Who Are EV Early Adopters?
In our third article pulled from Electric Cars: What Early Adopters & First Followers Want — a new report from CleanTechnica, EV Obsession, and GAS2 — I’m jumping into who the respondents of the...
View ArticleNorway May Cut Some EV Incentives
Originally published on GAS2. Norway leads the world when it comes to EV incentives. That may be why sales of electric and plug-in hybrid cars have surged in the country recently. For one thing, cars...
View ArticleNorway Saw 71% Growth In EV Sales In 2015
The electric vehicle market in Norway grew around 71% in 2015 as compared to 2014 — with deliveries for the year totaling ~34,300 for the year; as compared to ~20,100 in 2014. The new figures come from...
View ArticleNearly 200,000 EVs Delivered In Europe During 2015
Nearly 200,000 electric vehicles (all-electrics + plug-in hybrids) were delivered to buyers in Europe during 2015 — roughly double the figure for 2014 — according to EV-Volumes, an EV sales database...
View Article7 Cool Electric Vehicle Charts From POD Point
As noted in this article, I recently interviewed the CEO and founder of POD Point, Erik Fairbairn. POD Point is the top supplier of EV charging equipment in the UK, so it has quite a bit of useful data...
View ArticleNorwegian Electric Vehicle Sales For March 2016
Electric vehicle sales figures for March 2016 in Norway recently became available, confirming much of what was expected. Sales rose to total 4,684 units during the month — representing a roughly 24%...
View ArticleLi-Ion Batteries That Charge In Under 1 Second (Not Supercapacitors)...
Originally published on Gas2. Scientists and researchers around the world are working on improved battery technology that will facilitate the transition away from fossil fuels to electric vehicles....
View ArticleMore Than 100,000 Plug-In Electric Vehicles Now Registered In Norway
Originally published on CleanTechnica. There have now been more than 100,000 plug-in electric vehicles registered in the Northern European country of Norway, the world’s leader in EV sales per capita....
View ArticleInteresting Elon Musk Quotes From Norway
Originally published on CleanTechnica. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently gave an interview to Christina Bu of the Norwegian EV Association, while in the Northern European country for a government...
View Article15 Interesting Europe Electric Car Charts
The European Alternative Fuels Observatory recently reached out to let me know about the fascinating electric car data it aggregates and organizes for the European market. Its website is a treasure...
View ArticleNorway On Verge Of Targeting 100% Electric Cars By 2025, Alongside Austria,...
Edit: From some Norwegians, we hear that the reports from the newspaper Elon tweeted have the story wrong. The story, according to other sources, is that Norway will just implement a goal of 100%...
View ArticleElectric Cars = 29% Of Car Sales In Norway
Plug-in hybrids appear to be gaining significant market share in Norway, possibly at the expense of all-electric vehicles, going by the May 2016 sales figures recently compiled by the EV Sales blog....
View ArticleElectric Vehicle Highlights From Cleantech Revolution Tour Conference
Originally published on CleanTechnica. The initial Cleantech Revolution Tour conference that we held in Berlin was a lot of fun, and the presentations were packed with interesting facts, figures,...
View ArticleNorway EV & PHEV Driver Findings, Galore!
A recent survey of 8,000 different vehicle owners in Norway, conducted by the country’s Institute of Transport Economics, has revealed some interesting new data points — including the fact that...
View ArticleNorway Electric Car Sales — July 2016
Update #2: There were discrepancies in data sources and we corrected the article to indicate a different EV market share (for July & for the year through July). Estimates for electric vehicle sales...
View Article500,000 Electric Cars Now On European Roads (Charts)
A total of 91,300 plug-in electric vehicles were sold in Europe through the first 6 months of 2016, making for a 21% year-on-year increase (as compared to the same time period in 2015), according to...
View ArticleTesla Model X With Falcon-Wing Doors Left Open Draws A Crowd (Video)
The Tesla Model X is a rather flashy car, even for a Tesla, mostly owing to the eye-catching falcon-wing doors — which are pretty much like absolutely nothing else on the market right now. I’m sure...
View Article15 Interesting Europe Electric Car Charts
The European Alternative Fuels Observatory recently reached out to let me know about the fascinating electric car data it aggregates and organizes for the European market. Its website is a treasure...
View ArticleNorway On Verge Of Targeting 100% Electric Cars By 2025, Alongside Austria,...
Edit: From some Norwegians, we hear that the reports from the newspaper Elon tweeted have the story wrong. The story, according to other sources, is that Norway will just implement a goal of 100%...
View ArticleElectric Cars = 29% Of Car Sales In Norway
Plug-in hybrids appear to be gaining significant market share in Norway, possibly at the expense of all-electric vehicles, going by the May 2016 sales figures recently compiled by the EV Sales blog....
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