CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Approximately 288,000 plugin vehicles were registered in September in Europe, +15% year over year (YoY). Last month’s plugin vehicle share of the overall European auto market was 25% (17% full electrics/BEVs). Unfortunately, the overall market also grew by double digits, +11%, as it is finally recovering from a couple of bad years.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 23, 2023

As BMW’s first mass-produced “zero emissions” vehicle, the i3 boasted a predictably quirky design that seemed to underpin most manufacturers early attempts at fielding an electric car. Speaking with Germany’s Automobilwoche , BMW development boss Frank Weber admitted that the i3 was a bit of an odd duck. "A

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 30, 2023

Tesla continues to be the best selling brand in Europe, but Volkswagen is recovering Some 197,000 plugin vehicles were registered in April in Europe — which is +25% year over year (YoY). Unfortunately, the overall market grew almost as fast, +16%, getting close to 1 million sales as it is finally recovering from a couple […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 1, 2024

Almost a fifth (19.5%) of electric vehicles sold in Europe last year were made in China and this is on track to reach a quarter (25%) in 2024, according to new. continued] The post 1 In 4 EVs Sold In Europe This Year Will Be Made In China appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

continued] The post 24% Plugin Vehicle Share in Europe appeared first on CleanTechnica. (What a difference a year — and subsidies — makes. A year ago, we were celebrating a record month and.

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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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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 5, 2023

Tesla continues to be the best selling brand in Europe, but Volkswagen is recovering Some 253,000 plugin vehicles were registered in May in Europe — which is +38% year over year (YoY). Unfortunately, the overall market also grew fast, +18%, surpassing 1 million sales. It is finally recovering from a couple of bad years.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Full electric volume increased. Share In UK – BMW Leading BEV Brand appeared first on CleanTechnica. January saw plugin EVs at 23.0% share of the UK auto market, up YoY from 20.0%. continued] The post EVs At 23.0%

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

Tesla continues to be the best selling brand in Europe, but Volkswagen is recovering Some 311,000 plugin vehicles were registered in June in Europe — which is +42% year over year (YoY). Unfortunately, the overall market also grew fast, +19%, as it is finally recovering from a couple of bad years.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 25, 2022

After over a year in the red, Europe was back in black in August, with a 3% growth rate. September confirmed the trend with a 9% increase in market sales, signaling that the worst of the production constraints might be over. Although, with an energy-derived recession knocking on the door, this uptick might not last […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

BMW was October’s leading BEV brand. October saw plugin EVs take 24.9% of the UK auto market, up from 21.5% year on year. Plugin hybrids had their strongest share in two years. Overall auto volume was 153,529 units, up 14.3% YoY, and in line with pre-2020 seasonal averages.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2018

A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) finds that the affordability of electric cars remains a strong deterrent for customers across the EU, along with lack of infrastructure and lack of investment in infrastructure. To put this in context, pure battery-electric cars accounted for just 0.7%

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 31, 2023

Some 182,000 plugin vehicles were registered in February in Europe — which is +14% year over year (YoY). Unfortunately, the overall market grew almost as fast, +12%, to 902,775 units, leaving the market share close the where it was 12 months ago. Last month’s plugin vehicle share of the overall European auto market was 20% […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 8, 2023

The Tesla Model Y was the the best selling model in Europe in Q1!! Some 322,000 plugin vehicles were registered in March in Europe — which is +29% year over year (YoY). All powertrains included!!! In fact, March was the second best month ever for plugin vehicle (PEV) registrations, only trailing December when the market […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 30, 2022

29% plugin electric vehicle share in Europe! While the overall automotive market continues falling off a cliff — it was -22% year over year (YoY) in December — Europe’s passenger plugin electric vehicle market had a near-record month, with 280,200 registrations. Open the gates!

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 5, 2021

4 is mopping up in Europe (and also the only fully electric Volkswagen available in the USA). We publish monthly plugin electric vehicle sales reports for several European countries and Europe […]. The Volkswagen ID.3 3 seems like it just hit the market, but the attention has already shifted to the Volkswagen ID.4,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

BMW Group has officially launched operations at its Center of Urban Mobility Competence, which it established earlier this year. At the same time, BMW also announced that 100 all-electric BMW i3 cars are now available for DriveNow car sharing customers in Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. Click to enlarge.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 26, 2022

Stellantis Shines In Europe — Plugin Vehicle Sales Report With the overall European car market still suffering, down 13% last month year over year (YoY) and down 34% compared to May 2019, the European passenger plugin vehicle market has also started to be affected.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 5, 2021

Picking Germany as the location for Europe’s Gigafactory was, indeed, a bold move — a prime example of his audacious style. If we want to see electric cars everywhere, it’s imperative that the big automakers in Germany (Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes) get a […]. An example? And why not?

