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

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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. China sales reached 13,066 cars, up 50% compared with February last year.

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Volvo Cars Q1 sales up 10% to 162,938 units; all-electric vehicles took 18% share

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Volvo Cars reported sales of 162,938 cars for Q1 2023, up 10% compared to the same period last year. The sales growth was mainly led by the company’s fully electric cars. The share of fully electric cars (12,621 units) during the period ended up at 18%. Sales of the all-electric cars were up 140% year-on-year.

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Lightning eMotors to deliver 126 electric commercial vehicles to Macnab EV Sales

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Lightning eMotors signed a contract with Macnab EV Sales Corp. The Lightning ZEV3 Transit passenger van is available in battery-electric versions offering 140-mile and 200-mile ranges. to deliver 126 vehicles to the Canadian commercial vehicle distributor by the end of 2023.

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

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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%. US sales grew by 14% in May to 10,723 cars.

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Mercedes-Benz xEV sales up 37% in Q1; 32% of those battery-electric

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Mercedes-Benz xEV sales (plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles) rose 37% ub Q1 2022 to 67,800 units of which 21,900 (+210%) units were battery-electric vehicles (BEV). Driven by the EQA, EQS and the EQC, Mercedes-Benz was able to more than triple sales of battery electric EQ models to reach 21,900 (+210%) units.

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Fact Checks: Have Electric Vehicles Sales Really Stalled?

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Transportation electrification is essential, and the IEA 2024 Global EV Outlook report notes that electric vehicles (EVs) continue to make progress towards becoming a mass market product in. continued] The post Fact Checks: Have Electric Vehicles Sales Really Stalled? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Electric Vehicle Sales Growing Fast!

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The electric vehicle market continues to rise year after year. We recently published three reports on the global EV sales. continued] The post Electric Vehicle Sales Growing Fast! appeared first on CleanTechnica.