 2021

In a red hot market in which fully electric vehicles (BEVs) jumped 183% year over year (YoY) and plugin hybrids (PHEVs) shot up 6-fold in March, plugin sales had their second best month ever in France. In total, 29,737 plugin vehicles were registered, allowing the plugin share to reach 16% last month (8.5% That […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Plugin hybrids fell slightly year on year. Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share recovered in September, gaining 55.2% of the auto market, from 53.9% a year ago. Full electrics saw 35.3% share, their 2nd highest ever from last December. Overall auto volumes were down 3% YoY, and some 21% down from pre-2020 seasonal norms.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Full electrics saw a decent growth in share whilst plugin hybrids lost share, weighing on the combined plugin result. The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 20.2% share of the auto market in August, up from 18.3% year on year. Overall auto volumes were at 68,858 units, a slight YoY improvement, though still 18.8% down […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Full electrics grew share, while plugin hybrids declined. Plugin electric vehicles took 22.4% share of the UK auto market in September, up from 21.6% year-on-year. Overall auto volumes were 225,269 units, up 4.6% from a year ago, but down 34.4% from September 2019. The Tesla Model Y was the best selling all electric.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Plugin hybrids fell slightly year on year. Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share recovered in September, gaining 55.2% of the auto market, from 53.9% a year ago. Full electrics saw 35.3% share, their 2nd highest ever from last December. Overall auto volumes were down 3% YoY, and some 21% down from pre-2020 seasonal norms.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

30,805 hybrids achieved growth of +103.1%, including 8,639 plug-in hybrids (+307.7%). The total hybrid share was 12.5%, the share of plug-in hybrids was 3.5%. BMW (+6.5%), Mercedes (+2.9%) and Audi (+1.2%) also posted gains. Single-digit registration increases were achieved by Nissan (+3.6%) and Citroen (+2.4%).

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

October saw Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share reach 59.4% of the auto market, up from 50.1% year on year. Full electrics alone took 35.5% share, from 22.9% Overall auto volume was 22,383 units, 12% up YoY, though still some 25% down on pre-2020 seasonal norms. October’s best selling full electric was the Volvo XC40. […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 8, 2023

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

AUGUST 1, 2022

July saw plugin electric vehicles take 50.1% market share in Sweden, up from 37.6% year on year. Overall auto market volume was 17,834 units, up 6% Yoy, though still some 25% down from pre-pandemic norms for July. The best selling full electric was the Volkswagen ID.4. July’s combined plugin share of 50.1% comprised 26.3% full […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, saw plugin electric vehicles take 28.5% market share in August 2022, their best result YTD, though only marginally up on August 2021’s 27.6%. Overall auto volumes were 199,183 units, fractionally up YOY, but dramatically down by some 37% from the 2018-2019 seasonal average of 315,000 units.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.5% share in October, with growing year on year volumes. Despite volume gain, YoY plugin share saw a slight dip (from 23.1%), against greater YoY gains in overall auto volume, up 26% to 134,344 units (from a record low baseline). October market volume was still at […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Germany’s plugin electric vehicle share broke new records in November, gaining 39.4% of the auto market, up from 34.4%, year on year. Overall auto volumes were 260,512 units, up some 31% YoY, though still down around 10% from pre-2020 seasonal norms. The Tesla Model 3 was the bestselling full electric.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 7, 2022

Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 25.5% share in July. This up from 22.6% year on year. Overall auto market volumes were down some 34% from seasonal norms, to 205,911 units, the worst July performance in many years.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 11, 2023

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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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 5, 2022

The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 16.7% share in July, down from 17.1% year on year. 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. Hyundai was the leading brand in UK BEV sales […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 16, 2021

The French plugin vehicle market continues in the fast lane, with April’s plugin share reaching 15% (6.8% That keeps the year-to-date (YTD) share at a record 14% (6.9% BEV), which is a 3% increase over the 2020 result (11%). The 20% share I predicted for the whole of this year looks on target. Interestingly, […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Plugin electric vehicles (EVs) gained 32.4% of Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, in October, up from 30.4% This in the context of overall auto market growth of 16.8% YoY, to 208,642 units. This, however, is still down by almost 25% from the pre-2020 seasonal norms.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Germany saw plugin electric vehicle (EV) share at a low ebb in January, just 15.1%, from 21.6% year on year. The one-off low result comes in the shadow of record plugin share in December, ahead of reduced incentives from January 1st; the imbalance will normalise in the coming months. Overall auto volumes were 179,225 units, […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 10, 2021

The French plugin vehicle market continues in the fast lane, with May’s plugin share reaching 17% last month (8.2% BEV), pulling the YTD share to a record 15% (7.1% BEV), which is a good 4 percentage point increase over the 2020 result (11%), while the 20% share I predicted for the whole year looks well […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 6, 2023

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% Overall auto volume was 287,825 units, up some 18% YoY, though […]

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Audi e-Tron S – triple motor version of the regular e-Tron arrives early in 2022 priced from $165,600 (plus on-roads), delivering more performance and slicker dynamics. Audi e-Tron GT – the BEV guts of the regular e-Tron (also shared with Porsche’s Taycan) in a coupe-inspired four-door body. Audi RS e-Tron GT.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The French plugin vehicle market took its usual holiday in August, with last month’s plugin registrations ending at 17,404 units, divided between 9,916 BEVs and 7,488 PHEVs. The former jumped 78% year over year (YoY), while the latter were up 42%. In isolation, these numbers might sound meh. After all, we were spoiled by doubling […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 13, 2021

The French plugin vehicle market continues in the fast lane, with June’s plugin vehicle share of the country’s overall auto market reaching 19% last month (11% BEV). France had a record 37,408 registrations of plugin vehicles, a new record, pulling the year-to-date (YTD) share to a record 16% (7.9% BEV), or 144,518 units. That is […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 2, 2022

Norway’s electric vehicle transition continued to progress in June, with plugin electric vehicle share of 89.9%, up from 84.9% year-on-year. Overall auto volumes were down 27% YoY, to 14,901 units. The Tesla Model Y was the overall bestselling auto, at 2,531 units. Market Share Trends May’s combined plugin result of 89.9% comprised 78.7%

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 1, 2022

In June 2022 Sweden’s plugin electric vehicles took 55.1% market share, up from 49.4% BEVs grew share by over 31% YoY, whilst PHEVs reduced share slightly. Overall auto market volume, at 26,059 units, was 28% down YoY. Sweden’s best selling vehicle (of any powertrain) in May was the Tesla Model Y. June’s combined […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 10, 2021

After a record month in June, the French plugin vehicle market took some time to breathe in July, with last month’s plugin registrations ending at 18,247 units, just 5% above July 2020. In isolation, the number sounds meh, but it is still the best July ever, and if you compare it with the overall market, […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The Renault Zoe was the 9th best selling car overall in France in October, and the Dacia Spring EV was 13th.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The Tesla Model 3 was the 9th best selling car overall in France in September, and the Renault Zoe was 13th.

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