José Pontes, Author at CleanTechnica https://cleantechnica.com/author/josepontes/ Clean Tech News & Views: EVs, Solar Energy, Batteries Sat, 26 Apr 2025 05:41:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/download-150x150.png José Pontes, Author at CleanTechnica https://cleantechnica.com/author/josepontes/ 32 32 13821326 52% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China — March 2025 Sales Report https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/25/52-plugin-vehicle-market-share-in-china-march-2025-sales-report/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/25/52-plugin-vehicle-market-share-in-china-march-2025-sales-report/#respond Sat, 26 Apr 2025 03:58:34 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351813 BEVs represented over a third of the total Chinese car market in March. March signals the end of the low season in the Chinese EV market — due to the timing of the New Year celebrations. This year, plugins scored almost a million units in the last month of the ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/25/52-plugin-vehicle-market-share-in-china-march-2025-sales-report/feed/ 0 351813 Global EV Sales — 1.2 Million Units in February, 49% Growth YoY https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/03/global-ev-sales-1-2-million-units-in-february-49-growth-yoy/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/03/global-ev-sales-1-2-million-units-in-february-49-growth-yoy/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 03:18:57 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350696 EVs Now 19% of World Auto Sales Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 49% in February 2025 compared to February 2024. There were 1.2 million registrations. More good news is that BEVs pulled further ahead of plugin hybrids, growing 58% YoY to 814,000 units compared to plugin hybrids growing 35% ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/03/global-ev-sales-1-2-million-units-in-february-49-growth-yoy/feed/ 0 350696 Europe EV Sales Report — In 2025, BEV Sales Jumping 49% (Excluding Tesla) https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/03/europe-ev-sales-report-in-2025-bev-sales-jumping-49-excluding-tesla/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/03/europe-ev-sales-report-in-2025-bev-sales-jumping-49-excluding-tesla/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:39:35 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350624 Another great month for Volkswagen Group. Some 240,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in February, rising 17% year over year (YoY), which is a particularly positive sign when considering that the overall market was down 3% in February, to fewer than one million units. Interestingly, BEVs are the ones ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/03/europe-ev-sales-report-in-2025-bev-sales-jumping-49-excluding-tesla/feed/ 0 350624 50% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China — February 2025 Sales Report https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/19/50-plugin-vehicle-market-share-in-china-february-2025-sales-report/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/19/50-plugin-vehicle-market-share-in-china-february-2025-sales-report/#respond Thu, 20 Mar 2025 03:56:27 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=349970 Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, even in one of the slowest months of the year — due to the Chinese New Year celebrations — with plugins scoring 686,000 sales (in a 1.39-million-unit overall market). Looking deeper at the numbers, BEVs were the fastest growing ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/19/50-plugin-vehicle-market-share-in-china-february-2025-sales-report/feed/ 0 349970 Top Selling Electric Vehicles in the World — January 2025 https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/03/top-selling-electric-vehicles-in-the-world-january-2025/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/03/top-selling-electric-vehicles-in-the-world-january-2025/#respond Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:45:54 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=349131 Plugin vehicle registrations were up 18% year over year (YoY) in January, to over 1.2 million units, with BEVs being the driver of growth (+24% YoY) compared to PHEVs (+8%). Share-wise, 2025 started with plugin vehicles getting 19% share of the global auto market (12% BEV). The global market was ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/03/top-selling-electric-vehicles-in-the-world-january-2025/feed/ 0 349131 100% Electric Vehicles = 17% Of New Car Sales In Europe In January https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/27/100-electric-vehicles-17-of-new-car-sales-in-europe-in-january/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/27/100-electric-vehicles-17-of-new-car-sales-in-europe-in-january/#respond Fri, 28 Feb 2025 03:47:31 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=348689 The European passenger plugin vehicle market scored 244,000 registrations in January, a progression of 18% YoY. Positively, BEVs (168,000 units, +37% YoY) continued to grow despite the drop in EV incentives in certain markets. On