Plug-in electric car sales in Norway reached an all-time high in September of 2017, with record 6,524 new registrations (up 43.3%) at a record 48.4% market share! It’s amazing to see nearly half of the Norwegian market opt for plug-ins: BEVs 3,850 (up 46.6%%, good for a 28.6% market share) +…
1 week ago by Mark Kane 30Comments
Wall Street research firms have uncovered more proof of the continuing dominance of Tesla in the fast-growing electric vehicle sector. Statista reports, “Even though Tesla has a policy of not breaking its sales down by market, Moody’s data published by CNBC shows that there is strong demand for its cars in the United…
3 weeks ago by EVANNEX 36Comments
As is often the case, potential customers in Norway get the first crack at ordering the hottest upcoming electric vehicles, and can now place reservations for the upcoming GLC-sized, all-electric Mercedes-Benz EQC. Previously, Audi opened the reservation books for its E-Tron Quattro in late April. The production version of the electric…
4 weeks ago by Mark Kane 44Comments
For just the second time, Norway has exceeded 40% market share for plug-in electric vehicles, taking a massive 40.2% of the over light vehicle sales in the country for August (the record of 42.4% was set this past June). Total new registrations of passenger cars amounted 5,393, the second best result ever; a…
1 month ago by Mark Kane 29Comments
THESE COUNTRIES ARE LEADING THE WAY TO AN EV REVOLUTION Countries worldwide are taking an aggressive stance in order to expedite the transition to electric vehicles. Yet automakers are moving slowly — the Big Three in Detroit are mostly taking a wait-and-see approach with vehicle electrification. And Germany’s finest are also dragging their feet. One automaker, Tesla, is…
2 months ago by EVANNEX 26Comments
In June, Norway set several new all-time plug-in EV sales records, reaching a market share of 42%. Unfortunately July didn’t manage to reach quite the same level of success … but it was still the best July result ever, so we can’t complain too much. For the month, new passenger plug-in vehicle…
2 months ago by Mark Kane 30Comments
THESE ARE THE COUNTRIES LOOKING TO BAN ALL VEHICLES RUN ON GAS OR DIESEL More countries are embracing an electric vehicle future. “We are announcing an end to the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040,” said Nicolas Hulot, France’s new ecology minister, adding that the move was a “veritable revolution”. Now, it…
2 months ago by EVANNEX 25Comments
More and more evidence indicates that Tesla is now aiming to install a new kind of Supercharging stations – Supercharger Supersites – to provide for upcoming higher-volume EV sales. Those new stations will be much larger than previous ones – with 40 stalls, doubling the size of the largest available today. One…
3 months ago by Mark Kane 38Comments
All hail the all-electric car, as BEVs take over the Norwegian market in June. Norway once again has raised the bar for plug-in car sales, setting several new all-time records last month. Amazingly, new passenger BEVs (all-electrics) and PHEVs (plug-in hybrids) registrations combined to account for a whopping 42.2% of the…
3 months ago by Mark Kane 32Comments
HERE’S HOW TESLA AND THE ELECTRIC CAR CONQUERED NORWAY Norway has long been a standout country for Tesla. Bloomberg* explains that Norwegians are transitioning “to electric vehicles faster than anyone else on the planet. More than a third of all new cars are either fully electric or plug-in hybrids, well over 10 times the…
IEA: TESLA HAS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SALES GOALS, BATTERY COST REDUCTIONS, AND CHARGING CAPABILITIES Electric vehicles are on a major roll, and the International Energy Agency’s annual report on the market makes for lively reading this year. The IEA’s Global EV Outlook 2017 report notes that global plug-in vehicle sales…
4 months ago by EVANNEX 16Comments
Norway has a long-standing record of having the highest plug-in electric car market share, which so far is still way (way, way) out of reach for any other country in the world to come close to assaulting. According to the DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, nearly one…
