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Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! January saw plugin EVs at 23.0% share of the UK auto market, up YoY from 20.0%. Full electric volume increased by 1.21x YoY, and plugin hybrids by 1.31x. January’s overall auto volume was 142,876 units, up 8% YoY. BMW was the UK’s leading BEV brand in January. January’s data recorded combined plugin EVs at 23.0% share, with full electrics (BEVs) taking 14.7%, and plugin hybrids (PHEVs) taking 8.4%. These compare with shares of 20.0% combined, with 13.1% BEV, and 6.9% PHEV, a year…
JAC and Huawei will collaborate to build a luxury smart EV that is expected to hit the market in 2025, the automaker said. (Image credit: CnEVPost) Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group (JAC) said the first model it is jointly building with Chinese tech giant Huawei is expected to hit the market next year. JAC and Huawei have launched a comprehensive strategic partnership to create a luxury smart internet-connected electric vehicle (EV), which is expected to go on sale in 2025, the automaker said in a New Year’s message today. JAC didn’t mention any more plans for the new model, but it…
BMW is launching a wagon version of the all-electric i5—but it’s not coming to the U.S. The BMW i5 Touring, as it’s formally known, launches in Europe this May. Like the i5 sedan, it will be sold alongside internal-combustion BMW 5-Series models. But there are currently no plans to bring any of the 5-Series Touring models to the U.S. market, confirmed BMW of North America spokesperson Jay Hanson to Green Car Reports. European customers, meanwhile, will have the opportunity to sample what BMW calls the first EV of its kind. The electric wagon boasts 20.1 cubic feet of cargo space…
Earlier this week local media reported that Xpeng will launch a sedan codenamed F57 later this year, which will be a notch above the company’s current flagship sedan, the P7 series. (A spy shot of what is allegedly Xpeng’s model codenamed F57 shared by the auto blogger @小志说车.) Following local media reports earlier this week about Xpeng’s (NYSE: XPEV) new sedan, codenamed F57, a supplier press release has revealed when production is expected to begin. BorgWarner has begun production of eMotor rotor and stator for Xpeng, the Michigan-based US auto parts giant said in a press release today. The product…
Tesla’s share of the Chinese BEV market was 10.61 percent in January, down from 12.68 percent in December. Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) retail sales in China fell significantly in January from December, while exports from its Shanghai plant grew as it dedicated more capacity to other markets at the start of the quarter. Tesla China exported 31,566 vehicles in January, one of the top 10 carmakers exporting vehicles from China, according to data released today by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). That’s down 19.49 percent year-on-year, but up 72.17 percent from December. The US electric vehicle (EV) maker has a…
China’s NEV penetration at retail was 32.8 percent in January, down 7.5 percentage points from 40.3 percent in December. China’s passenger NEV (NEV) retail sales in January were 668,000 units, the lowest since July 2023, due to seasonal factors, according to data released today by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). That was up 101.8 percent from a year ago, but down 29.5 percent from December. The figure is slightly lower than the 670,000 units that the CPCA released as a preliminary figure yesterday, and lower than the 800,000-unit estimate it released at the end of last month. Battery electric…
Volvo Cars reported 53,402 global car sales in January, 10% more than a year ago. However, the company’s plug-in car sales noted a slight decline. Last month, Volvo plug-in electric car sales amounted to 19,171 (down 3% year-over-year). The share of rechargeable vehicles amounted to 35.9% (compared to 40.7% a year ago). Get Fully Charged Volvo achieved a record year in 2023 In 2023, Volvo sold globally more than 265,000 plug-in electric cars (up 30% year-over-year), which represents almost 38% of the brand’s total volume. All-electric car sales increased even more, by 70% year-over-year to over 113,000. The main issue…
The Choice Hotels chain plans to add Tesla EV chargers at locations across the U.S. The company, which runs Radisson, Cambria, Comfort, Country Inn & Suites, and Quality Inn hotels, said in a press release Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with Tesla to add four or more of the automaker’s Universal Wall Connector Level 2 chargers at participating locations. Tesla Universal Wall Connector A specific number of hotels wasn’t given (Choice Hotels claims to have over 7,500 hotels nationwide), nor was a rollout timeline, but the company said customers will be able to find hotels with chargers by…
Li Auto delivered a record 131,805 vehicles in the fourth quarter, with the lowest-priced Li L7 contributing 40 percent. Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) announced today that it will report unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2023 on Monday, February 26, before the US stock market opens. Li Auto delivered a record 131,805 vehicles in the fourth quarter, up 184.56 percent year-on-year and up 25.4 percent from the third quarter, according to data compiled by CnEVPost. Its least expensive Li L7 delivered 52,552 vehicles in the fourth quarter, contributing 40 percent. The more expensive Li L8 and…
Einride has announced it is helping world-renowned brewery Heineken electrify its freight operations between the Netherlands and Germany. Heineken put several electric trucks into operation last month as it looks to deploy Einride’s entire ecosystem across its fleet operations in the future. Einride is an eight-year-old commercial EV startup that continues to hit Electrek’s homepage with news of its expansion beyond Sweden where it was founded. During its tenure, the developer of all-electric trucks, fleet management software, and autonomous vehicles has established a New York headquarters and since begun commercial fleet operations in the US with GE Appliances. Across the…