the other hand, plugin hybrids (PHEVs) were down, dropping by 5% year over year (YoY) ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/27/100-electric-vehicles-17-of-new-car-sales-in-europe-in-january/feed/ 0 348689 Geely & Xiaomi Shine In China — January EV Sales Report https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/19/geely-xiaomi-shine-in-china-january-ev-sales-report/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/19/geely-xiaomi-shine-in-china-january-ev-sales-report/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2025 03:45:57 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=348503 After the December EV sales peak in China, the year started with an expected sales slump, but it was smaller than expected. Year on year (YoY), while the overall market dropped a significant 12%, to close to 1.8 million units, plugins started 2025 with a 11% rise, to some 774,000 ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/19/geely-xiaomi-shine-in-china-january-ev-sales-report/feed/ 0 348503 The Automakers Selling the Most EVs in the World Are … https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/05/the-automakers-selling-the-most-evs-in-the-world-are/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/05/the-automakers-selling-the-most-evs-in-the-world-are/#respond Thu, 06 Feb 2025 04:53:10 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=347771 Following up on our stories about the best selling plugin vehicles in the world and the automotive brands that sell the most plugin electric vehicles in the world, we’re now closing out the 2024 World EV Sales Report series with a look at the automotive groups or alliances that sell ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/05/the-automakers-selling-the-most-evs-in-the-world-are/feed/ 0 347771 BYD #1 In World In Plugin Vehicle Sales In 2024 https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/05/byd-1-in-world-in-plugin-vehicle-sales-in-2023-2/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/05/byd-1-in-world-in-plugin-vehicle-sales-in-2023-2/#respond Thu, 06 Feb 2025 01:41:31 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=347769 In the last stage of the 2024 race, BYD had another record month, this time with 483,000 registrations. That doubled Tesla’s result, which nevertheless wasn’t all that bad for the US brand — at 201,000 deliveries, it was its best result in 18 months. Below the two galactics, Wuling was ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/05/byd-1-in-world-in-plugin-vehicle-sales-in-2023-2/feed/ 0 347769 World EV Sales Report — 17.2 Million Plugins Were Sold in 2024! https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/05/world-ev-sales-report-17-2-million-plugins-were-sold-in-2024/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/05/world-ev-sales-report-17-2-million-plugins-were-sold-in-2024/#respond Thu, 06 Feb 2025 01:03:28 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=347765 The Tesla Model Y was #1 again, in a year that saw plugins reach 22% share of the global market. The last months of 2024 brought a record-fest for world plugin vehicle sales, and December was one of them, with over 1.9 million registrations! With plugin registrations jumping a significant ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/05/world-ev-sales-report-17-2-million-plugins-were-sold-in-2024/feed/ 0 347765 23% Plugin Vehicle Share in Europe — EV Sales Report https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/05/23-plugin-vehicle-share-in-europe-ev-sales-report/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/05/23-plugin-vehicle-share-in-europe-ev-sales-report/#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2025 23:20:18 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=347683 While the overall automotive market had a (barely) positive year (+1%), December saw promising signs — it was up 4% compared to December 2023. With 13 million passenger cars registered in 2024, this was the best year since the pandemic, but nevertheless, it was still down 2.9 million units compared ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/05/23-plugin-vehicle-share-in-europe-ev-sales-report/feed/ 0 347683 25% of New Car Sales in China Were 100% Electric in 2024! https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/27/25-of-new-car-sales-in-china-were-100-electric-in-2024/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/27/25-of-new-car-sales-in-china-were-100-electric-in-2024/#respond Tue, 28 Jan 2025 03:53:07 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=347081 Plugin vehicles in China once again ended the year with a record month, growing by 46% year over year (YoY) in the last month of the year to a record 1,379,000 units. Full electrics (BEVs) were responsible for 55% of the plugin market in December, 8% below the result of ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/27/25-of-new-car-sales-in-china-were-100-electric-in-2024/feed/ 0 347081 Electric Vehicle Sales Leaders — Best Selling OEMs, Part 4 of 4 https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/15/electric-vehicle-sales-leaders-best-selling-oems-part-4-of-4/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/15/electric-vehicle-sales-leaders-best-selling-oems-part-4-of-4/#respond Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:42:47 