CleanTechnica Reports Archives

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 […]

100% Electric Vehicles Now 13% Of New Car Sales In France

José Pontes — Fri, 26 May 2023 19:10:04 +0000

The China-made Dacia Spring was last month’s best selling EV and the 11th best selling car overall in France.

40% Of New Cars Sold In Netherlands Now Plugin Cars!

José Pontes — Fri, 26 May 2023 15:50:12 +0000

After a good first quarter, April increased plugin registrations by 53% YoY, to 11,919 units, with the Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market reaching 40% last month. That’s mostly thanks to pure electrics (28% of new vehicle sales), which jumped 73% year over year (YoY). The overall market is also rising, to 29,669 units, although at […]

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 […]

Tesla Model Y Steals the Show in Europe! Best Selling Car on the Continent!

José Pontes — Mon, 08 May 2023 17:30:51 +0000

The Tesla Model Y was the the best selling model in Europe in Q1!! All powertrains included!!! Some 322,000 plugin vehicles were registered in March in Europe — which is +29% year over year (YoY). In fact, March was the second best month ever for plugin vehicle (PEV) registrations, only trailing December when the market […]

Germany’s BEVs Grow In April, Volkswagen ID.4 Bestseller

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Mon, 08 May 2023 15:42:18 +0000

The German auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 20.5% share in April, significantly down from 24.3% year on year. Full electrics, however, saw increased share, though were outweighed by a halving of plugin hybrid share, a result of recent policy adjustments. Overall auto volume in April was 202,947 units, 12.6% up YoY, though still […]

UK Plugin EV Share Up YoY, Volkswagen Wins In April

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Thu, 04 May 2023 17:10:28 +0000

The UK car market saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.9% share of sales in April 2023, up from 16.2% year on year. Full battery electrics grew strongly in both share, and in volume. Overall auto volume was 132,990 units, up 11.6% YoY, though still down from the roughly 170,000 pre-2020 seasonal norm. The UK’s best […]

Norway Continues To Grow Plugin Share With 3rd Month Above 90%

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Wed, 03 May 2023 12:05:53 +0000

Norway increased its plugin electric vehicle market share to 91.1% in April 2023, up from 84.2% year-on-year. The auto market is still settling down after policy changes that came in at the start of the year. Overall auto volume was 8,976 units, down 7.7% year-on-year. The bestselling vehicle was, again, the Tesla Model Y. This […]

Sweden April Plugin Share Up Within Shrinking Auto Market

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Tue, 02 May 2023 14:53:11 +0000

Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share reached 55.7% of the auto market in April, up from 48.2% year on year (YoY). Full electrics grew share strongly, whilst plugin hybrids lost share slightly. Overall auto market volume was 20,588 units, down some 6% YoY, and down 35% from pre-2020 seasonal norms. The bestselling full electric vehicle was […]

France In April — BEVs Up, PHEVs Down, Spring is Sprung

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Tue, 02 May 2023 08:02:27 +0000

France saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.1% share of the auto market in April, flat year-on-year, in a growing overall market. Full battery electrics, however, grew share, whilst plugin hybrids dropped share. Overall auto volume was 132,509 units, up some 22% YoY, though still far below pre-2020 seasonal norms (~183,000). The bestselling plugin was the […]

34% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China — March 2023 Sales Report

José Pontes — Tue, 02 May 2023 02:17:35 +0000

Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market. Plugins scored over half a million sales last month, up 23% year over year (YoY), pulling the year-to-date (YTD) tally to over 1.3 million units. Share-wise, with March showing another great performance, plugin vehicles hit 34% market share! Full electrics (BEVs) alone accounted for […]

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 Now 8th Best Selling Auto Brand In USA — US Auto Sales +9% vs. 2022, -11% vs. 2019

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 06:49:15 +0000

It’s time for another quarterly report on US auto sales. Like a few other major news outlets, I track total quarterly sales of the US auto industry, but I also conduct a thorough analysis of the trends of each automaker. Furthermore, I compare last quarter’s sales not just to the same quarter last year, but […]

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.

Fastned, Grow As Fast As You Can — Avoid Making Profits As Long As You Can

Maarten Vinkhuyzen — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 08:00:32 +0000

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1st Quarter Dutch BEV Sales Above Expectations, 25.5% Market Share

Maarten Vinkhuyzen — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 03:08:18 +0000

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Dutch FFV vs. BEV sales per month, and monthly average for trailing twelve months.

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Germany — Tesla Model Y Leads In Hangover Plugin Market

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:44:48 +0000

Germany’s plugin electric vehicles took 21.6% of the auto market in March, down from 25.6% year on year. BEV grew share slightly, but PHEVs lost half their share YoY, due to recent policy changes. Overall auto volume was 281,361 units, up over 16% YoY, but still well down from pre-2020 seasonal norms. March’s combined plugin […]

Slight Dip in March EV Uptake Down Under

David Waterworth — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 02:11:24 +0000

Australian vehicle market in March. Chart courtesy of Robert Nicol.

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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 […]

Tesla Model Y Wins UK Bestseller Spot In March, Record BEV Volumes

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:38:37 +0000

The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 22.4% of the auto market in March, down from 22.7% year on year. BEVs saw fractional market share growth YoY, and a new volume record, whilst PHEVs saw a slight decline. Combustion-only powertrains lost 2.5% share YoY. Overall auto volume was 287,825 units, up some 18% YoY, though […]

Tesla Model Y Takes Over 38% Of Norway’s Auto Sales In March!

