Can Small EVs Rescue Europe’s Push For Electric Dominance? “the missing mass-market EV may be less about persuading people to want an electric car and more about giving them an electric car that makes economic sense” Europe will have a hard time selling enough electric cars to reach the European Union’s mandate of a market […]
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EU 2035 Monopoly EV Plan Needs Mass Market
EU 2035 Monopoly EV Plan Needs Mass Market. “Europe can certainly build electric cars. The bigger challenge is building seriously affordable ones” If only the European Union could have read the final chapter first, it might have realized its aim to force a new electric vehicle monopoly on its unwilling citizens required small EVs to […]
Greens Protest U.K. EV Rule Dilution; Industry Breathes Easier
Greens Protest U.K. EV Rule Dilution; Industry Breathes Easier. “If the EV charging firms are really basing investment decisions on an 80% EV take up by 2030 then their business planning has gone badly wrong. They know really it will be way less than this,” Cries for mercy by Britain’s automotive industry from what it […]
Europe’s EVs Need To Be Small And Cheap For Mass Market
Europe’s EVs Need To Be Small And Cheap For Mass Market “Their discontinuation has left a vacuum” Europe’s EV sales surge was driven by government subsidies, tax breaks and affluent, early adopters, with a little bit of help from high prices at the gasoline and diesel pumps. The next battle is for the mass market […]
German EV Subsidies Begin And China Could Be A Big Winner
German EV Subsidies Begin And China Could Be A Big Winner. “the Chinese could also take a meaningful share” Germany’s electric vehicle subsidy program started today with up to $7,000 available to buy an EV or plug-in hybrid. The big winner will be China, although the locals will now be able to lease a small, […]
EV Sales Jump With Oil Prices, But Long-Term Impact Unlikely
EV Sales Jump With Oil Prices, But Long-Term Impact Unlikely “More favorable economics for EVs on higher pump prices will support for adoption, but not a watershed” Electric vehicle afficionados are lauding the increase in sales likely because of the Iran war-induced increases in oil and natural gas prices, but this increased demand is likely […]
U.K.’s EV Push Distorts Markets; Casualties Won’t Be Chinese
U.K.’s EV Push Distorts Markets; Casualties Won’t Be Chinese. “It should be scrapped and preferably replaced by nothing at all” Electric vehicles must reach 80% of the U.K. new car market by 2030. As EV sales advance, this government quota is unsettling the market and causing financial strain on car dealers and manufacturers as Chinese […]
Despite $50 Billion Losses, Battery Progress Points To EV Gains
Despite $50 Billion Losses, Battery Progress Points To EV Gains. “EV sales are set to reaccelerate medium-term” Traditional automakers have taken a massive financial hit because of failed electric vehicle plans, suggesting the EV revolution has stalled. But a report from leading investment bank UBS suggests the reverse in Europe, because of battery technology cost, […]
Big German Subsidies Will Help EV Sales In Europe, China Slows
Big German Subsidies Will Help EV Sales In Europe, China Slows. “We also see a more aggressive Tesla, bringing more competitive pricing from 2026, to prevent further volume deterioration” Electric vehicle sales in Europe will carry on their steady growth in 2026, boosted by big subsidies in Germany, Europe’s largest market, while the threat from […]
Will Tiny Cars Rescue Europe’s Ambitious Electric Vehicle Plan?
Will Tiny Cars Rescue Europe’s Ambitious Electric Vehicle Plan? “Europe is the land of small cars, and they are one of the European car industry’s strengths” The European Union’s plans to make the new car market an electric vehicle monopoly by 2035 look like failing but a change of direction is imminent, tiny is the […]