China’s electric car manufacturers recorded rising sales figures for electric cars and plug-in hybrids in August. BYD surpassed the 60,000 new electric vehicle (NEV) sales mark for the first time. By comparison, Tesla sold 44,264 of its vehicles manufactured in China last month.
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In Norway, 11,811 new electric cars were registered in August. The share of electric cars in new passenger car registrations was 71.9 per cent last month. Norway’s most successful model across all drive types in August was the Tesla Model Y with 1,308 new registrations.
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The electric truck brand Futuricum has set a new world record with its partners DPD and Continental: The electric truck covered 1,099 kilometres in 23 hours without intermediate charging.
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The Chinese manufacturer Nio is planning a new brand for more affordable electric cars. While Nio wants to be active in the premium segment like Audi or Lexus, the new brand will compete more against Volkswagen and Toyota.
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New Zealand’s electric vehicle registrations hit a total percentage of 6.45% last month, which is triple the first-half-2021 average. Accounting for only new passenger vehicles, the number rises to a total of 11.8% electric vehicle registrations.
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In Norway, 6,731 new electric cars were registered in July, setting the EV share in new car registrations at 64 per cent last month. Norway’s most successful model across all drive types was the Ford Mustang Mach-E with 898 new registrations.
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A new study by the ICCT finds battery-electric cars already have a better greenhouse gas emissions record than conventionally powered vehicles – and not only in Europe, but also in China, India or the USA. By 2030, the emissions advantage will increase further.
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Volkswagen AG delivered more than twice as many electric cars in the first half of 2021 as in the same period last year (+165.2%). The Group had sold 170,939 battery-electric cars worldwide by the end of June, 110,991 of them in Q2 of this year alone.
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The standard-range version of the Model Y crossover starts from 276,000 yuan ($42,600) after government subsidies in China. Tesla began taking orders for the revived model on Thursday.
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BYD’s sales of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles exceeded the 40,000 mark for the first time in June. PHEV sales in particular saw a sharp increase, which is likely to be related to the launch of corresponding vehicles.
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In Norway, 13,184 new electric cars were registered in June. The share of electric cars in new passenger car registrations was 64.6 per cent last month. Norway’s most successful model across all drive types in June was the Tesla Model 3 with 3,196 new registrations.
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Tesla set a new production and delivery record in the second quarter of 2021. 201,250 Teslas were delivered to customers between April and June, 206,421 vehicles were built – again including the first Model S refresh.
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Tesla significantly increased deliveries of its electric cars produced in China in May after a surprising decline in April. According to figures from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), Tesla delivered 33,463 Model 3 and Model Y from the Gigafactory in Shanghai in May.
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Car-sharing provider Share Now has provided insights into statistics on the use of electric vehicles in its European car-sharing fleet. The company now operates 2,900 BMW, Mini, Smart and Fiat electric cars at four all-electric and four partially electric locations.
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BYD has published its sales figures for May 2021. The share of electrified vehicles rose to 71 per cent – mainly due to the strong growth in hybrids. In addition, the first 100 electric Tang EVs were shipped to Norway.
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CATL has overtaken LG Energy Solution as the top supplier of battery cells for new electric cars in the first quarter of 2021, according to newly released statistics. CATL sold battery cells with a total capacity of 13.3 GWh in the first three months of the year.
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Increasing battery sales are reflected in the balance sheets of the Korean battery cell manufacturers LG Energy Solution and SK Innovation. In the first quarter of 2021, both groups posted a year-on-year increase in sales of 88 and 80 per cent, respectively.
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In Norway, 8,498 new electric cars were registered in May. The share of electric cars in new passenger car registrations was 60.4 per cent last month. Norway’s most successful model across all drive types in May was the Ford Mustang Mach-E with 1,384 new registrations.
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The Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng has presented its business figures for the first quarter of 2021. Sales and turnover increased significantly compared to the same quarter last year. However, the electric car start-up is still in the red.
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The electric car sales of the Chinese manufacturers BYD, Nio and Xpeng increased significantly in April. The GM-Wuling HongGuang Mini EV continues to see higher sales than any other electric car in China, while Tesla reports somewhat confusing figures for April.
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Panasonic has presented its business figures for the 2021 financial year that ended at the end of March. The production of battery cells with Tesla in the Gigafactory 1 in Nevada was profitable for the first time over the entire financial year.
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7,229 new electric passenger cars were registered in Norway in April, up 96.9 per cent compared to the same month in the last Covid-year. Norway’s most successful model across all drive types in April was the VW ID.4 with 1,824 buyers.
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BYD achieved sales of around 41 billion yuan (approx. 5.1 billion euros) in the first quarter of 2021, slightly more than twice as much (+108 per cent) as in the same quarter of the previous year. Profit rose even more, although mainly because of one-off effects.
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In the first quarter of 2021, Tesla generated a surplus of 438 million US dollars (around 362 million euros) and revenue of 10.389 billion US dollars, (around 8,593 billion euros). Tesla says this is mainly due to lower costs.
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An analysis by the Center of Automotive Management (CAM) found that new registrations of BEVs and PHEVs increased strongly in Europe and China in the first quarter of 2021. China remains the largest electric market, just ahead of Europe. What is striking is the enormous increase in new PHEV registrations in Europe.
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The first EV manufacturers from China published their sales figures for March and for the first quarter of the year. Unsurprisingly, the statistics from BYD, Nio and Xpeng show a strong increase in sales compared to the start of 2020, which was overshadowed by the beginning of the pandemic.
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Daimler subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Cars sold around 59,000 electrified cars worldwide in Q1/2021, including more than 16,000 fully electric passenger cars. This corresponded to a share of around ten per cent of total sales; in Europe, the share of electric cars and plug-in hybrids in sales even exceeded 25 per cent.
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Tesla announced new record deliveries of 184,800 electric cars during the first quarter of 2021. Q1 of any year but especially this Covid-year is traditionally a slow quarter for car companies which makes it even more remarkable.
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