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 9, 2023

The European fully electric car market saw many new models in 2020 and the start of 2021. This was a result of the new EU regulation on Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE). I’ve been trying to explore and test drive as many of these as possible. Here’s a quick summary of 13 of these EV […]

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2011

million), in partnership with 42 partners from the industries, utilities, electric car manufacturers, municipalities, universities and technology and research institutions. Transport is current 96% dependent on oil for its energy needs. Transport 2050 calls for a reduction of CO 2 from transport of at least 60% by 2050.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 27, 2021

15% BEV share in Europe in September!

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Including road transport fuels in a cap-and-trade scheme, complemented by appropriate regulatory policies such as. The study, written by scientists of the Technical University Berlin (TUB) and PIK, was commissioned and financed by the BMW Group. Source: CITIES. Click to enlarge. by offering discounts).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2021

Alternative drives (battery-electric, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, hydrogen fuel cell, gas, and hydrogen) took up around a quarter of all new light-duty vehicle registrations in Germany in 2020, according to figures from the KBA (Federal Motor Transport Authority). E-mobility has arrived in the middle of mobile society. VW held a 17.4%

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 12, 2010

2009 BMW Concept ActiveE. BMW MegaCity Urban Electric Car To Be Built of Carbon Fiber. After which the car itself is then built at a third German plant, in Leipzig. BMW has not commented on the carbon footprint of transporting the materials across three continents and through five plants.

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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

MARCH 1, 2022

that I’ve reported for CleanTechnica (travelling to Punta Marroqui — the southernmost point of continental Europe — in a Volkswagen ID.4 4 in 2021, driving to Cabo da Roca — the westernmost point of continental Europe — in a Porsche Taycan in 2020, taking […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

dFor the first time since June 2021, the overall European car market grew YoY. It was only by 3%, but it signals that the worst of the production constraints might be over. Although, with an energy-derived recession looming on the horizon, this uptick might not last for long… Looking at the plugin vehicle market in […].

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Teslarati

JANUARY 10, 2022

As per data from the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt or KBA) , a total of 6,096 Tesla Model 3 were sold in the country last month. This effectively made it the 2nd-best-selling car in Germany, only behind the much smaller and much more affordable Volkswagen e-up! The fact that the e-up!

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 24, 2022

The overall European car market is still in the red, and the European passenger plugin vehicle market has also started to get affected. It was down 5% last month, with approximately 157,000 plugin vehicles registered in July. Looking closer, plugin hybrids (-25% YoY) were the ones to blame for sinking plugins into the red.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 25, 2021

Last month’s plugin vehicle share of the overall auto market was 16% (8% full electrics/BEVs), which keeps the 2021 plugin vehicle (PEV) share at 15% (7% […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 29, 2022

With the doom and gloom continuing on the overall European car market, down 21% last month and the lowest April in over 30 years (excluding the Covid-hit April 2020), the European passenger plugin vehicle market has also started to be affected. It dropped 1% last month, with approximately 159,000 plugin vehicles registered in April.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 10, 2022

In Europe, vans are essentially what pickup trucks are in the USA. We even had a period with double-cabin trucks with smallish cargo space that were used as private cars, before the SUV/CUV craze made them a better alternative. Not having vans from Audi, BMW, or Porsche, the vans from Mercedes-Benz are the top of […].

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2018

BMW also had an i3 research vehicle at the inauguration. million) in funding from the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure. The industrial consortium includes automotive manufacturers the BMW Group and Dr. Ing. Initiated in July 2016, the Fast Charge research project has received €7.8 million (US$8.9

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The European passenger plugin vehicle market is staying in the fast lane. More than 155,000 plugin vehicles were registered in August — which is +60% year over year (YoY). This performance is even more impressive when we consider that the overall auto market is in the doldrums. August 2021 was the weakest August since 2014, […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 7, 2023

Behind the apparently scant growth, full electrics grew market share by 1.43× to 20.0%, whereas plugin hybrids lost share. July saw plugin EVs take 26% share in Germany, up from 25.5% year on year. Overall auto volume was 243,277 units, up by 18% year on year, though still below long-term seasonal norms (over 300,000). The […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Despite smaller growth rates, the European passenger plugin vehicle market is still in the fast lane. More than 221,000 plugin vehicles were registered in November — which is +33% year over year (YoY). This performance is even more impressive when we consider that the overall auto market continued to fall off a cliff — down […].

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