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BMW iX review, Tesla sales process, ICE retirement, Lightyear and Koenigsegg: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Lightyear teams up with Sweden’s Koenigsegg. Tesla and startup EV brands are losing out on the sales, one study suggests. Researchers suggest EV sales targets are an incomplete solution without retiring gas vehicles. And we warm up to the weirdness of the BMW iX. In a weeklong drive review of the BMW.

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EVs At 58.1% Share In Sweden — The Volvo EX30 Had A Meteoric Climb To #2 Spot

CleanTechnica EVs

share in Sweden, down YoY from 59.9%. Share In Sweden — The Volvo EX30 Had A Meteoric Climb To #2 Spot appeared first on CleanTechnica. March’s auto market saw plugin EVs at a 58.1% Plugin volumes were down YoY for BEVs, but up slightly for PHEVs. Overall auto volume was 23,891 units, down some 21% YoY. March saw combined EVs.

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Volkswagen Group Is Now King Of EV Sales In Sweden & Switzerland

CleanTechnica EVs

Under some of our recent EV sales reports, readers requested charts and stats for automotive group sales, not just sales by model or even brand. Those seem like good points, so here’s an update on Sweden […].

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EVs Take 63.4% Share In Sweden — Tesla Model Y Dominates

CleanTechnica EVs

share in Sweden, up from 55.2% The Tesla Model Y was Sweden’s bestselling vehicle […] September saw plugin EVs take 63.4% year on year. Most of the plugin growth came from full electrics, which alone took 44.4% Overall auto volume was 28,130 units, up some 28% YoY, and roughly in line with pre-2020 seasonal norms.

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EVs Take 60.6% Share In Sweden — Kia EV9 Debuts

CleanTechnica EVs

share in Sweden, up fractionally from 59.4% October saw plugin EVs take 60.6% year on year. EV volumes were up by some 14%, barely ahead of overall market growth. Overall auto volume was 25,016 units, up by 12% year on year. The Volkswagen ID.4 4 was the bestselling EV in October. With October seeing combined EVs […]

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EVs Take Over 60% Share In Sweden — Tesla Model Y Top

CleanTechnica EVs

August saw plugin EVs take over 60% share in Sweden, significantly up from 46% year on year. Full electrics alone took over 40% of the market, with plugin hybrids almost 20%. Overall auto volume was 23,871 units, up some 16% YoY, but still well below pre-2020 seasonal norms (typically close to 30,000). The Tesla Model […]

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April 2023 – BEVs dominated car sales in Sweden

Push EVs

Whilst some other regions, less far along the EV transition, are seeing a rise in HEVs (plugless hybrids — a temporary transition technology), in Sweden (and Norway), this category is already becoming passé. Sweden’s HEV share dropped YoY from 11.5% This has already been mentioned by Mobility Sweden as the main reason for the 6.2%

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