I recently reported to CleanTechnica readers about the surge in EV sales in Australia. It appears the same thing is happening in New Zealand, with second-hand and demo EVs being snapped up and car yards emptying out. Here is one revealing photo: Car yards are advertising for second-hand stock. Thanks ... [continued]

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Malaysian national carmaker Proton achieved its highest quarterly sales volume since 2004 by delivering 49,140 units in the first three months of the year. This meant 40.1 percent year-on-year growth, a feat made more impressive by the fact that the broader Malaysian automotive market actually contracted by 4.9 percent during ... [continued]

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The Isle of Wight is where Charles Dickens wrote some of David Copperfield, a novel that may have been his most autobiographical. The opening could also serve as a meaningful observation and guidance for our own times: “WHETHER I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, ... [continued]

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In the last six months or so, there have been a number of news articles about Illinois EV charger expansion: 10 in Decatur 40 fast chargers near Chicago. 40 in Springfield A new hub of fast chargers Here comes another 72 public fast charger ports for the same state. The ... [continued]

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Within the first month of release, the Nissan Serena e-POWER recorded over 1,300 bookings and around 250 deliveries nationwide, indicating solid initial demand for a midsized MPV in this price range. April deliveries are now approaching 1,000 units. Nissan assembler and distributor Edaran Tan Chong Motor introduced the sixth-generation version ... [continued]

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In response to rising petrol and diesel costs and the uncertainty of where they will peak, March has seen a surge in Electric Vehicle sales across Australia and New Zealand. Reports of rapidly increasing search numbers — doubling each week — according to reports in the main stream media led ... [continued]

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VinFast sold 3,520 electric vehicles in a single day in Vietnam — an operational benchmark that matters less for its volume than for what it reveals. This was not a sales spike. It was a systems test. Production, logistics, and delivery aligned at scale, without visible friction. For a relatively ... [continued]

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At the New York Auto Show on Wednesday, Hyundai announced a strategic departure on its vehicles. CEO José Muñoz announced that they are adding focus to the US market, which is Hyundai’s largest market. They are investing $26 billion in the US and building a steel plant, while planning for ... [continued]

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Seen through an Easter lens, the car dealership model looks a bit like the medieval Catholic church. It sat between ordinary people and the sacred object, translated doctrine, administered rituals, collected its dues, and reminded everyone that salvation could not be obtained directly. In the internal combustion car era, that ... [continued]

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Last night, I wrote about how Ford and Nissan EV sales collapsed in the US in 2025. Tesla sales also weren’t good, and the overall US EV market is clearly down following the ending if the $7,500 US EV tax credit. So, I was quite surprised to see that the ... [continued]

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Plugin vehicle registrations were down 11% year over year (YoY) in February, ending the month close to 1.1 million units. Both BEVs (-8% YoY) and PHEVs (-16% YoY) had sales drops. This is the worst drop since the COVID-19 era, but there is one easy explanation for this — incentives. ... [continued]

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BEVs reach 20% market share! EVs are picking up in Europe, with some 295,000 plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in February, 196,000 of them being BEVs. Overall, plugin vehicles were up 22% YoY. The overall market also had a positive month in February, rising 2% YoY to one million ... [continued]

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Continuing the trend for the US EV market, Nissan’s EV sales almost completely collapsed in the first quarter year over year. The Nissan LEAF, which should be selling like hotcakes given how much value for money it now offers, achieved only 668 US sales last quarter, down 71.2% from the ... [continued]

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Unsurprisingly, given what we’ve seen from the company in recent months, Ford’s EV business took a big hit in the first quarter year over year in the United States. The company’s best selling electric vehicle, the Mustang Mach-E, is still a great buy — but it’s harder getting consumers to ... [continued]

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On Wednesday, April 1, the 22nd World Car Awards announced the winners for 2026. EVs swept every category. Every year, a panel of journalists from around the world votes on finalists and winners in each category. While the test drives happen in California in the fall, the vehicles come from around ... [continued]

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Let’s start with the hard numbers on this one. The Q1 2026 delivery numbers are officially out, and Tesla managed to deliver 358,023 vehicles. If you’re keeping track at home, that’s a pretty rough drop compared to the 386,810 cars they moved back in Q1 of 2024. Zach already put ... [continued]

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Though there is much interest in the electric vehicles used for personal transportation, it just may be large fleet vehicles electrifying that signals the beginning of the end for gas and diesel. Fleet vehicles typically are driven far more miles and put through more demanding use situations. Additionally, electric motors ... [continued]

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Rivian ended up delivering 10,365 vehicles to customers in the first quarter of 2026. That was around 700 units above Wall Street estimates (9,678 according to Visible Alpha). Still, naturally, 10,365 vehicle sales in one quarter is very niche. For comparison, in a very down month for Tesla, one of ... [continued]

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IONIQ 6 N named 2026 World Performance Car, marking the second time in three years that Hyundai’s N brand has secured the award after IONIQ 5 N in 2024 This marks the fifth consecutive year Hyundai Motor has been honored at the World Car Awards Hyundai Motor Company has achieved ... [continued]

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Yet again, BYD didn’t have a great month last month when it comes to passenger vehicle sales. Perhaps that’s because consumers were waiting for the latest and greatest BYD products and thus held off on buying new vehicles for another month or so. Or perhaps it’s just not a good ... [continued]

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