Note the usual disclaimer about European EV sales.* Electric vehicle (EV) sales figures for the European market during the month of April 2015 are now in, and things are looking good. The continent had its third best month ever with regard to total EV sales — seeing a 40% growth rate as compared against April […]
I’m working on a couple of pieces outside the news cycle this weekend — “Best Hybrid Cars” and “Best Electric Cars.” The pieces are ones that I’ve considered for a long time, but generally felt hesitant/unequipped to write, but I’m taking a plunge now. Unfortunately, I have not yet driven all hybrid cars on the market, and […]
The European electric vehicle (EV) market is continuing to see strong growth, based on registrations during March — with roughly 18,000 units registered, blowing past the old monthly record (set in December 2013) for the old continent. The old record was 14,197 units registered. As it stands, more than 36,000 EVs have been registered in the […]
Audi has apparently released a new Audi e-tron ad for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. It’s a bit long and tedious, and it really doesn’t capture the benefits of an electric vehicle that well, imho. Most of the 2-minute commercial is focused on the neighbor and his dog doing tricks, which are supposed to […]
If you are looking for all of the electric cars on the US and/or EU market, see this full list of fully electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars. The new year is upon us, and it’s time to run down another list of the new electric vehicles that should be arriving in the US and Europe […]
As always, let me note that these numbers are not official, comprehensive, or accurate. Nobody reports official, comprehensive EV sales numbers for Europe, and it’s even very hard to find a single country that comprehensively reports them. Nonetheless, Jose Pontes puts in a lot of work to track down EV sales numbers for a large number […]
The German electric vehicle market has nearly doubled in size since last year (comparing new sales in September 2014 to new sales in September 2013). To be specific — the market saw 1,099 electric vehicles registered in September, bringing the share of the market belonging to electric vehicles up to 0.46%. That’s about twice the percentage held by […]
German automaker Audi has pledged to add a hybrid e-tron version to every vehicle in its lineup, and leading the charge is the 2015 Audi A3 e-tron. But while some automakers have been accused of creating what some people call “compliance cars,” Audi insists there’s a business case for the A3 e-tron. Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio […]
Originally posted on Gas2 The first road going Audi plug-in hybrid, the A3 Sportback e-tron, will be released in Europe this winter at a price of €37,900, or about $51,500. The A3 e-tron combines a 1.4 liter gasoline engine with an electric motor for a total of 204 hp and 258 lb/ft of torque. 0 to […]
An Audi was the first and only car I ever bought. And I have to admit that I’m still a fan of this automaker’s cars. Not a fan that it’s taking so long to get on the electric vehicle kick — join the revolution, Audi! — but at least there are signs of life there: […]