Steady is how LEAF sales have rolled all year, but finally, we see a significant uptick. September 2018 is shaping up to be the strongest sales months in U.S. history (thanks largely to what we estimate as an unprecedented surge for the Tesla Model 3) the same surge is not there for the Nissan LEAF, but at least […]
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Renault-Nissan CEO Ghosn Seems To Claim Tesla Still Doesn’t Profit
The old dinosaur automaker apparently feels unappreciated. Carlos Ghosn, the man behind the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance – currently the world’s largest automotive group which produces the most cars (including 600,000 plug-ins) – had something to say about the industry and startups at the 2018 Paris Motor Show opening session. As you might remember, Ghosn said earlier this […]
September 2018 EV Sales: What To Expect? Tesla Estimates Projected
We feel like a broken record reporting every month about broken records. September 2018 will mark the 36th month of consecutive year-over-year monthly sales gains for plug-in vehicles. Every month InsideEVs tracks all the plug-in EV sales/deliveries for the United States by automaker and brand. The 2018 calendar year has been the most interesting in the history of the segment, to […]
September 2018 EV Sales: What To Expect? Tesla Estimates Projected
We feel like a broken record reporting every month about broken records. September 2018 will mark the 36th month of consecutive year-over-year monthly sales gains for plug-in vehicles. Every month InsideEVs tracks all the plug-in EV sales/deliveries for the United States by automaker and brand. The 2018 calendar year has been the most interesting in the history of the segment, to […]
Global August Sales: Model 3 Dominates, Tesla #1 Overall
Tesla takes all the wins! #1 in model and manufacturer rank, for the month and for the year. EV Sales Blog just released its global statistics on plug-in electric car sales for the month of August 2018, so we can finally check all of the standings. In August, over 172,400 plug-in cars were sold globally, which […]
Top 5 Most Reliable Electric Cars For 2018
We all know electric cars are more reliable than gas, but which are the most reliable of the electric bunch? You may find it to be the proverbial brave new world if you’re in the market for your first electric vehicle. Though the concept of driving an auto that plugs into a wall socket might […]
BMW & Volkswagen Are #1 And 2 In Plug-In Car Sales In Europe
BMW Group currently sells the most plug-in electric cars in Europe. Nissan, Renault and Tesla sold the most all-electric cars in Europe during the first eight months of the year, according to research by AID analyst Matthias Schmidt (SchmidtMatthias.de). However, if we include plug-in hybrids, there is no competition for BMW Group (BMW & MINI brands) […]
Nissan LEAF Meets Amazon Alexa In Connected-Car Test
Autoweek wonders if the Connected Car age has truly arrived. The publication currently has a long-term 2018 Nissan LEAF. To get the answer to the above question, Autoweek connected the car to Amazon Alexa and gave it a whirl. The short of it is … yes, the Connected Car is “upon us … sort of.” […]
Nissan LEAF Sales In Europe Dip Below 2,500 In August 2018
In August, Nissan sold some 7,000 LEAFs globally. August was one of the slowest months for the new Nissan LEAF in Europe as just 2,480 were sold. That is still almost 5% of total Nissan volume in Europe, but far from the peak of 6,503 in March. The results are not fully understood as on […]
Fleet Of Nissan LEAFs Support Electric Marathon
It’s time for an electric rally through Europe. This year’s Electric Marathon from Tallinn, Estonia to Monte Carlo, Monaco, began on 18th of September, after a prologue in Helsinki, Finland on the 17th. The route for the first time follows the route of the Tallinn-Monte Carlo Rally held in the 1930s and will end on […]
