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 the Nissan LEAF (long he #1 electric car in many a market) to top the UK electric car charts. […]
There’s no doubt about it — the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid has been a hit in many of the markets where it’s been available. It has been a huge seller in the Netherlands, the UK, Germany (where it has actually taken #1 from several German manufacturers), Sweden, and elsewhere. In Europe as a whole, the Outlander […]
Two years ago, the UK government rolled out a £400 million ($633 million) plug-in car incentive package that included £37 million ($58 million) to build EV charging stations across the small island nation. By some standards, the incentives have proven a big success, with over 57,000 EV charging stations all across the UK… which was […]
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 […]
Despite the Nissan LEAF’s apparently strong top position in the UK electric vehicle (EV) market, the Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid (PHEV) has managed to make significant gains since its release last year. As of the most recent figures (via RAC Foundation analysis of DVLA data), there were 5,273 Outlander PHEVs in the UK at the […]
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 […]
At what point does a niche vehicle stop being, well, niche? Though electric car sales represent just 0.5% of new car sales world, the numbers are starting to add up to a meaningful impact. Sales of the Nissan LEAF have exceeded 170,000 vehicles worldwide since 2010, more than double its next two competitors combined, both […]
Deliveries of the 2016 Mitsubishi i-MiEV will be beginning next month, according to recent reports — meaning that the relatively unsuccessful model will soon have a new opportunity in the American market. Specs haven’t been released for the model yet, though, so it’s hard to say outright whether it will continue on its recent sales […]
It’s been four years since the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV first debuted as a concept car, and two years since sales of the plug-in hybrid SUV began in Japan in Europe. But Americans will have to wait at least one more year before the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV goes on sale here, reports Automotive News. Mitsubishi executives […]
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 Nissan LEAF continue to hold the top spot for electric car sales/registrations in Norway. In October, it came in #1 with 372 sales, followed by the VW e-Golf (a newbie) not far behind it with 324 sales, and the VW e-Up! with just a tad less — 230 sales. The BMW i3 does okay […]
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 […]
Originally published on Gas2. By Steve Hanley Mitsubishi claims the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in (a plug-in hybrid SUV) has a driving range of 824 kilometers, or about 512 miles. But we all know such claims can fall short in real world driving, which is why Härkingen, the Swiss importer for Mitsubishi, decided to verify the factory’s numbers. Felix […]
After a bit of delay, we’ve got the full electrified car registration numbers for France for May. Thanks a great deal to France Mobilité Électrique for sharing the numbers, and also a thanks to EV-Sales Blogspot for distinguishing BMW i3 electric vs BMW i3 REx sales. Clearly, as the first chart above shows, the Renault Zoe dominated French […]
Despite their best efforts, sometimes the launch of a new car just doesn’t go as smoothly as automakers want. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV was supposed to be a big car for Mitsu, but battery issues made for a messy launch in both its native Japan and Europe. Despite this though, sales of the Outlander PHEV […]
I’ve deciphered KBA’s registration data enough that I actually feel comfortable reporting on Germany’s May plug-in registrations. Like it is with almost every country, there were still holes remaining in the data. For example, for models that have a gas version and an electric or plug-in hybrid electric version, it isn’t completely clear how many of the […]