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The Battle For Germany’s EV Market, Part IV — Tesla Model Y vs. Volkswagen MEB Family

José Pontes — Sat, 27 May 2023 02:34:55 +0000

The overall German auto market had a positive month in April (+13% year over year), with BEVs being the highlight (+34% YoY). There were 29,740 BEV registrations last month, 15% of the overall market. That pulled the market up — quite different from PHEVs, which were down 46%. The latter are now suffering from the […]

Op-Ed: It’s Time To Fire Elon Musk

Carolyn Fortuna — Thu, 25 May 2023 03:22:49 +0000

The unsteady trend of Tesla stock and reputation has prompted many shareholders to call for Musk's resignation. Do you agree that it's finally time?

Tesla Model Y To Be Best-Selling Car In The World In 2023?

Zachary Shahan — Thu, 18 May 2023 06:18:34 +0000

Several years ago, before the first Tesla Model Y got into customer hands, I argued that the electric crossover could become the best selling car in the world. It appears that we’re now on the precipice of that happening. The argument was simple: The Tesla Model 3 had shattered records for its reservation tally — […]

World BEV Sales Now 12% Of World Auto Sales

José Pontes — Tue, 09 May 2023 15:10:07 +0000

Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 28% in March 2023 compared to March 2022. There were 1,097,000 registrations, making it the second best month ever for plugin electric vehicles, only behind December 2022. In the end, plugins represented 16% share of the overall auto market (12% BEV share alone). This means that the global automotive […]

US Electric Vehicle Sales Up 66%, Rise To 7% Of US Auto Sales

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 02:01:17 +0000

The US electric vehicle market has been growing strongly year after year. Sales in the 1st quarter of 2023 are more than double sales in the 1st quarter of 2021, and they are more than 5 times what they were three years ago. In the grand scheme of things, according to CleanTechnica‘s calculations, pure electric […]

Tesla Just Passed 4 Million Cumulative Sales (Charts)

Zachary Shahan — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 06:44:49 +0000

Below are 9 charts showing Tesla's rapid quarterly sales charts and graphs as well as its cumulative sales growth from quarter to quarter. Tesla's sales growth continues to be phenomenal.

Tesla’s Q1 2023 Delivery Numbers Are Not Great Under The Surface

Vijay Govindan — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 03:37:27 +0000

Every quarter, Tesla releases delivery numbers. There was great anticipation for the Q1 2023 numbers after Tesla launched massive price cuts. The numbers show growth quarter over quarter and year over year. Digging deeper, there is some disturbing news. CNBC, in the article “Tesla reports 422,875 deliveries for first quarter of 2023,” summarizes that 422,875 […]

Tesla Broke 2 Important Quarterly Records In Q1

Guest Contributor — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 00:58:58 +0000

The first three months of the year were eventful for Tesla, to say the least, with sweeping price drops and the announcement of a new gigafactory in Mexico. Through all of it, Tesla has continued to increase its sales and production, clinching two significant quarterly records in Q1. Tesla shared its Q1 delivery results in […]

World BEV Sales Now 10% Of World Auto Sales

José Pontes — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 13:22:13 +0000

Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 49% in February 2023 compared to February 2022. There were 812,000 registrations, representing 14% share (9.7% BEV share) of the overall auto market. This means that the global automotive market is in the Electric Disruption Zone. Year to date, the market share is now at 13% (8.7% BEV). Fully electric […]

With Tesla Price Cuts, Tesla Growing Faster In EU Than Any Other Automaker

Guest Contributor — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 11:03:59 +0000

Photo courtesy of Zach Shahan, CleanTechnica.

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The Battle for Germany’s EV Market, Part II — Tesla Model 3 Called for Duty

José Pontes — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:03:46 +0000

The Tesla Model Y was the 2nd best selling automobile in the overall German auto market in February (an "off-peak month" for Tesla).

Top Highlights of World EV Sales in 2022

Zachary Shahan — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 03:57:23 +0000

Photo by Kyle Field | CleanTechnica

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The Tesla Model Y Shines In Singapore — After Becoming 4th Best Selling Vehicle In The World

Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:26:59 +0000

Daren Yoong gives regular updates on the EV scene in Singapore, Malaysia, and other markets in the region on his YouTube channel as well as other forms of social media. In his latest update, Daren highlights the Model Y’s continued dominance in the Singapore market. In the overall market, Tesla was the 8th top selling […]

Does The Tesla Model 3 Belong In The “Near Luxury Car” Category?

