“Interesting” South Africa Electric Car Sales
I generally wouldn’t cover electric car sales in a market where there are so few as in South Africa, but I found the absurdly low numbers somewhat “humorous,” the #1 electric car on the market is […]
Renault Zoe Crushing It In France
The Renault Zoe is still top dog in France. Actually, it’s absolutely crushing it. The homegrown Zoe has 42% of the electric car market in France from January through July, and took 36% in July. No […]
Audi A3 e-tron & VW Golf GTE (Same Car) Lead Germany Electric Car Sales
It’s no surprise to see that German car companies continue to top the electric car sales table in Germany, but after test driving the Audi A3 e-tron myself, I have to admit that I’m surprised to […]
Nissan LEAF & Renault Zoe Trump Mercedes A180, Mercedes C180, & BMW 320i
Originally published on CleanTechnica. Years ago, I did cost comparisons of the Nissan Leaf and “comparable” Nissan gasmobiles. I haven’t been doing such comparisons any longer for one simple reason: it’s like comparing apples and oranges. Basically, […]
BMW i ChargeForward Pilot Launches In San Francisco
BMW and Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) have partnered to launch an 18-month pilot of the BMW i ChargeForward Program in San Francisco, according to recent reports. The pilot program will see roughly 100 BMW i3 […]
Europe Electric Car Sales — Zoe #1, Model S #2, Outlander PHEV #3 In June
Europe electric car sales are in for the month of June from Jose Pontes*. It’s a really interesting market. More interesting than North America, China, or any other, imho. Individual country markets in Europe are getting […]
Top 25 Electric Cars In Europe (May Registrations Roundup)
I love looking at the Dutch, French, German, and Norwegian electric car sales data, but looking at the bigger European picture is where the real fun is. Throwing everything together from the different countries, it’s hard […]
Volkswagen e-Golf Is Ecstatic In Norway, Clear #1
After covering France (#2), Netherlands (#3), and Germany (#4) electric car sales, it’s time to cover the big dog — the #1 electric car market in Europe. Norway, here we come! It’s a very different story […]
Volkswagen Golf GTE Takes #1 From Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV In Netherlands
The Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) had been holding the #1 spot in electric car sales in the Netherlands for a while. It’s been doing well in other European markets as well, propelling it to #1 in Europe […]
Renault Zoe Dominates Electric Car Sales In France (Charts)
It’s one of the electric cars I still haven’t driven and would love to give a spin. The Renault Zoe is dominating electric car sales in its home country of France this year, with its Japanese […]
Tesla Tops German Electric Car Registrations In June, But #5 YTD
The German electric car market is a fun one. Of course, German automakers have an advantage, but they have so many models on the market that there’s quite a lot of shifting around from month to month. […]
BMW & NTU Singapore Ganging Up On Electromobility Challenges
Electric vehicles are the future. Many large auto manufacturers either don’t seem to get it or are simply trying to postpone the future for as long as possible while they make money on their ICE vehicles. […]
Nissan LEAF & Chevy Volt Sales Down As Buyers Wait For New Models?
Unfortunately, June was a pretty poor month for US electric car sale when compared to June 2014. Of course, most electric cars on the market are compliance cars, which means that their makers don’t try all […]
Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Tops Another Market…
The Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) is topping market after market these days. With strong sales in a few countries, it even rose to #1 in Europe recently. The latest news is that it has passed up […]
Light & Charge — BMW Shows Off New Combined Streetlight & EV Charging Station
A new, combined, state-of-the-art LED streetlight + electric vehicle (EV) charging station known as “Light & Charge” was recently demonstrated for the first time in the UK — following development and pilot testing by the BMW Group. […]