US electric car sales (pure electrics and plug-in hybrids) rose 4.4% in February 2016 vs February 2015, but that slight change masks large variations by type of EV. 100% electric cars dove 14% (4479 sales in Feb 2016 vs […]
We should have 2–3 more stories coming tomorrow regarding Tesla’s* quarterly letter and conference call, which just wrapped up, but here’s one more to close out the night. All in all, Tesla’s reports on what happened in Q4 2015 […]
Based on the latest electric car sales numbers from auto manufacturers, as well as estimates for Tesla and Fiat electric car sales, plug-in electric car sales in the US seem to have increased 15% in January […]
With Tesla Model X production now beginning to really pick up, some people are beginning to try and methodically determine the actual rate of production — and thus monthly estimates — using the bits that we know (VINs, etc). […]
Here at EV Obsession and CleanTechnica, we often link to (and comment on) interesting discussions on the Tesla Motors Club forum, with the aim being to bring the often great content to a wider audience than […]
Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, has revealed that the company has gone ahead and lowered its sales targets for China for the year 2016, according to recent reports. This follows the company’s rather disappointing sales performance in […]
How far have we come since the 2006 documentary Who Killed The Electric Car, an astute film nominated for Best Documentary Environmental Media Awards (2006) and many other awards? The film won and was a finalist for […]
The top electric vehicle brand in Europe during 2015 was Renault, based on the most recent figures. The company held a market share of 23.6% for the year (25.2% if the Twizy is included) — meaning […]
Nissan LEAF sales in the UK continued their fast rise last year — with 5,236 registrations of the popular electric vehicle being reported in 2015. That means that Nissan LEAF sales in the UK rose roughly […]
The topic/title I was given for my presentation at the EV Transportation & Technology Summit was “EV R&D and the Future.” You can jump right into the presentation below. In addition to that, or alternatively, you can read […]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. BYD is one of the leading electric car manufacturers in the world — or even the leading manufacturer. It is also the world’s leading manufacturer of electric buses, sells solar panels, sells […]
Elon Musk was recently interviewed by the BBC. You can watch the video above for the whole deal. Some key summary points are: Elon Musk had to reiterate Tesla’s “secret master plan” to explain a variety of […]
Last year, Reuters (known for anti-EV bias) reported that two supplier sources had informed it that the Chevy Bolt production target was 25,000–30,000 cars a year. Despite the historical anti-EV vias of Reuters, I took the media […]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon The electric vehicle market — which includes both all-electric (EV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicles — in the UK has been surging over the last year, going by the […]
2016 looks like it will be an interesting year for electric car sales. We have some significantly upgraded versions of the Nissan LEAF and Chevy Volt, as well as several new entrants to the market — such as […]
