European Electric Car Sales Expected To Ride Out The Storm Before Accelerating. “The BEV mix isn’t expected to see any further inroads until 2025 with the next CO2 cut when we expect a 5.5 percentage point increase over 2022 levels to 20%” The coming economic slowdown will temporarily tame the mighty European electric car sales […]
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European Auto Makers Face Profit Hit, While Industry Seeks China Import Action
European Auto Makers Face Profit Hit, While Industry Seeks China Import Action. “We lowered our global production outlook to zero growth in 2023, despite improving chip supply. Demand destruction no longer seems to be a vague risk, but has started” The European car market is about to fall off a cliff as the recession kicks […]
Electric Car Tests – range claims vs range outcomes
Electric Car Tests – range claims vs range outcomes
Ferrari Shares Advance After Unveiling Its First SUV
Ferrari Shares Advance After Unveiling Its First SUV. “It is (priced) significantly higher than most luxury SUVs currently in the market, as Ferrari continues to prioritize growth through value rather than volume” Ferrari investors couldn’t have been surprised by news the Italian luxury supercar maker finally unveiled its long-awaited first SUV, but the shares nevertheless […]
Europe’s Energy Crisis Threatens To Decimate Disposable Incomes And Car Sales
Europe’s Energy Crisis Threatens To Decimate Disposable Incomes And Car Sales. “We now await political responses – the U.K. looks to a large bailout and energy price cap, France may use a windfall energy tax, and Germany seems clueless” European disposal income could be trashed by a massive increase in the price of domestic energy […]
Battery-Swapping Unlikely To Pose Threat To EV Chargers
Battery-Swapping Unlikely To Pose Threat To EV Chargers. “Fast-chargers will continue to be the dominant way to get power if electric car drivers want to charge quickly away from home” The revival of battery-swapping in China is unlikely to catch on in a big way in America or Europe unless governments force automakers to standardize […]
Battery-Swapping Reincarnation Could Threaten Electric Car Charging Networks
Battery-Swapping Reincarnation Could Threaten Electric Car Charging Networks. “German manufacturers say they see no market for battery swapping. I believe that is not correct. Swapping will bring great benefits in the big cities like London, Paris, Berlin in taxi operations, so it’s coming. China is defining the rules” The $1billion bankruptcy of Better Place seemed […]
Electric Car Tests – range claims vs range outcomes
Electric Car Tests – range claims vs range outcomes.
Aston Martin Triples Loss; Survival Might Require A Takeover
Aston Martin Triples Loss; Survival Might Require A Takeover. “It is difficult to see how it can survive” Troubled luxury sports car maker Aston Martin tripled its losses in the first half of 2022 and investors hoping last month’s £653 million ($744 million) capital raising might end worries about its financial security need to think […]
Mazda Lauches CX-60 SUV With A PHEV, As California Endorses The Concept
Mazda Lauches CX-60 SUV With A PHEV, As California Endorses The Concept. “Are customers willing to pay more for a mainstream brand, especially in Europe, where the premium car market is dominated by Germans” Mazda of Japan led the European launch of its new CX-60 SUV with the plug-in hybrid version. This might have surprised […]