Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Sales Gaining Rapidly On Nissan LEAF Sales In UK

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 […]

European Electric Car Registrations (March 2015)

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. […]

Chevy Spark EV Shocks, Takes #3 In April US Electric Car Sales

100% electric car sales were up 31% in the USA in April 2015 compared to April 2014, and sales from January through April were up 63% (with my estimate for Tesla Model S sales included). Overall, sales […]

Nissan LEAF, Tesla Model S, & BMW i3 Continue Their Dominance (US Electric Car Sales Update)

I was just thinking about writing yet another article about compliance cars — basically, I was going to pose a question about when we can expect to see most car manufacturers actually aim to sell the electric […]

Deliveries Of 2016 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Electric Minicar Begin Next Month

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 […]

Mitsubishi Concept Plug-In Hybrid SUV Unveiled In Chicago

Mitsubishi has gone and unveiled yet another plug-in hybrid electric SUV — at the Chicago Auto Show yesterday. This follows several other plug-in hybrid SUVs that have been announced by major manufacturers, including Mitsubishi’s own Outlander Plug-in, […]

Nissan LEAF Still #1 In Norway (October Registrations Report)

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 […]

Nissan LEAF, Chevy Volt, & BMW i3 Dominate Plug-in Car Sales in October

Time for another electric car sales report. As you can see in the charts and table below, the Nissan LEAF again led electric car sales in the United States. The Chevy Volt took its routine second […]

Germany Electric Car Sales Doubling (Charts)

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 […]