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:58:18 +0000

Norway’s plugin electric vehicles took 91.1% share of the auto market in March, down from 91.9% year on year. The slight dent in share came from a drop in plugin hybrid volume, against overall market growth. Overall auto volume was 19,366 units, up some 19% YoY, and the highest March sales since at least 2016 […]

French EV Market Record High In March – Tesla Model Y 4th Overall Auto

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 10:55:22 +0000

France saw record high plugin electric vehicle share in March, at 25.4%, up from 21.4% year on year. BEVs alone took 16.8% share, a new record. Overall auto volumes were 182,712 units, up some 24% year on year, though still well off the pre-2020 seasonal average (~230,000 units). The Tesla Model Y was the best […]

Gas Cars Are Embarrassingly Uncompetitive — Lifecycle Cost Analysis

Guest Contributor — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 03:30:24 +0000

CleanTechnica has published many excellent 5-year total cost of ownership (TCO) articles comparing battery electric vehicles (BEVs) against similar internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs). A 5-year timeframe is the norm for this type of analysis since many people flip their vehicles at this point. Invariably, BEVs prove to be cheaper than comparable ICEVs in these […]

20% Of New Cars In Europe Have A Plug!

José Pontes — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 19:08:21 +0000

Some 182,000 plugin vehicles were registered in February in Europe — which is +14% year over year (YoY). Unfortunately, the overall market grew almost as fast, +12%, to 902,775 units, leaving the market share close the where it was 12 months ago. Last month’s plugin vehicle share of the overall European auto market was 20% […]

33% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China — February 2023 Sales Report

José Pontes — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 22:31:26 +0000

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100% Electric Vehicles Now Equal 16% Of New Car Sales In France

José Pontes — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:29:59 +0000

1 in 4 new passenger vehicles in France had a plug in February.

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).

37% Of New Cars Sold In Netherlands Now Plugin Cars

José Pontes — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 23:38:48 +0000

Lynk & Co is the #1 best selling car in the overall Dutch auto market.

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

The Global ICE Industry Cliff Is Here

Guest Contributor — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 05:20:13 +0000

By Luvhrtz As a management consultant, I spend most of my working life playing with numbers and math in the areas of business development and finance. My analysis goals have always been to make use of data and computer models to better understand industry trends. With BEVs starting to go mainstream, we now have enough […]

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 […]

Germany’s BEVs Up, PHEVs Down — Tesla Model Y 3× Rivals

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 04:36:59 +0000

Germany, Europe’s single largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.5% share of sales in February 2023, a drop from 24.9% year on year. Full electric share grew, but plugin hybrid share almost halved. Overall auto volume was 206,210 units, up by some 3% YoY, but still some 18% down from pre-2020 seasonal norms. […]

UK Plugins Drop Share YoY, Tesla Model Y Bestseller

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 06:21:38 +0000

The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 22.9% share of the auto market in February 2023, down from 25.6% year on year. Overall auto volume was 74,441 units, up some 26% YoY, though still down from the ~81.000 unit seasonal norm, pre-2020. The Tesla Model Y was the UK’s best selling full electric vehicle for […]

France’s Plugin EVs Hit 24% In February, Dacia Spring Still Boss

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 09:18:01 +0000

France’s plugin electric vehicle share reached 23.8% in February, up from 20.1% year on year. Full electrics grew share, whilst plugin hybrids remained static. Overall auto volume was 126,237 units, up over 9% YoY. The Dacia Spring was once again the best selling full electric. February’s combined plugin result of 23.8% comprised 15.5% full electrics […]

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 […]

The Rise & Rise Of The Chinese EV Market — 17% Market Share In January

José Pontes — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 12:25:02 +0000

After the December sales peak, a covid surge, the end of EV subsidies on January 1st, and the Lunar New Year celebrations (this time happening in January), one would expect a sales hangover in January, and this time … it did happen. The market dropped by 8% YoY, to some 343,000 passenger new energy vehicle […]

Sweden’s Plugins Continue To Grow Despite Economic Downturn

Dr. Maximilian Holland — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 09:23:37 +0000

In February, Sweden’s plugin electric vehicles continued to dominate with a 54.0% share of auto sales, up from 51.6% year on year. Full electric share grew substantially, whilst plugin hybrid share decreased. Overall auto volume was 18,442 units, down some 13% YoY. The Volvo XC40 was February’s best selling BEV yet again, holding the lead […]

Dutch BEV Sales Back On Growth Trajectory — 89% Growth

Maarten Vinkhuyzen — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 01:38:00 +0000

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100% Electric Vehicles = 10% Of New Car Sales In Europe In January

José Pontes — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:16:41 +0000

Tesla Model Y #1 in a balanced market.

US Auto Industry Down 3+ Million Sales (19%) Since 2019

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:46:31 +0000

The US auto industry has been declining steadily for a few years at least. Compared to 2021, the American auto industry’s annual sales were down by more than 1 million units, or 8%. Compared to 2020, they were “only” down by 725,726 units (5%). But compared to 2019, they were down by more than 3 […]

US Auto Industry Up 10% In 4th Quarter — But Down 16% Compared To Q4 2019

Zachary Shahan — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 15:15:56 +0000

The US auto industry is truly on the rebound. In the 3rd quarter, sales increasing 1% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2021, the first positive trend in a while. But was it just a lucky little blip? Seemingly not, as US auto industry sales in the 4th quarter of 2022 were 10% higher than […]

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 […]

Tracking the Post-IRA Boom in the US EV Supply Chain

Guest Contributor — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 20:40:15 +0000

6-month update on US EV supply chain post-IRA.

Netherlands Starts the Year with 15% BEV Share

José Pontes — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 19:35:36 +0000

China's Lynk & Co Rules The Netherlands