Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Kia Motors Corporation revealed details of the next-generation Sorento’s new platform and powertrains. The latest Sorento will be the first SUV to be based on Kia’s new platform when production commences later this year. Kia’s new midsize SUV platform represents a similarly important leap forward for the next-generation Sorento.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Tesla continues to be the best selling brand in Europe, but the Volkswagen brand continues to recover. Approximately 270,000 plugin vehicles were registered in August in Europe, +68% year over year (YoY). That’s the market’s highest growth rate since June 2021.

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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

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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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 30, 2023

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

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

Tesla continues to be the best selling brand in Europe, but Volkswagen is recovering Some 311,000 plugin vehicles were registered in June in Europe — which is +42% year over year (YoY). Unfortunately, the overall market also grew fast, +19%, as it is finally recovering from a couple of bad years.

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EV Sales

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

PHEVs shine in disrupted market The European passenger plug-in market registered 112,000 registrations in January (+50% YoY), with PHEVs (+85%) growing faster than BEVs (+18%), with PHEVs starting the year ahead of BEVs (42% BEVs / 58% PHEVs). reached the 4th place last month. To be continued. and CCS!),

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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

MARCH 31, 2023

Some 182,000 plugin vehicles were registered in February in Europe — which is +14% year over year (YoY). Unfortunately, the overall market grew almost as fast, +12%, to 902,775 units, leaving the market share close the where it was 12 months ago. Last month’s plugin vehicle share of the overall European auto market was 20% […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 8, 2023

The Tesla Model Y was the the best selling model in Europe in Q1!! Some 322,000 plugin vehicles were registered in March in Europe — which is +29% year over year (YoY). All powertrains included!!! In fact, March was the second best month ever for plugin vehicle (PEV) registrations, only trailing December when the market […]

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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

JANUARY 30, 2022

29% plugin electric vehicle share in Europe! While the overall automotive market continues falling off a cliff — it was -22% year over year (YoY) in December — Europe’s passenger plugin electric vehicle market had a near-record month, with 280,200 registrations. Open the gates!

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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

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The UK, Europe’s third largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicle share hit a new high of 23.1% Kia took the largest […]. in October, up 1.9x year-on-year, with two thirds of plugin share coming from full electrics.

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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

OCTOBER 25, 2022

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

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Although Volvo’s Recharge model sales (EV and PHEV) fell 3% to 19,171, fully electric vehicles continued to see higher demand. Volvo sold 7,471 electric cars in Europe, up 40%, while EV sales in China (-50%) and the US (-66%) slipped in January. PHEV sales fell 15% YOY in Europe to 7,471, but Volvo saw a 1% increase in the US to 1,615.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 27, 2021

15% BEV share in Europe in September!

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

dFor the first time since June 2021, the overall European car market grew YoY. It was only by 3%, but it signals that the worst of the production constraints might be over. Although, with an energy-derived recession looming on the horizon, this uptick might not last for long… Looking at the plugin vehicle market in […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Norway’s auto market saw 86.4% plugin electric vehicle share in October, down year on year, from 89.3%. Full electrics grew share by 7.5% YoY, but were outweighed by a drop in plugin hybrids. Overall auto volumes were 12,558 units, up 8.5% YoY, and above the pre-2020 seasonal norm of 11,635 units.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 24, 2022

The overall European car market is still in the red, and the European passenger plugin vehicle market has also started to get affected. It was down 5% last month, with approximately 157,000 plugin vehicles registered in July. Looking closer, plugin hybrids (-25% YoY) were the ones to blame for sinking plugins into the red. Plugin […].

