Sweden’s electrification boom continues despite pandemic

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In Sweden, electric cars and plug-in hybrids achieved a market share of 24.3 per cent in February. The background to the new car registration boom is primarily a change in the Swedish subsidy system, which came into force at the turn of the year. Around 6.4 per cent of all Swedish new cars in February […]

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ZSW analysis shows global number of EVs at 7.9 million

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In 2019, the worldwide stock of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles with battery-electric drives or with range extenders, as well as plug-in hybrid drives has increased to around 7.9 million, 2.3 million more than a year ago. The figures are taken from a recent survey by the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research […]

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240 EV companies raised $17Bn in Q4/2019

Dutch consultancy EVBoosters releases its latest funding report of the year 2019 and here reports some of the trending developments. Expect number-crunching covering Q4 in e-mobility funding and investment insights. Over the course of 2019, e-mobility has become the new tech market when it comes to investors eager to gain grounds in a growing field. […]

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Sweden marks a notable increase in BEV and PHEV sales

In Sweden, electric cars and plug-in hybrids achieved a market share of 30.2 per cent in January. The background to the boom in new registrations is likely to be a change in the Swedish bonus-malus system, which came into force at the turn of the year. Let’s start with the figures: 7.1 per cent of […]

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Trending: Funding for e-mobility start-ups in Q3/19

The Dutch e-mobility consultancy EVBoosters crunched some numbers for e-mobility funding during Q3/2019. Using data from CrunchBase, a database for investments in tech start-ups primarily, the firm highlights trends and companies leading the chase for fresh capital. According to EVBoosters and cooperating analysts at Venture IQ, the third quarter of 2019 showed a total of […]

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Norway sold 4,236 new electric cars in January

4,236 electric cars were newly registered in Norway in the first month of the new year. The market share of electric cars in passenger car registrations was thus 44.3 per cent. By far the most popular model across all drive systems was the Audi e-tron. Compared with the same month last year, this represents an […]

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Newest CAM study shows Tesla as EV sales leader

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With record sales of 367,000 passenger cars in 2019, Tesla has increased its deliveries by 50 per cent and thus became by far the strongest selling electric car manufacturer in the past year, ahead of the Chinese manufacturer BYD with 219,000 cars. Other Chinese manufacturers BAIC and SAIC follow in the other places. The German […]

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CAM study finds USA and China EV markets in decline

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In the two most important markets for electromobility, new car sales in 2019 as a whole were down, as the CAM notes in its latest industry study Electromobility Report 2020. Germany, on the other hand, has the highest gains worldwide – if PHEVs are included. In the current evaluation, the team of the Center of […]

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Norway marks 3,697 new EVs for November

Exactly 3,697 electric cars were newly registered in Norway in November. The market share of electric cars among car registrations was 36.9 per cent. The most successful model of all drive types was the VW e-Golf. Compared to October, 45 electric cars were less new on the road. As in Germany, new registrations of purely […]

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UK: Electrified cars now at marketshare of over 10%

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Registrations of alternative drive vehicle reached a new record of 10.2 per cent in the UK during November. This means more than one in 10 cars joining British roads were either hybrid, plug-in hybrid or pure electric. This is equivalent to 16,052 cars, according to official data released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers […]

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