German EV Sales Split For February 2016
The top position for electric vehicle sales in Germany for the month of February 2016 was, surprisingly, held by the Audi A3 e-tron, with 210 units sold during the month in the market. This was followed […]
Pure Electrics Dive, Plug-In Hybrids Jump (US Electric Car Sales — February 2016)
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 […]
2017 Kia Optima PHEV Revealed
The 2017 Kia Optima plug-in hybrid was officially unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show a few days ago, giving us some new insight into what we can expect with the model’s release later this year. The […]
US Electric Car Sales Up 15% In January, Tesla = 38% of Market
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 […]
US Electric Car Sales Report: Tesla & BMW Have A Big Month
Following my slightly premature highlighting of Tesla crushing the electric car competition, here’s my full electric car sales report for December and 2015 as a whole. There’s not a whole lot more to add. However, aside […]
PlugShare 101 (EV Obsession Video)
Ashley Horvat, VP of Strategic Initiatives at PlugShare, gave a 30-minute presentation at the EV Transportation & Technology Summit to explain PlugShare and also discuss the West Coast Electric Highway. PlugShare is the most popular charging station locator app/website in […]
Tanking Nissan LEAF Takes US Electric Car Market With It
US electric car sales are in, and they aren’t particularly uplifting. The big deal hitting sales seems to be that people are waiting for a longer-range Nissan LEAF (or a much longer-range LEAF), a longer-range BMW i3, and the […]
Kia Recalling More Than 250,000 Soul & Soul EV 2014–2016 Model Years
More than 250,000 Kia Souls and Soul EVs are being recalled by the American division of the Korean company, owing to steering problems, according to recent reports. The steering issues (which may or may not affect […]
French EV Sales Numbers For September 2015
The figures for electric vehicle registrations (a proxy for sales) in France during the month of September 2015 are now in. They don’t really provide any surprises, but they’re probably worth taking a look at anyways. Altogether, 2,709 […]
Nissan LEAF #1 In Norway Again
My trip to Florida for the EV Technology & Transportation Summit has delayed this report a bit, but I squeezed it in before the end of the month. The exciting bit of the story is that […]
Volkswagen E-Golf Crushing Competition In Norway
I’ve finally got what seems to be official and complete data on electric car registrations in Norway. Woohoo! (In case you haven’t been following along for years, public data on electric car sales/registrations are not available for all models […]
Electric Car Charging 101 — Types of Charging, Charging Networks, Apps, & More!
There’s no doubt about it — electric car charging is different from fueling a car with gasoline. On the whole, it’s much more convenient to charge an electric car — you get home, you spend 7 seconds […]
Canadian EV Sales For August 2015 See Chevy Volt Continuing To Go Strong
Despite the ongoing economic troubles of Canada (and the falling gas prices), sales of the Chevrolet Volt are continuing to go strong there — based on the recently aggregated sales figures for the US’s northern neighbor during […]
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 […]