News from Inside EVs blog.
It’s better than one would expect
Despite the collapse of premium electric car sales in January (because higher taxes), the overall plug-in electric car sales in the Netherlands doubled.
EV Sales Blog reports 3,271 sales at 6.9% market share, thanks to strong results from moderately priced BEVs. Sucha result is pretty encouraging …read more
15 trademarks filed for new EVs.
On December 19, 2018, GAC New Energy Automobile Co.,Ltd (GAC NE) applied for 15 trademarks starting with “AION”, a new energy vehicle (NEV) product series of the automaker, according to the record from China’s Trademark Office of National Intellectual Property Administration.
Germany missed the previous record from March by less than 50
The year 2019 began in Germany with 6,767 new passenger plug-in electric car registrations, which is 20% more than a year ago. The market share increased to over 2.5% (new record).
All the growth comes from all-electric cars, as plug-in hybrids …read more
The battery-powered Kia Niro EV comes with more than a few advantages.
Whatever you may think about Kia, the South Korean carmaker has made strides in both improving quality and the appeal of vehicles. The carmaker is also embracing the electric revolution with open arms, signified by several rather appealing models …read more
Not a drag race this time.
Here we feature a different type of versus.
It’s the Tesla Model 3 versus a…snow drift on an otherwise pretty clear two-lane highway.
More Model 3 Winter Driving
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USPS could purchase thousands of EVs, but will they?
The United States Postal Service (USPS) starts a new pilot EV project in which it will test seven all-electric step vans, supplied by Motiv Power Systems. The first one was already delivered and now serves routes in Fresno.
Motiv Power Systems builds its …read more
January didn’t bring much growth
BMW Group‘s plug-in electric car sales in January amounted to just 7,234, which is the lowest result in the past 12 months, at the lowest growth rate in several years of just 1.4% year-over-year.
According to the German manufacturer, the reason for that is model changeovers – …read more
Councils across the country will install around 350 new charging points to support electric taxi uptake.
The government has set aside £6 million for 17 councils to install electric car charging points that will support the uptake of electric taxis.
Read morePolestar 2 – if you want to buy one, they will honor/take cash sales
The first all-electric Polestar – the Polestar 2 – is soon to be unveiled. The world online premiere is scheduled for Wednesday 27 February. One week later, it will be presented live at the Geneva Motor Show.
The …read more
How about “Honda e Civic”?
Honda has recently filed trademark applications (in Switzerland and the European Union) for the name Honda e, in a category reserved for vehicles, according to HybridCars.com.
The new name Honda e suggests that the Japanese manufacturer is preparing a new electric sub-brand or at least it will …read more