Matthias SchmidtMay 54 minNorthern Lights – Nordics on track to wave bye to ICEs first?Over 100 different pure electric (BEV) models have entered Europe's most Northern market over the past decade
Matthias SchmidtApr 272 minWest European BEV market powers on despite hurricane headwindsThe W-European new BEV market saw 316,900 new models enter the roads of the 18 markets monitored by the report during Q1 2022, or 12.8% mix
Matthias SchmidtFeb 242 minThe West European electric car market high voltage hangover in January 2022The West European electric car market high voltage hangover in January 2022
Matthias SchmidtFeb 34 minExecutive Summary – Full Year 2021 European Electric Car Study W-European new BEV passenger car registrations reached 1.2M units (11.2% 1,190,741) in 2021.
Matthias SchmidtJan 113 minThe West European 2021 electric car market dataWest European new BEV passenger car registrations reached 1.2M units in 2021 according to provisional Schmidt Automotive Research data
Matthias SchmidtDec 31, 20214 minNovember European Electric Car Market Study Preview – Chip shortage boosts BEV mix to >10% this yearNovember European Electric Car Market Study Preview – Chip shortage boosts BEV mix to over 10% this year
Matthias SchmidtDec 9, 20213 minExclusive: Prophylactic CO2 Chinese medicine for VW Group's EU pool?Key points: Nio, Xpeng, and Geely's Lynk&Co have joined Volkswagen Group's open EU passenger car CO2 pool Duration of open pool:...
Matthias SchmidtDec 8, 20214 minLatest Report Preview – PHEV booster rockets begin separation from BEV payloadEvery fifth (19.2% mix) new vehicle entering the region's roads during the opening 10-months of this year could recharge at a wall box.
Matthias SchmidtDec 6, 20212 minMore than 1 million new zero emission electric cars registered in Europe this yearWestern Europe's new car market, broke through the significant one million new BEV sale landmark with one month of the year still remaining
Matthias SchmidtNov 17, 20213 minChinese BEV electric car market double Western Europe's – 1M units ahead after 10-months While China's new BEV passenger car market approaches 2M, W-Europe at below 1M
Matthias SchmidtNov 15, 20212 minPure electric cars now account for every tenth new model entering West European roads The monthly share of new zero-emission BEV (battery electric vehicle) passenger car registrations on a 12-month annualised basis is now 10%
Matthias SchmidtOct 21, 20212 minZero-emission electric cars creep towards 1-in-10 new car sales in Western Europe The European Electric Car report expects new monthly pure electric car sales to surpass diesels for the first time in December
Matthias SchmidtOct 19, 20213 minExclusive Volvo Cars and Polestar intend to form an open EU CO2 pool for 2021According to exclusive Schmidt Automotive Research Volvo Cars and its all-electric car subsidiary Polestar are set to form an open CO2 pool
Matthias SchmidtOct 8, 20212 minWestern European zero-emission passenger car registrations achieved a new record share in SeptemberA number of reasons impacted the new record in September, namely; the boost from Tesla’s end of quarter volumes, achieving a monthly record
Matthias SchmidtOct 5, 20213 minSemiconductor crisis accelerates the EV transitionIf the chip issue doesn't solve itself soon we could well see the premature demise of high volume, pile 'em high, sell 'em cheap ICE models
Matthias SchmidtSep 23, 20213 minAlmost every fourth new car in Western Europe during August was a plug-in electric carWith pure electric models outnumbering plug-in hybrids for just the second month this year it was partially thanks to early Tesla arrivals
Matthias SchmidtAug 24, 20213 minEuropean Electric Car Report July 2021 highlightsKey points: SUV now 50% share of BEV market Italian new plug-in volumes now larger than Norway's UK plug-in Parc moves ahead of Norway,...
Matthias SchmidtJul 27, 20213 minEuropean Electric Car Report June 2021 highlightsKey points: More Chinese BEVs delivered in June than Japanese BEVs in Europe BEV car market remains on course to achieve >1m new units...
Matthias SchmidtJul 9, 20214 minOne million new electric plug-in cars joined European roads during 2021's first-halfConsisting of BEVs – fully electric passenger cars – and PHEVs – plug-in hybrids – externally rechargeable new passenger car registrations i
Matthias SchmidtJun 30, 20213 minThe route to EU CO2 compliance continues to heavily rely on ICEs... May snapshotNews in brief: New plug-in hybrid volumes remained ahead of pure-EVs during every month this year VW Group top – VW BEVs accounted for...