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 […]

Little smart electric drive Is Electric King In Italy (February 2014 Electric Car Sales)

Following up on the Germany electric car sales update, I’m moving on to Italy. Italy is a much smaller market at this point. Germany had 544 plug-in car sales in February, while Italy had only 67. […]

BMW i3 Dominates Germany Electric Cars Sales In February, Inches Below VW e-Up! YTD

Not surprisingly, the homegrown BMW i3 took the top spot in German electric car sales in February. It surged above its distant cousin, the Volkswagen e-Up!, but remains a handful of sales below the e-Up! in […]

US Nissan LEAF Sales Increase 118%, LEAF Holds #1 Spot In US Electric Car Sales

Following its market-leading position in January US electric car sales, the Nissan LEAF took #1 again in February. (Though, it was just a little above our estimate for Tesla Model S deliveries*, and if Tesla wasn’t […]

Belgium Electrified Vehicle Sales (January 2014)

Wrapping up January 2014 electrified vehicle sales, below are the totals for Belgium. What’s the general story in Belgium? Well, it’s basically that Belgians buying electrified vehicles aren’t cautious about the money they are spending. Three […]

Ranking European Countries On 2013 Electrified Car Sales

I recently wrote a long piece on ABB Conversations regarding electrified vehicle sales in 17 European countries—with a chart for each one. It was a lot of fun and very interesting, but it also made me […]

Tesla Ends 2013 Strong, But All Anyone Wants To Talk About Is Its “Gigafactory”

Originally published on CleanTechnica. I joined Tesla’s 4th quarter 2013 financial results conference call last night (yesterday afternoon California time). I actually didn’t even think to report on it since there wasn’t really anything unexpected in […]