Apr 8, 2021 - 01:22 pm China shows strong EV sales growth over Q1 2021
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.
Weiterlesen Apr 7, 2021 - 05:09 pm Mercedes-Benz Cars sold 59,000 electrified cars in Q1 2021
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.
Weiterlesen Apr 5, 2021 - 03:48 pm Tesla delivers another record in Q1/2021
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.
Weiterlesen Mar 9, 2021 - 12:23 pm EV sales show a slow February in China
Around 97,000 electric cars and plug-in hybrids were sold in China in February, according to figures from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), 675 per cent more than in the same month last year but 37.9 per cent fewer than in January 2021. However, some manufacturers were also up in February.
Weiterlesen Mar 8, 2021 - 03:23 pm Xpeng shows solid growth in 2020
The Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng has published its business figures for 2020. These show overall progress and that sales more than doubled to 27,041 in 2020.
Weiterlesen Mar 5, 2021 - 12:28 am EAFO study: charging infrastructure in the EU
A new analysis by the European Alternative Fuels Observatory (EAFO) provides interesting insights into the status of charging infrastructure development in Europe. The study also shows that a major effort is still needed to reach the European Green Deal’s milestone of one million public charging points by 2025.
Weiterlesen Mar 2, 2021 - 02:20 pm Nio marks a successful end of 2020
Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has presented its financial figures for Q4 2020 and the full year. In the final quarter, Nio was able to increase sales and deliveries significantly. However, Nio no longer mentions the European launch actually planned for 2021 in its annual report outlook.
Weiterlesen Mar 2, 2021 - 01:39 pm Norway marks 5,074 new BEVs sold in February
Norway just released the plug-in vehicle registrations for February, with 5,074 new electric cars talking the lead in February. The market share of EVs in all new passenger car registrations for the month was 47.5 per cent.
Weiterlesen Feb 2, 2021 - 01:14 pm Norway: Plug-in cars reach over 80% marketshare
The new plug-in car registrations have come out for Norway. Market shares look impressive as usual in Europe’s EV wonderland. Electric cars make for over half of all sales in the first month of the year. Still, there’s been a slight decline.
Weiterlesen Jan 14, 2021 - 02:43 pm PSA sold 120,000 electrified models throughout 2020
The PSA Group recorded around 120,000 new registrations for electrified models in 2020, one reason it met the European CO2 targets. At the same time, the French company’s total sales slumped 27.8% to 2.51 million cars in the crisis year compared to 2019.
Weiterlesen Jan 12, 2021 - 03:12 pm German carmakers increase electric car sales
German carmakers Porsche, Audi, VW and the BMW Group, have published sales figures for 2020. Although overall sales declined, their sales of electric cars and plug-in hybrids still saw a significant increase. In some cases, these now account for a double-digit share of total sales.
Weiterlesen Jan 6, 2021 - 01:25 pm EV sales in China increase as 2020 ends
China’s largest electric car manufacturers have released their December 2020 sales figures, taking stock of the year as a whole. Towards the end of 2020, BYD and WM Motor both made gains, as did Nio and Xpeng Motors. The latter duo posted new sales records for December.
Weiterlesen Dec 9, 2020 - 12:30 pm China marks strong NEV sales in November
According to the China Passenger Car Association, around 169,000 New Energy Vehicles (BEVs, PHEVs and FCEVs) were sold in China in November, 136.5 per cent more than in the same month last year. Most electric vehicles sold last month were SAIC GM Wuling (SGMW), BYD and Tesla.
Weiterlesen Dec 8, 2020 - 04:45 pm Tesla announces further capital increase
Tesla has announced a capital increase of another five billion US dollars. This is already the second capital increase within three months. With the first increase at the beginning of September, Tesla aimed to raise up to five billion dollars by selling additional shares.
Weiterlesen Dec 3, 2020 - 01:11 pm VW ID.3 the best-selling car in Norway in November
In Norway, 7,035 new electric cars were registered in November. Electric vehicles accounted for 56.1 per cent of new passenger car registrations. With 986 units, the VW ID.3 was the most popular model across all drive types.
Weiterlesen Nov 10, 2020 - 03:28 pm Sales of new energy vehicles in China rises again
Sales of battery-electric cars and plug-in hybrids were on the up again in China throughout October as the country recovers. The downturn following the new subsidy policy in summer 2019 and the corona pandemic appears to have been overcome.
Weiterlesen Nov 4, 2020 - 03:48 pm Germany marks October sales records for EVs
According to the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), exactly 23,158 electric cars were newly registered in Germany in October, marking a new record. Compared to the same month last year, this segment recorded an increase of no less than 365.1 per cent.
Weiterlesen Oct 29, 2020 - 01:09 pm UK vehicle production down 5% for September
It appears that Brexit is starting to have some serious effects on UK manufacturing capabilities as manufacturers still await the final word. UK car production fell in September, with output down by 5%, to register the worst performance for that month in 25 years.
Weiterlesen Oct 8, 2020 - 05:39 pm Germany marks record electric car sales
According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), 21,188 electric cars were newly registered in Germany in September, which marks a new record. This was 5,112 more than in August (16,076). Electric cars and plug-in hybrids together reached a market share of around 15% for the first time.
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