Most Fuel Efficient Cars In USA (2016)
I just realized while writing “Auto Industry: ‘We Can’t Change, Please Let Us Keep Abusing You‘” that I never got to publishing a 2016 edition of “Most Fuel Efficient Cars In The USA,” to follow the […]
US Electric Car Sales Up 2.1% In June
US electric car sales rose slightly (2.1%) in June 2016 compared to June 2015, but were up 8.5% for the year through June. That said, fully electric cars were down 35% in June, and 11% for the […]
Mitsubishi Unveiling “Ground Tourer” Concept SUV At 2016 Paris Motor Show
Mitsubishi will be unveiling a new plug-in hybrid SUV concept — known as the “Ground Tourer Concept” high-end SUV coupé — at the upcoming 2016 Paris Motor Show, according to recent reports. The new plug-in hybrid […]
Europe Electric Car Sales Report (May 2016)
This article is being simultaneously published on CleanTechnica, EV Obsession, and EV Sales. It is also being added to our Electric Car Sales page. The European EV market had more than 14,000 registrations in May, representing […]
Electric Vehicle Sales In Germany During May 2016
How are electric vehicle sales in Germany going? Sales during May 2016 were apparently the worst in 15 months — with an 18% year-on-year decrease (as compared to May 2015) being observed. The electric share of […]
Electric Cars = 29% Of Car Sales In Norway
Plug-in hybrids appear to be gaining significant market share in Norway, possibly at the expense of all-electric vehicles, going by the May 2016 sales figures recently compiled by the EV Sales blog. Year-on-year sales growth for […]
15 Interesting Europe Electric Car Charts
The European Alternative Fuels Observatory recently reached out to let me know about the fascinating electric car data it aggregates and organizes for the European market. Its website is a treasure trove of fun electric car […]
European Electric Car Sales In April
Editor’s Note: I’m happy to announce that José Pontes of EV-Sales.blogspot.com and EV-Volumes.com has joined our writing team! José will be writing regular pieces on sales in big EV markets, where he has been working hard to […]
SAE International OKs SAE TIR J2954 Wireless Power Transfer For Light-Duty Plug-In/ Electric Vehicles & Alignment Methodology For Publication
Originally published on CleanTechnica. An important new industry guideline for wireless power transfer technology and infrastructure — “SAE TIR J2954 Wireless Power Transfer for Light-Duty Plug-In/ Electric Vehicles and Alignment Methodology” — was recently approved for […]
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Is #4 Plug-In Car To Hit 100,000 Sales
Originally published on CleanTechnica. The first plug-in vehicle not sold in the US to reach 100,000 global sales is the constantly delayed Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid. As we’ve stated before, a key reason it has been […]
Tesla, Chevy Volt, & Ford Energi Top US Electric Car Sales Charts
Yes, Ford Energi in the title probably comes as a little bit of a surprise, but if you add Ford’s two Energi models together, they almost tie the Chevy Volt for #2 in US electric car sales […]
Electric Car Sales Up 10% In US In 2016
Electric car sales in the US were a mixed bag again in March. Several plug-in hybrid models, led by the Chevy Volt, had a strong month and first quarter, but several fully electric models saw lower sales […]
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 […]
EV Battery Sales 2015 vs 2014
Electric vehicle battery sales figures for December 2015 were recently revealed by the EV Sales blog, thereby allowing us to take a look at year-end totals for 2015 for the first time. These totals largely show us […]
Air New Zealand Purchasing 36 BMW i3s, 12 Mitsubishi PHEV SUVs, & 28 Electric Renault Vans
Air New Zealand will soon possess the largest electric vehicle fleet in the whole country — following the purchase of 36 BMW i3s, 12 Mitsubishi plug-in hybrid SUVs, and 28 all-electric Renault vans — according to […]