Renault, Nissan Offer Diesel Trade-In Incentive To Boost Clean Car Sales

It’s worth it to trade in an old diesel in Germany to buy EVs. Renault, apparently becomes the first foreign carmaker in Germany to offer owners of older diesel (Euro 5 or an older emissions standard) incentives between €2,000-€10,000 to buy a new Renault (all models). As the Renault ZOE is one of the most popular models […]

September 2018 Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales Soar In U.S.

September shatters records and goes down in the history books, but it will soon be surpassed. Based on automakers’ sales reports and our estimates, we report a total of 44,589 plug-in electric vehicles were sold in the U.S. in September, compared to last year’s 21,242 and last month’s 36,380.  Needless to say, it was the best month of all time […]

Nissan To Electrify A Third Of Its Volume In Australia

The new LEAF will soon land Down Under. Nissan is finally introducing the new Nissan LEAF in Australia, although first customer deliveries are still not scheduled until mid-2019. The Japanese brand intends to sell the LEAF at 89 dealerships across the country (up from 12 in the case of the first-generation LEAF in 2012). The market […]

Nissan LEAF Sales Up 1,292% In Japan In September 2018

Nissan LEAF sales in Japan increased 1,292%!!! It’s been around a year since the introduction of the second-generation Nissan LEAF in Japan in October 2017. Because the preceding month was at just 202, this year in September the LEAF can enjoy an increase of sales by almost 1,300% to one of its best results ever of 2,811 […]

In Europe Nissan Sells 1 LEAF Every 10 Minutes

Nissan LEAF – the best selling electric car in Europe. Nissan can be happy with its LEAF sales results in Europe as the second-generation version attracted some 43,000 sales so far, out of which roughly 26,000 were delivered (by the end of August). Not bad, especially since volume deliveries began only in February. For comparison, […]

In Europe Nissan Sells 1 LEAF Every 10 Minutes

Nissan LEAF – the best selling electric car in Europe. Nissan can be happy with its LEAF sales results in Europe as the second-generation version attracted some 43,000 sales so far, out of which roughly 26,000 were delivered (by the end of August). Not bad, especially since volume deliveries began only in February. For comparison, […]

Renault-Nissan, Daimler Might Cooperate On Battery Tech

Renault and Daimler consider collaboration on batteries. The partnership between the Renault–Nissan Alliance and Daimler, which was established several years ago (way before Mitsubishi was included in the alliance), could soon be expanded autonomousous driving and battery technologies. Daimler already uses Renault’s electric motors in its smart electric cars. Renault Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said: […]

FINAL UPDATE: September 2018 Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales Report Card

September U.S. plug-in EV sales set to be record-breaking by breaking broken records. How about a deep dive into our estimates and methodology? ***UPDATE: We’ve added our estimated Hyundai/Kia data to complete the sales chart. ***UPDATE: We’ve added Volvo and Porsche estimated data. ***UPDATE: BMW reported a grand total of 1,858 plug-in electric car sales in […]