Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 25, 2022

Built on an all-new platform, the K5 is wider, longer and lower than the Optima, more powerful, and takes design cues from the performance minded Kia Stinger. Clean Fleet Report earlier reviewed the 2021 K5 GT-Line AWD with the turbocharged 1.6-liter So what does Kia do? Clean Fleet Report’s K5 GT came with a 10.25-inch

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 5, 2022

Sweden’s best selling auto was the Kia Niro. Sweden saw plugin electric vehicles take 48.2% market share in April, up from 43.1% Overall auto market volume, at 21,942 units, was flat YoY, though 2022 YTD volume remains down 19% from last year. Market Share Trends April’s combined plugin result of 48.2% comprised 24.7%

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 27, 2023

Sales in the 1st quarter of 2023 are more than double sales in the 1st quarter of 2021, and they are more than 5 times what they were three years ago. The US electric vehicle market has been growing strongly year after year. In the grand scheme of things, according to CleanTechnica‘s calculations, pure electric […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Yes, Tesla still dominates (that’s not changing anytime soon), but several other automakers are also seeing fast-growing full electric vehicle (BEV) sales, and the number of BEV options on the market has exploded in recent quarters. The US electric car market continues to grow strongly.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 4, 2022

The Kia Niro was Sweden’s best selling electric in February. Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share hit 51.6% in February 2022, up from 34.8% year on year. Full electrics took 25.6% share, dramatic growth from 6.1% year on year. Overall auto market volumes were 21,136, some 7% down from the last two years.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Tesla continues to dominate the US electric car sales market, which can make it seem as though not much is changing here. In 2022, our analysis shows that BEV sales increased 65% compared to 2021. However, the biggest story is probably that the US electric car market as a whole continues to grow strongly. Note: […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 5, 2022

Kia’s reputation in America has been an interesting one. Its reputation has improved over the years, as have its sales, but it has remained a brand of somewhat plain, basic cars. A couple of decades ago, many people saw the brand as supplying cheap, unreliable Korean imports. Though the company expanded its lineup to be […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

October saw plugin EVs take 60.6% share in Sweden, up fractionally from 59.4% 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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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 12, 2021

The Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market continues in the fast lane, with 6,703 plugin registrations logged last month. That meant that last month’s PEV share of the overall passenger auto market was 25% (16% BEV), pulling the year-to-date PEV share to 21% (11% BEV) and the total tally to 38,787 units. The market share is […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 28, 2022

With the China covid lockdown effects easing, sales have recovered most of their previous pace, reaching 699,000 registrations last month. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 55% in May 2022 compared to May 2021. That represents 12% share of the overall auto market (8.6% BEV share).

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

continued] The post US Auto Sales Down 8% in Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2019 appeared first on CleanTechnica. The US auto industry is bouncing back compared to the past couple of years, but it’s still significantly below its.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 30, 2023

Unfortunately, the overall market grew almost as fast, +16%, getting close to 1 million sales as it is finally recovering from a couple […] 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).

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 6, 2022

Hyundai, Kia and Genesis Are on a Fast-Track to EVs. The Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) is a worldwide leader in electrified vehicles through its Hyundai, Kia and Genesis brands. million vehicle sales. Coastal Georgia was selected because of its close proximity to the Port of Savannah with excellent highway and rail transportation.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Top Auto Brands in World in EV Sales — December 2022 In the last stage of the 2022 race, BYD scored another record month, this time with 228,502 […] After looking at the top selling plugin vehicle models of 2022 across the world, let’s look at the auto brands that sold the most plugin vehicle models.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 5, 2023

Unfortunately, the overall market also grew fast, +18%, surpassing 1 million sales. 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). It is finally recovering from a couple of bad years. Last […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 15, 2023

At the groundbreaking ceremony for Kia’s specialized plant for purpose-built vehicle (PBV) production in Korea, Hyundai Motor Group recently declared its intention to rank among the top three EV manufacturers in the world by 2030 through the combined sales of Hyundai Motor, Kia, and Genesis electric models.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 16, 2022

After growing 3% in August, September brought a solid 14% increase in sales, while plugins grew even faster. Sales of full electric vehicles (BEVs) were up in September by 33% year over year (YoY). It seems the German automotive market has bottomed out.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The last months of 2022 brought a record-fest for world plugin vehicle sales, with 3 months out of the last 4 setting new sales records. December was one of them, with over 1,200,000 registrations.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 2, 2022

Kia Niro EV #1 in a balanced market The European passenger plug-in vehicle market scored 156,000 registrations in January (+39% YoY), with BEVs (+78%) growing significantly faster than PHEVs (+11%).

