Tesla Model S Way Ahead In Switzerland (Charts)
Accounting for 53% of March electric and plug-in hybrid electric car registrations, and 37% for the year to date, the Tesla Model S is far ahead of the pack in Switzerland. The Renault Zoe was #2 […]
Chevy Volt Tops Canada Electrified Car Sales (Charts)
First off, it’s important to note that not all manufacturers supply monthly model sales data in Canada. To be specific, Ford doesn’t. So, the numbers below exclude sales of the Ford Fusion Energi, Ford C-Max Energi, […]
Tesla Model S Tops Denmark Electrified Car Registrations (Charts)
Denmark electrified car (EV) registrations reached 141 in March, nearly as many as in January and February combined. With such a small number of sales (Denmark isn’t a super populated country, remember), there isn’t a whole […]
Sweden Has Strong Plug-in Car Sales Month, Plug-in Hybrids Still King
Thanks to a CleanTechnica reader, I now have a very reliable source for monthly plug-in car sales data from Sweden, one of the strongest plug-in car markets. The Swedish market is an interesting one, as it’s […]
Norway Has Amazing Electric Car Sales Month (March Update)
There’s a good chance you’ve heard about Tesla’s record-smashing sales in Norway in March. Well, now I’ve got the full breakdown of Norway’s electric car and plug-in hybrid electric car sales last month. (Note that you […]
Plug-in Cars More Than Doubled In 2014
A new report by by Zentrums für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW), which Green Car Congress somehow ran across, shows that the number of plug-in cars on the roads more than doubled from the end of […]
Nissan LEAF Crushes Competition In March Electrified Vehicle Sales
The Nissan LEAF almost set a new monthly sales record in March, ending just 22 sales short of its December sales total at 2,507. Nonetheless, it was enough to crush the competition. The Chevy Volt ended […]
Is Tesla Stock Worth $65, $320, $229, or… ?
Admittedly, this article is jumping off of an article that is ~3 weeks old, which is probably ancient in the world of investing, but I think it’s still useful and interesting for the underlying points. At […]
1st Smart Electric Vehicle Charging Trial Launched In London
A smart EV charging trial is apparently underway in London. The special software being used allows for the operator in charge to briefly suspend EV charging if electricity demand on the grid gets up to a […]
BYD Qin Plug-in Hybrid Electric Car Is CRUSHING It In China
I shared China’s 2013 electric car sales numbers in January. The total for all models came to 6,795. “In the first weeks of 2014,” BYD reports that about 6,000 units of its new Qin plug-in hybrid […]
Lithium-Air Batteries Take Step Forward
The technology of lithium-air batteries continues to move forward — with recent work by researchers from Mie University in Japan showing that one of the primary issues with the technology can be effectively addressed — improving […]
EV Market Share Leaders (Top Countries For EV Market Share)
I recently figured out electric vehicle market share for 17 European countries, the US, and Japan for an ABB Conversations article I wrote (full disclosure: I am compensated by ABB for articles written on that site). […]
The Curious Case of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles In The Netherlands (February Sales Report)
There’s no denying it — the Dutch electric vehicle market is an interesting one. There was a surge in plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) sales at the end of 2013 because of an expiring incentive for […]
Renault Zoe Back On Top In France (February Electric Car Sales Report)
After a month down at #3, the Renault Zoe (205 sales) rebounded to its normal position at #1 in France. Not far behind is the Renault Kangoo ZE (173 sales). The Zoe and Kangoo ZE sat […]
Norway Electric Car Sales Updates (February 2014 Sales)
Electric car supercountry Norway continued to go strong in February. Trumping the 1216 electric car sales it had in January, it added 1574 in February. Again, the Nissan Leaf topped the charts. Tesla Model S sales […]