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=346564 A closer look at the best-selling PEV automotive groups — edition 4 of 4 This is the fourth and final edition of a series looking at the top selling OEMs in terms of plugin vehicle sales. To check out the other ones, please click here, here, and here. In this ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/15/electric-vehicle-sales-leaders-best-selling-oems-part-4-of-4/feed/ 0 346564 November Global EV Sales — Automakers https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/06/november-global-ev-sales-automakers/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/06/november-global-ev-sales-automakers/#respond Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:58:27 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=346079 Geely is Rising Following up on our latest report on the top selling electric vehicle models in the world, here’s a broader look at the top selling auto brands and auto groups/OEMs. Top Selling Auto Brands In November, #1 BYD, deep into pricing out the competition (fossil fueled and electric…) ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/06/november-global-ev-sales-automakers/feed/ 0 346079 November Global EV Sales — Models https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/06/november-global-ev-sales-models/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/06/november-global-ev-sales-models/#respond Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:30:32 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=346078 Plugin Vehicles Grew to a Record 1.84 Million Units in November! Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 32% in November 2024 compared to November 2023. There were 1.84 million registrations, which is a new record month, the 3rd in a row. BEVs were up by 22% YoY (year over year), ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/06/november-global-ev-sales-models/feed/ 0 346078 The Top Selling Plugin Vehicle Brands in Europe https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/30/the-top-selling-plugin-vehicle-brands-in-europe/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/30/the-top-selling-plugin-vehicle-brands-in-europe/#respond Tue, 31 Dec 2024 04:57:25 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=346019 Following up our report on the top selling electric vehicle models in Europe, here’s a report on the auto brands and auto groups selling the most plugin vehicles in Europe. Looking at the the overall brand market in November, the best selling make with highest growth rate was #18 Cupra, ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/30/the-top-selling-plugin-vehicle-brands-in-europe/feed/ 0 346019 Europe EV Sales Report — In November, 25% of New Cars Had a Plug https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/30/europe-ev-sales-report-in-november-25-of-new-cars-had-a-plug/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/30/europe-ev-sales-report-in-november-25-of-new-cars-had-a-plug/#respond Tue, 31 Dec 2024 04:55:11 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=345865 Some 268,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in November, a 2% year drop over year (YoY). Interestingly, BEVs and PHEVs had different behaviors, with the former growing 1% YoY to 185,000 units while PHEVs remained stuck in red, falling 9% in November to 83,000 units. As such, November saw ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/30/europe-ev-sales-report-in-november-25-of-new-cars-had-a-plug/feed/ 0 345865 Electric Vehicle Sales Leaders — Best Selling OEMs, Part 3 of 4 https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/30/electric-vehicle-sales-leaders-best-selling-oems-part-3-of-4/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/30/electric-vehicle-sales-leaders-best-selling-oems-part-3-of-4/#respond Tue, 31 Dec 2024 04:30:19 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=345808 A closer look at the best-selling automotive groups for plugin electric vehicles — part 3 of 4. This is the third edition of a series looking at the OEMs with the most EV sales. To have a look at the first and second parts, please check them out here and ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/30/electric-vehicle-sales-leaders-best-selling-oems-part-3-of-4/feed/ 0 345808 52% of Car Sales in China Are Now Plugins! Full Report https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/20/52-of-car-sales-in-china-are-now-plugins-full-report/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/20/52-of-car-sales-in-china-are-now-plugins-full-report/#respond Sat, 21 Dec 2024 04:57:36 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=345449 Also: Geely is Rising Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring yet another new record, a little more than 1.27 million sales (in a 2.42-million-unit overall market). That’s up 51% year over year (YoY), and it’s the 4th month above one million units. ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/20/52-of-car-sales-in-china-are-now-plugins-full-report/feed/ 0 345449 Top Selling Automakers in the World for EV Sales — Part 2 of 4 https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/12/top-selling-automakers-in-the-world-for-ev-sales-part-2-of-4/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/12/top-selling-automakers-in-the-world-for-ev-sales-part-2-of-4/#respond Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:04:50 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=345069 A closer look at the best-selling automotive groups for plugin vehicles — part 2 of 4. This is the second edition of a look into the top EV-selling OEMs. To have a look at the first edition, please check it out here. In this second one, we have a look ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/12/top-selling-automakers-in-the-world-for-ev-sales-part-2-of-4/feed/ 0 345069 Top Selling Automakers in World for EV Sales https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/04/top-selling-automakers-in-world-for-ev-sales/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/04/top-selling-automakers-in-world-for-ev-sales/#respond Thu, 05 Dec 2024 01:20:37 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=344712 Following up on our report on the top selling electric vehicle models in the world, here’s a broader look at the top selling auto brands and auto groups/OEMs. Top Selling Auto Brands In October, #1 BYD, now deep into pricing out the competition (fossil fueled and electric…) didn’t disappoint. It ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/04/top-selling-automakers-in-world-for-ev-sales/feed/ 0 344712 What Falling Sales? Plugin Vehicles Grew to a Record 1.74 Million Units in October! https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/04/what-falling-sales-plugin-vehicles-grew-to-a-record-1-74-million-units-in-october/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/04/what-falling-sales-plugin-vehicles-grew-to-a-record-1-74-million-units-in-october/#respond Wed, 04 Dec 2024 23:42:19 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=344536 Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 36% in October 2024 compared to October 2023. There were 1.74 million registrations, which is a new record. BEVs were up by 23% YoY (year over year), to over one million units. Plugin hybrids did even better, jumping 65% YoY, its 5th record month ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/04/what-falling-sales-plugin-vehicles-grew-to-a-record-1-74-million-units-in-october/feed/ 0 344536 Europe EV Sales Report — In October, 24% of European Auto Sales Had a Plug https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/02/europe-ev-sales-report-in-october-24-of-european-auto-sales-had-a-plug/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/02/europe-ev-sales-report-in-october-24-of-european-auto-sales-had-a-plug/#respond Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:56:08 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=344429 Great month for Volkswagen Group Some 252,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in October, rising 2% year over year (YoY), which represents the EV market’s second month of growth since April. Interestingly, BEVs are the ones pushing the market upwards, growing 7% YoY to 170,000 units. PHEVs remain stuck ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/02/europe-ev-sales-report-in-october-24-of-european-auto-sales-had-a-plug/feed/ 0 344429 Top Selling OEMs: Part 1 of 4 https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/28/top-selling-oems-part-1-of-4/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/28/top-selling-oems-part-1-of-4/#respond Thu, 28 Nov 2024 23:31:50 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=344100 A closer look at the best-selling plugin vehicle OEMs Following the feedback of some readers, this is a more detailed look at the top plugin OEMs in the world, divided across four different articles. In this is the first one, we’ll have a look at SAIC, Leapmotor, Changan, Chery, and ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/28/top-selling-oems-part-1-of-4/feed/ 0 344100 53% Of Car Sales in China Are Now Plugins! Full Report https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/22/53-of-car-sales-in-china-are-now-plugins-full-report-2/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/22/53-of-car-sales-in-china-are-now-plugins-full-report-2/#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:22:49 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=343836 Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring yet another new record, a little more than 1.19 million sales (in a 2.26-million-unit overall market). That’s up 57% year over year (YoY), compared to the overall market being up 11%, and it’s the 3rd month ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/22/53-of-car-sales-in-china-are-now-plugins-full-report-2/feed/ 0 343836 Best Value for Money EVs — MPVs (Extra) https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/19/best-value-for-money-evs-mpvs-extra/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/19/best-value-for-money-evs-mpvs-extra/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:12:41 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=343686 This is an extra article of the