Drive Electric

MAY 1, 2023

Press release 2nd May 2023 Drive Electric welcomes the continuation of the Clean Car Discount, as this policy is delivering emissions reductions and saving money on fossil fuels. Mark Gilbert, Chair of Drive Electric says, “The Clean Car Discount has turned New Zealand from a laggard to a leader when it comes to EV adoption.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 8, 2023

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

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Following up on our quarterly UK electric vehicle sales report and earlier monthly sales reports for Europe overall (see here, here, here, and here), the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, France, and China, it’s time to jump into the Nordic countries — well, most of them.

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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

AUGUST 5, 2022

Hyundai was the leading brand in UK BEV sales […]. 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.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

share of new sales in January, flat from 20.4% The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles (EVs) take 20.0% year on year. Full electrics grew slightly whilst plugin hybrids shrank. Overall auto volume was 131,994 units, up some 15% YoY, but still 21% below pre-2020 seasonal norms.

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Plugin Economy 2020 Auto 111

CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 27.7% share in November, down from 28.1% year on year. Full electric share grew YoY, but was outweighed by plugin hybrids’ decline. 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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