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Comparing the 3rd quarter of 2021 to the 3rd quarter of 2020, US Tesla sales were up 67% while overall US auto sales were down 13%. Compared to 2019, the difference was even more stark — Tesla sales were up 104% and US auto sales were down 22%.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 12, 2022

US auto sales were up 1% in the 3rd quarter of 2022 compared to the 3rd quarter of 2021, but they were down 13% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2020 and down 21% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2019, which we use as a bit of a control year since it was before […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 23, 2023

It’s time for another quarterly report on US auto sales. Like a few other major news outlets, I track total quarterly sales of the US auto industry, but I also conduct a thorough analysis of the trends of each automaker. Furthermore, I compare last quarter’s sales not just to the same quarter last year, but […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 3, 2023

It’s 2023, but we’re still aggregating sales data from the various automakers at the end of 2022. Top 5 Automakers For Plugin Vehicle Sales Globally To start, we’ll look at full electrics (BEVs) plus plugin […]. The picture of who will win the annual competition is forming clearly.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

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. It was even pointed out that this is the only comparison many people in the industry actually care about. Those seem like good points, so here’s an update on Sweden […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

continued] The post Amazon Ready To Gobble Auto Sales, Hyundai Leading In EV Charging — EV Obsession appeared first on CleanTechnica. In case you haven’t caught wind of the hottest new show on YouTube, it’s Jo Borras and me talking about.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 31, 2021

share of the overall auto market), establishing a new global record for PEV sales. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 72% in November 2021 compared to November 2020. There were 721,000 registrations (or 11.5%

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 13, 2022

6% of US auto sales is up from EVs' 2.2% of US auto sales in Q3 2020.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Compared to 2021, the American auto industry’s annual sales were down by more than 1 million units, or 8%. The US auto industry has been declining steadily for a few years at least. Compared to 2020, there were “only” down by 725,726 units (5%). But compared to 2019, they were down by more than 3 […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 16, 2021

After reporting on top electric vehicle sales in 10 European countries, a reader indicated it would be even more interesting to see the combined sales numbers of different automotive groups or alliances in that region. It was an interesting idea, so I ran with it.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 27, 2022

We publish EV sales reports for numerous countries every month, which is a fun way of tracking the transition to electric vehicles while examining who is leading and who is lagging. We don’t have complete EV sales numbers for the USA, since some automakers don’t report sales of some of their electric models.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 26, 2022

US Auto Sales: Tesla Up 97% In Q2 2022 vs. Q2 2019, Overall US Auto Sales Down 22% (942,390 Units).

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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

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

That’s mostly thanks to pure electrics (24% of all new vehicle sales), which grew 30% year […]. The Dutch auto market has finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel, growing 9% year over year (YoY) in August, while the Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market has continued to grow, last month by 20% YoY.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 30, 2022

Top Auto Brands in EV Sales High-tide mode Tesla managed to win another monthly Best Seller title in December, and with a record to boot (170,000 registrations). Tesla wins its 4th title as top selling EV manufacturer. Tesla crossed the 100,000 registrations/month average for a quarter for the first time. BYD ended not far from […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Tesla continues to be the best selling brand in Europe, but Volkswagen is recovering Some 234,000 plugin vehicles were registered in July in Europe — which is +48% year over year (YoY), the market’s highest growth since August 2021. Unfortunately, the overall market also grew fast, +17%, as it is finally recovering from a couple […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 25, 2022

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

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

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

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