five-part series of articles where I look at the best affordable EVs in each size category (you can check the others here: part one: A segment/city cars, part two: B segment/subcompacts, part three: C segment/compacts, part four: D segment/midsizers, and part five:E segment/fullsize). See ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/19/best-value-for-money-evs-mpvs-extra/feed/ 0 343686 Best Value for Money EVs — Full Size (E Segment) https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/18/best-value-for-money-evs-full-size-e-segment/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/18/best-value-for-money-evs-full-size-e-segment/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2024 03:07:07 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=343627 This is the fifth of a five-part series of articles (you can check the others here: part one: A segment/city cars, part two: B segment/subcompacts, part three: C segment/compacts, and part four: D segment/midsizers), where I look at the best affordable EVs in each size category. See the background for this ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/18/best-value-for-money-evs-full-size-e-segment/feed/ 0 343627 Best Value for Money EVs — Midsize (D Segment) https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/14/best-value-for-money-evs-midsize-d-segment/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/14/best-value-for-money-evs-midsize-d-segment/#respond Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:42:53 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=343466 This is the fourth of a five-part series of articles (you can check the others here: part one, part two and part three), where I look at the best affordable EVs in each size category. See the background for this series in the first two articles if you missed them. ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/14/best-value-for-money-evs-midsize-d-segment/feed/ 0 343466 Best Value for Money EVs — Compacts (C Segment) https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/13/best-value-for-money-evs-compacts-c-segment/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/13/best-value-for-money-evs-compacts-c-segment/#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2024 22:46:53 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=343405 This is the third of a five-part series of articles (you can check the first part here and the second part here), where I look at the best affordable EVs in each size category. See the background for this series in those articles as well. C Segment — Compacts Having ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/13/best-value-for-money-evs-compacts-c-segment/feed/ 0 343405 Best Value for Money EVs — Subcompacts (B Segment) https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/12/best-value-for-money-evs-subcompacts-b-segment/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/12/best-value-for-money-evs-subcompacts-b-segment/#respond Tue, 12 Nov 2024 23:47:24 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=343334 This is the second of a five-part series of articles (you can check the first part here), where I look at the best affordable EVs in each size category. There are plenty of good EVs right now, but one of the main challenges continues to be their price and how ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/12/best-value-for-money-evs-subcompacts-b-segment/feed/ 0 343334 Best Value for Money EVs — City Cars (A Segment) https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/11/best-value-for-money-evs-city-cars-a-segment/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/11/best-value-for-money-evs-city-cars-a-segment/#respond Mon, 11 Nov 2024 20:18:00 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=343287 This is the first of a five-part series of articles where I look at the best affordable EVs in each size category. There are plenty of good EVs right now, but one of the main challenges continues to be their price and how much more expensive they are compared to ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/11/best-value-for-money-evs-city-cars-a-segment/feed/ 0 343287 World EV Sales Report — Top Selling Auto Brands & Groups https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/09/world-ev-sales-report-top-selling-auto-brands-groups/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/09/world-ev-sales-report-top-selling-auto-brands-groups/#respond Sat, 09 Nov 2024 18:07:54 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=343169 We published our report on the world’s top selling EV models yesterday. Now, let’s look at which auto brands and auto groups sold the most plugin vehicles and the most BEVs in September. Top Selling Brands In September, #1 BYD, now deep into pricing out the competition (fossil fueled and electric…) didn’t ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/09/world-ev-sales-report-top-selling-auto-brands-groups/feed/ 0 343169 What Falling Sales? Plugins Grew to a Record 1.7 Million Units in September! https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/08/what-falling-sales-plugins-grew-to-a-record-1-7-million-units-in-september/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/08/what-falling-sales-plugins-grew-to-a-record-1-7-million-units-in-september/#respond