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The Big ICE Meltdown — May’s China EV Sales Report

ICE model sales crash 39% in May High gas prices and a never ending wave of new models has allowed May to reach record EV market share, with plugins reaching a record 63%! However, while record market share was achieved in the past thanks to strong EV sales, this time, ... [continued]

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The Year Electrification Took Over The Philippine International Motor Show (Part 1)

Part 1: The New Establishment The Philippine automotive market has moved beyond asking whether electrification will arrive. At the tenth edition of the Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS), the question was no longer if alternative powertrains would become mainstream, but which technologies, brands, and business models would define the transition. ... [continued]

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BYD Exports Rose 80% Year Over Year In May

I recently covered BYD’s monthly sales — passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles — as I’ve been doing for a long time now. However, there’s a sub-story there that I haven’t been covering that seems important to start tracking in more detail. What I’m talking about, of course, is BYD’s vehicle ... [continued]

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BYD's first purpose-built global plug-in hybrid breaks cover

BYD has lifted the covers off of the new Dolphin G DM-i, a car that essentially becomes its first proper global offering. With it, the auto brand looks to take on the regional players across markets; whether that be Chery and Tata in Asia, Tesla in the States, VW and Toyota in Europe, among others.

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PHEV Sales Continue to Record Phenomenal Growth in South Africa

Plug-in hybrids are the hottest thing in South Africa right now in terms of sales growth. Sales of plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) were up 280% in 2025 compared with sales figures from 2024. naamsa’s quarterly review of business conditions for the South African motor vehicle manufacturing industry during the first quarter ... [continued]

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EVs Take 33.0% Share In France — Tesla Model Y Leads

The first quarter of 2026 saw plugin EVs take 33.0% share in France, up from 22.9% in Q1 2025. BEV share grew strongly year on year (YoY), while PHEV share was flat. Overall Q1 auto volume was 339,478 units, down some 2.5% YoY. The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling ... [continued]

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MG's new flagship electric coupe looks oddly similar to a certain Porsche

This is one of those “I swear I’ve seen that before” moments. MG has officially pulled the covers off its latest and greatest coupe, the 07, and the images are uncanny … resembling the Porsche Taycan in more ways than one.

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Chinese NEV Resale Value Surges 30%, Volume Up 29%

Chinese NEV (BEV and PHEV) resale values are up 30%, with Chinese media noting specific rises for BYD, Nio and Denza brands. Sales volume is also up 29% as more EVs become available on the used market. Used car dealers report scrambling to buy NEVs to resell. Meanwhile used gasoline ... [continued]

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BYD & Tesla Play Tag for Top Spot in Australia in May 2026

May 2026 saw the Tesla Model Y regain the top spot in BEV sales in Australia, after losing it to BYD’s Sealion in April. In fact, the Model Y was Australia’s best-selling vehicle of all powertrains — the first EV to take the gold. In May 2026, 107,000 passenger vehicles ... [continued]

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Top Selling Electric Vehicles in the World — April 2026

BEVs on the way up, PHEVs on the way down Plugin vehicle registrations were up 9% year over year (YoY) in April, ending the month at around 1.6 million units. Interestingly, BEVs (+19% YoY) and PHEVs (-9% YoY) behaved very differently, with pure electrics back to double-digit growth while plugin ... [continued]

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BYD Stops Sales Bleed — Turning Point?

As we’ve reported month after month, BYD sales have been down all year in 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. There are some obvious negative causes, like modest subsidy cuts in China. However, there are actually some strongly positive reasons for it as well. BYD has launched some ... [continued]

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Volvo: Still Focused on 100% Electric Vehicles, Even If World Drags Its Feet

Electric vehicle adoption is much further along than most people a decade ago thought it would be. Perhaps not in the US, where adoption has been quite meh, but globally, in China, in South America, and in Europe, electric vehicle uptake has been quicker than conventional wisdom presumed it would ... [continued]

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Europe EV Sales Report: BEVs Jump 42% and Reach 23% Market Share!

Makings EVs Great Again — EV Share Jumps to 33% in Europe! Thanks to a number of factors (new models, high gas prices, mass arrival of Chinese models, etc.), EVs have picked up again in Europe. Close to 385,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in April, 262,000 of them ... [continued]

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Chile EV Sales Report: 10% Market Share Reached in April Thanks to 247% Growth!

The wealthiest country in the region, Chile is known for being ahead of the curve in adopting most new technologies in Latin America. In particular, this is visible in the country having the highest per-capita deployment of solar in the region by quite a margin. Unsurprisingly, Chile was also the ... [continued]

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China Sold More Plugin Vehicles in 2025 Than the USA Bought Vehicles of All Types!

I read through hundreds if not thousands of comments every week, and sometimes our highly intelligent, tremendously informed readers share information that really makes my eyes pop. Once in a while, something is shared that I really can’t believe I didn’t see or realize earlier. I just had one of ... [continued]

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Pro-Net: Proton e.MAS localisation goes beyond CKD assembly

Pro-Net, the New Energy Vehicle (NEV) subsidiary of Proton, recently revealed that over RM40 million has been invested to localise the digital infrastructure for Proton e.MAS models. The majority of the investments went into establishing the vehicle connectivity platform and cloud services. This includes deployments at TM data centres in order to ensure that vehicle […]

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Geely EV Sales Down In April, But Zeekr Poppin’

Geely is that giant Chinese automaker that owns so many brands it’s easy to forget some of them. The company still sells a mixture of gas-powered vehicles and electric ones, which makes tracking its progress a bit wonky. Nonetheless, we have some numbers from Geely for April and the company’s ... [continued]

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Ford Could Sell Spanish Factory Space To Geely To Build EVs

The trend continues — another Chinese automaker finds factory space in Europe to build electric cars there. Ford is reportedly on the verge of selling factory space in Spain to Chinese automotive giant Geely. This would be the first place in Europe where Geely would build cars. The factory space ... [continued]

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Consumer Reports’ List of 5 Least Reliable Midsize SUVs Includes 0 EVs

Consumer Reports has revealed the five (5) least reliable midsize SUVs in the United States. Interestingly, shockingly … well, completely unsurprisingly actually, there are no electric vehicles on the list. The five most unreliable midsize SUVs are the following: Jeep Grand Cherokee (29/100 reliability rating) Mazda CX-70 (32/100 reliability rating) ... [continued]

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