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2009

The 2L/100km Fisker Karma sedan will start at €78,780 (US$106,900), excluding VAT, and be available through a network of 40 retailers across Europe beginning early 2010. Nellemann is one of Europe’s oldest auto distributors, with ties going back to Nash and Morris, and at present time Kia, Jaguar and Aston Martin.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 9, 2023

BEVs have grown well, whilst PHEVs have remained mostly flat. Tesla hits the UK with its strongest ever May, helping lift the plugin electric vehicle market share to 23.1%, up from 18.3% year on year. Overall market volume was 145,204 units, some 17% up YoY, though still below the pre-2020 norms. The Tesla Model Y […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Full electrics nevertheless saw sales volume slightly increase YoY, whilst PHEV volume declined. October 2023 saw plugin EVs take 24.5% share of Germany’s auto market, down from a 32.5% share in October 2022, and amidst a hangover from September 2023 incentive changes. Overall auto volume was 218,959 units, up some 5% YoY.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Plugin electric vehicles (EVs) took 22.4% share of France’s auto market in October, down from 22.9% Full electrics grew share slightly, while plugin hybrids declined more. Overall auto market volume was 124,981 units up 5.5% October’s best selling full electric was the Peugeot 208, with the Renault Megane the longer term leader.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 25, 2021

The European passenger plugin vehicle market continues on the rise, having gotten over 178,000 registrations in April and 796,000 registrations YTD — which is +158% year over year (YoY).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2019

Tesla’s Model 3 led the BEV and premium midsize sedan rankings in Europe in February, according to JATO Dynamics. The Tesla Model 3 also achieved another record in February, as it became the top-selling premium midsize sedan in Europe—outperforming the popular Mercedes C-Class, Audi A4 and BMW 3-Series.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The European passenger plugin vehicle market is staying in the fast lane. More than 155,000 plugin vehicles were registered in August — which is +60% year over year (YoY). This performance is even more impressive when we consider that the overall auto market is in the doldrums. August 2021 was the weakest August since 2014, […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 11, 2023

BEV grew share slightly, but PHEVs lost half their share YoY, due to recent policy changes. Germany’s plugin electric vehicles took 21.6% of the auto market in March, down from 25.6% year on year. Overall auto volume was 281,361 units, up over 16% YoY, but still well down from pre-2020 seasonal norms.

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EV Sales

JANUARY 14, 2021

With the small Dacia said to have an unbeatable price, the Chinese-built EV could be come a big success story in Europe (and Latin America? as it breaks new ground price-wise, as it is expected to be more than 5,000€ cheaper than the current cheapest EV sold in Europe. has struck a chord among French PHEV buyers.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Despite smaller growth rates, the European passenger plugin vehicle market is still in the fast lane. More than 221,000 plugin vehicles were registered in November — which is +33% year over year (YoY). This performance is even more impressive when we consider that the overall auto market continued to fall off a cliff — down […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 5, 2022

BEV share grew, but not enough to outweigh PHEVs’ lower share. The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 16.7% share in July, down from 17.1% year on year. Overall auto volumes were down 9% YoY, to 112,162, the lowest July in over 16 years. Hyundai was the leading brand in UK BEV sales […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Despite smaller growth rates, the European passenger plugin vehicle market is still in the fast lane. More than 184,000 plugin vehicles were registered in October — which is +26% year over year (YoY). This performance is even more impressive when we consider that the overall auto market continues to fall off a cliff — down […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 28, 2022

With the overall European car market still in the red, down 17% last month year over year (YoY), the European passenger plugin vehicle market has also started to be affected. It was down 8% last month, with approximately 219,000 plugin vehicles registered in June. Looking closer, plugin hybrids (-22% YoY) were the ones to blame […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 6, 2023

BEVs saw fractional market share growth YoY, and a new volume record, whilst PHEVs saw a slight decline. The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 22.4% of the auto market in March, down from 22.7% year on year. Combustion-only powertrains lost 2.5% Overall auto volume was 287,825 units, up some 18% YoY, though […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 27, 2022

Despite declining growth rates, the European passenger plugin vehicle market is still in the fast lane. Some 160,000 plugin vehicles were registered in February — which is +38% year over year (YoY). This performance is especially impressive when we consider that the overall auto market continued to fall — down 7% last month, with the […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 27, 2022

Despite declining growth rates, the European passenger plugin vehicle market is still growing significantly (+10% in March), especially considering the overall market continues to fall off a cliff, down 19% year over year (YoY) last month (marking its 9th consecutive month on the red).

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