Sat, 09 Nov 2024 04:59:55 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=342913 Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 33% in September 2024 compared to September 2023. There were 1.7 million registrations, which is a new record. BEVs were up by 12% YoY (year over year), to over one million units, but plugin hybrids did even better, jumping 57% YoY, selling over 0.6 ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/08/what-falling-sales-plugins-grew-to-a-record-1-7-million-units-in-september/feed/ 0 342913 Europe EV Sales Report — In September, 60% of European Automotive Sales Were Electrified https://cleantechnica.com/2024/10/30/europe-ev-sales-report-in-september-60-of-european-automotive-sales-were-electrified/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/10/30/europe-ev-sales-report-in-september-60-of-european-automotive-sales-were-electrified/#respond Thu, 31 Oct 2024 02:58:59 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=342644 Some 295,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in September, rising 6% YoY, which represents the EV market’s return to growth for the first time since April. This is even more significant when you consider the overall market fell by 4%, to 1.1 million units. Interestingly, BEVs are the ones ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/10/30/europe-ev-sales-report-in-september-60-of-european-automotive-sales-were-electrified/feed/ 0 342644 53% Of Car Sales in China Are Now Plugins! Full Report https://cleantechnica.com/2024/10/22/53-of-car-sales-in-china-are-now-plugins-full-report/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/10/22/53-of-car-sales-in-china-are-now-plugins-full-report/#respond Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:14:52 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=342111 Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring a new record, a little more than 1.1 million sales (in a 2.1-million-unit overall market). That’s up 51% year over year (YoY), compared to the overall market being up 5%. Looking deeper at the numbers, growth came ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/10/22/53-of-car-sales-in-china-are-now-plugins-full-report/feed/ 0 342111 Best Selling Automakers for EVs in the World — Report https://cleantechnica.com/2024/10/09/best-selling-automakers-for-evs-in-the-world-report/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/10/09/best-selling-automakers-for-evs-in-the-world-report/#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2024 18:17:29 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=341378 Following up on our report on the best selling electric vehicle models in the world in August, here’s a report on the top selling brands and auto groups in the world EV market. Top Selling Brands In August, #1 BYD, now deep into pricing out the competition (fossil fueled and electric…) didn’t ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/10/09/best-selling-automakers-for-evs-in-the-world-report/feed/ 0 341378 Plugin Vehicles Now 22% of World Auto Sales https://cleantechnica.com/2024/10/08/plugin-vehicles-now-22-of-world-auto-sales/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/10/08/plugin-vehicles-now-22-of-world-auto-sales/#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2024 03:57:25 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=340877 What falling sales? Plugins grew by 19% YoY! Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 19% in August 2024 compared to August 2023. There were 1.5 million registrations. BEVs were up by just 6% YoY (year over year), but plugin hybrids jumped 51% YoY, selling close to half a million units, ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/10/08/plugin-vehicles-now-22-of-world-auto-sales/feed/ 0 340877 Most Car Sales (54%) in China Are Now Plugins! Full Report https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/27/most-car-sales-54-in-china-are-now-plugins-full-report/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/27/most-car-sales-54-in-china-are-now-plugins-full-report/#respond Sat, 28 Sep 2024 02:57:16 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=340432 Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring a little more than 1 million sales (in a 1.9-million-unit overall market). That’s up 38% year over year (YoY), and the second best month ever, while the overall market is down 1% YoY. Looking deeper at the ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/27/most-car-sales-54-in-china-are-now-plugins-full-report/feed/ 0 340432 Europe EV Sales Report — EV Sales Down in August, But Less Than Some People Might Lead You To Believe https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/27/europe-ev-sales-report-ev-sales-down-in-august-but-less-than-some-people-might-lead-you-to-believe/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/27/europe-ev-sales-report-ev-sales-down-in-august-but-less-than-some-people-might-lead-you-to-believe/#respond Fri, 27 Sep 2024 19:35:45 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=340608 Some 185,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in August, which meant a steep drop year over year (-30% YoY). And while the overall market also fell (-17% YoY), the plugin drop seems even more dramatic. Or is it?