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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Mitsubishi, EDF, PSA, & Others Launch 2nd-Life Batteries Pilot
Siblings Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation have teamed up with a number of big corporate players to run a demonstration project using old electric car batteries for stationary electricity storage in Europe. The full list of […]
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 […]
European EV Sales (April 2015)
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 […]
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. […]