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:53:17 +0000

The California New Car Dealers Association recently put out its quarterly — and in this case annual — report on car sales in The Land of Milk and Honey. Tesla’s rise up to #2 seemed to be the story of the year, on the back of the Tesla Model Y and Model 3 becoming the […]

Tesla Is #2 Best Selling Auto Brand In California

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 03:19:30 +0000

Tesla Model Y & Model 3 Are #1 & #2 Best Selling Automobiles In California

Tesla + BYD Nearly 40% Of BEV Sales Globally

Zachary Shahan — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:33:42 +0000

As usual, José Pontes recently published his monthly report on world EV sales. There’s an enormous amount of interesting stats and takeaways in each of those reports, and you can only highlight and feature so many things. While it’s clear looking at the tables that Tesla and BYD lead the industry, a comment from a […]

Best Selling Electric Cars In The World — January 2023

José Pontes — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 19:32:09 +0000

The Tesla Model Y is #1 again in the electric vehicle market. Registrations were up 10% year over year (YoY) in January, to over 662,000 units. China’s market was the main driver of growth. Share-wise, 2023 started with plugin vehicles getting 11% share of the global auto market (7.6% BEV). While this is below last […]

US Electric Car Sales Increased 65% In 2022

Zachary Shahan — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 20:03:21 +0000

Update: According to our calculations, approximately 5.7% of US car sales were fully electric car sales in 2022. That’s up from 3.2% in 2021, 1.7% in 2020, and 1.4% in 2019. Tesla continues to dominate the US electric car sales market, which can make it seem as though not much is changing here. However, the […]

The Battle For Germany Begins — Tesla Leads On Models & Brand, Volkswagen Group 1st Among OEMs

José Pontes — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 12:30:28 +0000

After the subsidies-derived sales rush of December, leading to a historic performance, Germany’s plugin vehicle (PEV) market was bound to have a hangover month in January. And so it did, with this market starting the year with a 33% drop over the same month last year. The almost 40,000 units registered in January 2022 dropped […]

New High: 16% EV Adoption in California in 2022

Guest Contributor — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 02:29:03 +0000

Hyundai Ioniq 5
in California. Image courtesy of Kyle Field, CleanTechnica

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31% Of New Vehicle Sales Plugin Sales In Germany In 2022!

José Pontes — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 00:03:40 +0000

Almost one out of every three new vehicles sold in Germany in 2022 had a plug.

Tesla Still Leads The US EV Market — By A Lot

Guest Contributor — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 04:44:05 +0000

Tesla has become nothing short of a household name when it comes to electric vehicles, as shown in part by the company’s market share. Even as some point to increasing competition as a threat to Tesla in the coming years, the automaker’s current positioning is dominant in the market, recent data comparing automakers suggests. Tesla’s […]

Tesla To Expand Austin Gigafactory, Sales Surge In China

Steve Hanley — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 02:17:51 +0000

Image courtesy of Tesla

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8 Charts Showing Tesla’s Fast Continued Sales Growth

Zachary Shahan — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 21:10:07 +0000

Tesla reported its 4th quarter 2022 vehicle production and delivery numbers this week, as well as providing the full-year 2022 figures. In covering the news, we published two charts of the overall numbers, but digging deeper as well as estimating the model-by-model split, we’ve now got 8+ charts to share and write about. Long-Term Tesla […]

Tesla Sales Up 40% — To Record 1.37 Million — But That’s Not Seen As Enough

Steve Hanley — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 17:11:34 +0000

Tesla deliveries increased 40% in 2022 compared to 2021 but that was not enough to meet Musk's goals or satisfy Wall Street.

Open the Floodgates! Record Electric Car Sales Month in Germany — 22% of New Cars Fully Electric

José Pontes — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 16:32:40 +0000

39% of cars sold in November had a plug.

Tesla Model 3 Surpasses Model Y As Germany’s Top Electric Car

Guest Contributor — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 17:40:13 +0000

Following the Model Y’s debut in Europe earlier this year, the electric SUV quickly became the top registered clean energy vehicle in a handful of countries. Just a few months into the SUV’s young entry into the hotly-contested German market, however, Tesla’s flagship sedan has taken back the throne, leaving the Model Y in second. […]

Tesla Sold Over 100,000 Shanghai-Built Vehicles In November

Guest Contributor — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 01:23:07 +0000

Image courtesy of Tesla.

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Tesla China Sets Sales Record In November

Steve Hanley — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 19:06:00 +0000

A look at a Tesla Model 3 in Qinghai. Image courtesy of Tesla/Tesla Greater China.

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Tesla Offering $7,500 Discount, Free Supercharging for December Model 3/Model Y Deliveries

Chris Boylan — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 21:43:58 +0000

Note: As of 12/22/22, Tesla upped the offer to $7,500 instant discount plus 10,000 miles of free Supercharging for all buyers who take delivery of a Model 3 or Model Y in December, 2022. This offer is only good for the last 10 days of 2022. With a new year looming, and promises of the […]

Ford Has #1 Plugin Vehicle in Germany in October!