… There’s more to it than meets the eye. Let me explain ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/27/europe-ev-sales-report-ev-sales-down-in-august-but-less-than-some-people-might-lead-you-to-believe/feed/ 0 340608 Global EV Sales — Record Month for Plugin Hybrids! https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/02/global-ev-sales-record-month-for-plugin-hybrids/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/02/global-ev-sales-record-month-for-plugin-hybrids/#respond Mon, 02 Sep 2024 23:43:35 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=338646 EVs Now 20% of World Auto Sales Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 22% in July 2024 compared to July 2023. There were 1.3 million registrations. BEVs were up by just 5% YoY, but plugin hybrids jumped 58% YoY, selling over 540,000 units, which is the second record month in ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/02/global-ev-sales-record-month-for-plugin-hybrids/feed/ 0 338646 Most Car Sales (51%) in China Are Now Plugins! Full Report https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/01/most-car-sales-51-in-china-are-now-plugins-full-report/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/01/most-car-sales-51-in-china-are-now-plugins-full-report/#respond Mon, 02 Sep 2024 03:30:00 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=338521 Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring 887,000 sales (in a 1.73-million-unit overall market). That’s up 33% year over year (YoY), and the second best month ever, while the overall market is down 3% YoY. And expect August to be a record month…. ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/01/most-car-sales-51-in-china-are-now-plugins-full-report/feed/ 0 338521 Europe EV Sales Report — After a Small Sales Rush in June, a Small Sales Hangover in July https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/01/europe-ev-sales-report-after-a-small-sales-rush-in-june-a-small-sales-hangover-in-july/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/01/europe-ev-sales-report-after-a-small-sales-rush-in-june-a-small-sales-hangover-in-july/#respond Sun, 01 Sep 2024 21:19:47 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=338589 Some 220,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in July, which means it is another month in the red year over year (-6% YoY). That’s contrasted with the overall market experience (+2% YoY). Taking a more focused examination of the market, BEVs behaved slightly better (-6% YoY) than PHEVs, which ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/01/europe-ev-sales-report-after-a-small-sales-rush-in-june-a-small-sales-hangover-in-july/feed/ 0 338589 Top EV Markets Around The World — H1 2024 Summaries https://cleantechnica.com/2024/08/14/top-ev-markets-around-the-world-h1-2024-summaries/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/08/14/top-ev-markets-around-the-world-h1-2024-summaries/#respond Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:39:47 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=337745 Following the feedback of many of our readers, this time I have created something different, a markets roundup article! The article highlights the main EV markets and brings to the limelight a few others that are usually under the radar. Please note that some markets include estimates, so if you ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/08/14/top-ev-markets-around-the-world-h1-2024-summaries/feed/ 0 337745 Global EV Sales — 2nd Best Month Ever for Plugins! https://cleantechnica.com/2024/08/07/global-ev-sales-2nd-best-month-ever-for-plugins/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/08/07/global-ev-sales-2nd-best-month-ever-for-plugins/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2024 18:29:31 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=337010 EVs Now 22% of World Auto Sales Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 15% in June 2024 compared to June 2023. There were 1.5 million registrations. BEVs were up by just 4% YoY, but plugin hybrids jumped 41% YoY, selling over 500,000 units, a new record. In the end, plugins ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/08/07/global-ev-sales-2nd-best-month-ever-for-plugins/feed/ 0 337010 Europe EV Sales Report — Made-in-China Tariffs Lead to (Small) Sales Rush https://cleantechnica.com/2024/08/01/europe-ev-sales-report-made-in-china-tariffs-lead-to-small-sales-rush/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/08/01/europe-ev-sales-report-made-in-china-tariffs-lead-to-small-sales-rush/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:29:41 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=336816 Both MG4 and Volvo EX30 reach record results in June. Some 294,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in June, which means it is another month in the red year over year (-5% YoY). That’s contrasted with what the overall market experienced (+4% YoY). Taking a more focused examination of ... [continued]

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