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Volvo Cars global sales up 31% in May; fully electric cars up 196%

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars reported global sales of 60,398 cars in May, up 31% compared with the same month last year. The company’s fully electric cars were the main contributor to the growth, rising 196% during the period to 10,826 units (). The share of fully electric cars stood at 18%.

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Volvo Cars all-electric sales climb to 19% of all sales in February

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars reported global sales of 51,286 cars in February, up 22% compared to the same month last year and a record for the month of February. The sales growth was led by the company’s Recharge line up of fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars.

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Volvo Cars to triple electric car production capacity in Ghent after strong year of electrified car sales

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars is tripling electric car manufacturing capacity at its plant in Ghent, Belgium as it prepares to meet fast growing demand for its Recharge line-up of chargeable cars. The share of Recharge cars as a percentage of total sales more than doubled in 2020, compared to 2019.

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10 US Electric Car Sales Stats & 13 Charts

CleanTechnica EVs

I create so many US EV sales reports that I typically just assume stats are clear and easy to find … but then I go looking for a specific stat and it takes me a while. continued] The post 10 US Electric Car Sales Stats & 13 Charts appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Electric Cars Will Soon Outnumber Gasoline Cars In Norway

InsideEVs

All-electric cars already represent roughly 90% of total new passenger car sales in the country.

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Hyundai On A Roll As Electric Car Sales Surge & Robotaxi Gets Driver’s License

CleanTechnica EVs

Hyundai is setting sales records in the US powered by its assortment of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery electric vehicles. The post Hyundai On A Roll As Electric Car Sales Surge & Robotaxi Gets Driver’s License appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Electric Cars Powered By Sodium Ion Batteries Go On Sale In China

CleanTechnica EVs

Two electric car models powered by sodium ion batteries went into production in China in late December. The post Electric Cars Powered By Sodium Ion Batteries Go On Sale In China appeared first on CleanTechnica. It this the start of a trend?

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