Chinese 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
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Matthias Schmidt
- Nov 15, 2021
- 2 min
Pure 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 Schmidt
- Oct 21, 2021
- 2 min
Zero-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 Schmidt
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
Exclusive Volvo Cars and Polestar intend to form an open EU CO2 pool for 2021
According to exclusive Schmidt Automotive Research Volvo Cars and its all-electric car subsidiary Polestar are set to form an open CO2 pool
Matthias Schmidt
- Oct 8, 2021
- 2 min
Western European zero-emission passenger car registrations achieved a new record share in September
A number of reasons impacted the new record in September, namely; the boost from Tesla’s end of quarter volumes, achieving a monthly record
Matthias Schmidt
- Oct 5, 2021
- 3 min
Semiconductor crisis accelerates the EV transition
If 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 Schmidt
- Sep 23, 2021
- 3 min
Almost every fourth new car in Western Europe during August was a plug-in electric car
With pure electric models outnumbering plug-in hybrids for just the second month this year it was partially thanks to early Tesla arrivals
Matthias Schmidt
- Aug 24, 2021
- 3 min
European Electric Car Report July 2021 highlights
Key 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 Schmidt
- Jul 27, 2021
- 3 min
European Electric Car Report June 2021 highlights
Key points: More Chinese BEVs delivered in June than Japanese BEVs in Europe BEV car market remains on course to achieve >1m new units...
Matthias Schmidt
- Jul 9, 2021
- 4 min
One million new electric plug-in cars joined European roads during 2021's first-half
Consisting of BEVs – fully electric passenger cars – and PHEVs – plug-in hybrids – externally rechargeable new passenger car registrations i
Matthias Schmidt
- Jun 30, 2021
- 3 min
The route to EU CO2 compliance continues to heavily rely on ICEs... May snapshot
News in brief: New plug-in hybrid volumes remained ahead of pure-EVs during every month this year VW Group top – VW BEVs accounted for...
Matthias Schmidt
- Jun 9, 2021
- 3 min
West European new electric car market outpaces pre-pandemic full-year 2019 level after just 5-months
After just 5-months this year the number of new pure-electric passenger cars entering West European roads outpaced pre-pandemic full-year...
Matthias Schmidt
- Jun 2, 2021
- 2 min
SUV/Crossover heavy-rollers begin to dominate the European electric car market – Exclusive research
SUV/Crossovers accounted for over 40 per cent mix of all new pure electric cars entering West European roads in April, while accounting...
Matthias Schmidt
- Jun 1, 2021
- 3 min
April 2021 West European Electric Car Market – Report
SUV/Crossovers increasingly dominating Europe's electric car market The German car industry is slowly but surely releasing the intended...
Matthias Schmidt
- May 18, 2021
- 1 min
Comment: Lamborghini's EV switch – Not so much electric exotica, but more Brussels bureaucracy
Lamborghini is the latest in a host of either small-volume, or niche passenger car manufacturers announcing either a total leap (Jaguar,...
Matthias Schmidt
- May 17, 2021
- 2 min
Every fifth car manufactured in Germany is now an EV
With Germany being the powerhouse of the European motor industry, manufacturing every third car in the region, or twice the volume of the...
Matthias Schmidt
- Apr 30, 2021
- 3 min
Q1 2021 West European Electric Car Market – Report
OEMs increasingly relying on generous Germans to push EVs Thanks to both generous plug-in purchase incentives in Germany – driving the...
Matthias Schmidt
- Apr 9, 2021
- 2 min
March/Q1 2021 West European Electric Car Market – PHEVs remain the elephant in the room
Despite failing to achieve a second consecutive over half a million new (PHEV/BEV) plug-in electric car registrations in a single...
Matthias Schmidt
- Mar 17, 2021
- 3 min
February 2021 West European Electric Car Market – Report
Wind of Change – A growing number of OEMs appear content with likely stricter EU CO2 fleet targets February marked a perhaps historical...
Matthias Schmidt
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
January 2021 Europe electric car market round-up
While China has just begun the year of the Ox, judging from January numbers, the European car market may well be celebrating the year of...
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