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15 European Countries Have 15%+ Plugin Vehicle Sales (New Car Sales)

CleanTechnica EVs

There are now 15 European countries that have 15% or more of new-car buyers buying plugin electric cars (full electric cars or plugin hybrids). China also passed those milestones in 2021 (15% plugin vehicle share and 12% […].

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16 Countries Now Over 10% Plugin Vehicle Share, 6 Over 20%

CleanTechnica EVs

The plugin electric vehicle market has exploded in the past year (in a good way), thanks especially to the European Union requiring that automakers sell more efficient vehicles (EVs) or pay big fines.

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Volkswagen ID.4 Is Mopping Up In Europe In April — Chart

CleanTechnica EVs

3 seems like it just hit the market, but the attention has already shifted to the Volkswagen ID.4, We publish monthly plugin electric vehicle sales reports for several European countries and Europe […]. The Volkswagen ID.3 4, and that’s because the ID.4

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Markets Roundup December 2020

EV Sales

Big Eight Let's see how the Big Eight EV Markets fared in 2020: China * Tesla Model 3 #1 - First foreigner to win the trophy, but the Wuling Mini EV was closing in and is the favorite for the 2021 title; * 1.3 And the Market Share reached 6.3%, a new record. So.another market ready for the Disruption Zone ?

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Europe December 2020

EV Sales

While the overall automotive market is still in red (-4% YoY), in December, Europe's passenger plugin market had an historic month, having registered a record 281,000 registrations (+264% YoY!), And so, let the games begin.Expect 2021 to continue the disruptive trend, so i expect 15%-plus 20% market share by the end of the year.

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Europe April 2021

EV Sales

1-2 win for Volkswagen The European passenger plugin market continues on the rise, having registered over 159,000 units in April, and 616,000 units YTD (+136% YoY), placing last month plugin share at 15% share (7.1% 3 sibling hasn't yet set the market on fire.The ID.4 3 sibling hasn't yet set the market on fire.The ID.4

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Caroline Reichert, an RWE spokeswoman, noted that the idea here is to ensure that "a car can be recharged in Italy in exactly the same way as in Denmark, Germany or France." China demanded this a few years ago for their market, and it was implemented quickly. Neutral EGOvoruhk @ Apr 19th 2009 6:50PM Damn Apple!