José Pontes — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 17:13:34 +0000

17% of new car sales in Germany fully electric, 32% have a plug It seems the German automotive market has bottomed out and is back on a growth path. October brought a solid 17% increase in sales, but it still wasn’t enough to pull the year-to-date (YTD) numbers out of the red (-6% YoY). Sales […]

Global Electric Vehicle Sales Up 62% (Overall Auto Sales Down 8%)

Zachary Shahan — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 14:42:52 +0000

Electric vehicle sales were up 62% globally in the first half of 2022 compared to the first half of 2021. That includes fully electric vehicles and plugin hybrids. These plugin vehicles reached 4.3 million sales in the first half of 2022, according to global EV analysis leaders at EV-Volumes. Looking at growth in core regions, […]

Tesla Model Y Dominated European Car Sales in September

Iqtidar Ali — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 06:07:17 +0000

Photo by Kyle Field | CleanTechnica

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100% Electric Vehicles = 13% Of New Vehicle Sales Globally!

José Pontes — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 22:04:26 +0000

And 18% of new vehicles sold across the world have a plug.

The “Delivery Wave” At Tesla Is Causing Problems With Logistics, Not Demand

Matt Pressman — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 03:19:48 +0000

Photo courtesy of EVANNEX.

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Europe Electric Car Sales — 16% of New Cars Fully Electric, 24% Have a Plug

José Pontes — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 02:08:11 +0000

After over a year in the red, Europe was back in black in August, with a 3% growth rate. September confirmed the trend with a 9% increase in market sales, signaling that the worst of the production constraints might be over. Although, with an energy-derived recession knocking on the door, this uptick might not last […]

Tesla Dominating U.S. Luxury Vehicle Market — Top Seller

Guest Contributor — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:15:54 +0000

Image by CleanTechnica.

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Tesla Sales Forecasts — Good Or Bad?

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:49:12 +0000

I wrote yesterday about Tesla’s 4th quarter production and delivery forecast throughout the year and what it’s likely to achieve. This was simply a data-driven effort to match up expectations and the likely scenarios. I didn’t think I’d return to the topic anytime soon, but a tweet caught my eye this morning and brought to […]

Forecast: Tesla Could Hit 50% Production Growth Target In 2022, Unlikely To Hit 50% Growth In Deliveries

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 10:10:00 +0000

In the 4th quarter of 2020, Tesla stated: “Over a multi-year horizon, we expect to achieve 50% average annual growth in vehicle deliveries. The rate of growth will depend on our equipment capacity, factory uptime, operational efficiency and the capacity and stability of the supply chain.” While CEO Elon Musk and CFO Zachary Kirkhorn have […]

19% Of New Car Sales In Germany Fully Electric, 32% Have A Plug

José Pontes — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 03:30:24 +0000

It seems the German automotive market has bottomed out. After growing 3% in August, September brought a solid 14% increase in sales, while plugins grew even faster. Sales of full electric vehicles (BEVs) were up in September by 33% year over year (YoY). There were 43,692 BEV registrations last month, representing 19% of the overall […]

Fully Electric Vehicles Reached ~6% Of Auto Sales In USA In 3rd Quarter

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 03:57:23 +0000

6% of US auto sales is up from EVs' 2.2% of US auto sales in Q3 2020.

Tesla Model Y Is Best Selling Automobile In Switzerland In 2022, Tesla Model 3 is 3rd Best

Zachary Shahan — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 15:08:31 +0000

The best selling automobile in Switzerland is now the Tesla Model Y. That’s not just electric cars, and it’s not just one month — it’s for the first 9 months of 2022. Furthermore, the Model Y’s older but somewhat smaller sibling, the Model 3, is the third best selling automobile in the Playground of Europe. […]

Tesla Quarterly Sales Charts Rise Again — 9 Charts

Zachary Shahan — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 19:56:09 +0000

Tesla reported its 3rd quarter vehicle production and delivery numbers earlier today. That allowed us to update various spreadsheets and create updated charts of Tesla’s long-term delivery trends. Some of the charts below use Tesla’s official figures. However, Tesla doesn’t fully break out sales by models (and also doesn’t break out sales by country or […]

Tesla Achieves Record 343,830 Deliveries In 3rd Quarter — BREAKING

Zachary Shahan — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 16:14:47 +0000

Tesla has just published its 3rd quarter production and delivery totals. The company produced a record 365, 923 vehicles and delivered a record 343,830 vehicles to customers. Tesla added a special note this quarter to explain some delivery delays. “Historically, our delivery volumes have skewed towards the end of each quarter due to regional batch […]

Tesla 4th Quarter Sales Forecast HUGE, According To Internal Tesla Leak

Zachary Shahan — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 15:02:52 +0000

It’s the beginning of a new quarter, which means we will be getting Tesla’s global sales for the previous quarter very soon. There’s all kinds of speculation around what that total will be for the 3rd quarter, but what no one is forecasting is that it will be close to half a million vehicles. However, […]