EV Sales

JANUARY 25, 2021

In December, BEVs ran fast (168.912 units, +223% YoY), but PHEVs are were even faster (+347%, 112,260 units), so in the final 2020 numbers, while plugin hybrids ended below (46% vs 54% share) fully electrics, they recovered a massive 10% share regarding the previous year. Last month Best Seller was the VW ID.3, Something to repeat in 2021?

2020 98

2020 Europe PHEV Plugin 98

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

With the 2016 XC90 ( earlier post ) heading to dealerships across the US, Volvo Cars gave media an opportunity to experience the next generation of its full-size luxury SUV—in both its conventional T6 and plug-in hybrid T8 Drive-E Twin Engine forms—in and around Los Angeles. Mercedes-Benz GLE 550e. Top) 2016 XC90.

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Volvo Plug-in PHEV Engine 150

EV Sales

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

While BEVs were a hot item last month, jumping 81%, to a record 407.000 units, PHEVs were even hooter, shooting 205% in December, allowing them to end the year with 31% of plugin sales, up 5% from the 26% of 2019, giving credit to those that say that PHEVs will still be around for a while. But more on that later.

2020 98

2020 Global Plugin PHEV 98

Push EVs

APRIL 8, 2023

Overall auto volume was 19,366 units, up some 19% YoY, and the highest March sales since at least 2016 (though compensating from a hangover earlier in Q1). Plugless hybrids (HEVs) did better than PHEVs, growing their share from a year ago (6.1% March’s combined plugin result of 91.1% comprised 86.8% full electrics (BEVs), and 4.3%

Norway 131

Norway Auto Sale Plugin 131

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

for 2016, followed by the Model X. Kia had its Soul EV on the market and made its presence known, then added the Niro EV (and PHEV & Hybrid), but now is adding the EV6 crossover. Daimler is the automotive giant that owns Mercedes-Benz and Smart and also was a Tesla stockholder. had Tesla badges on them.

Electric Cars 104

Electric Cars Cars Plug-in Electric 104

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) It is much more than that.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

Definitely worthy of used EV tax credits Here are all the Used EVs that qualify for tax credits As promised, here is the current list of used EVs that qualify for tax credits in the US, per the IRS, separated by all-electric BEVs and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs).

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Tax Credit Tax PHEV 2018 52