International Energy Agency says 17m vehicles will be sold this year, up more than 20% compared with 2023Electric and plug-in hybrid car sales will jump to a new global record in 2024 despite slowing growth in some markets, according to forecasts from the influential International Energy Agency (IEA).The Paris-based forecaster said that 17m battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles will be sold in 2024, up more than 20% compared with 2023. Continue reading
More than 1 in 5 cars sold globally this year is expected to be electric,
In the first quarter of 2024, the two biggest manufacturers of electronic vehicles, Tesla and its Chinese rival BYD reports dramatic sales drops compared against the same time last year.
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Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden revealed that a top-level review is under way into whether hostile states could use the vehicles (EVs) as intelligence-gathering devices.
The Toyota Highlander midsize SUV could go all-electric, while the Grand Highlander would continue with internal-combustion engines, according to a new report from CarBuzz. This is part of a strategy to replace the alphanumeric naming scheme used by the Toyota bZ4X—currently the only EV in Toyota's U.S. lineup—for more conventional
Edmunds explains how partial zero emission vehicles may help put more zero emissions vehicles on the road.
Electric cars have not become better or cheaper fast enough, and without rapid improvements the market will run out of road, says Paul Ormerod This week I got rid of my electric car. As a car, it was a pleasure to drive. I also enjoyed the fact that it disconcerted at least some of my []
Barcelona, April 22 (Prensa Latina) Spain and China are preparing to produce 150 thousand vehicles, mainly electric, after an agreement signed today in Barcelona by Chery and Ebro-Ev Motors. The post Spain and China: electric cars in Barcelona first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Electric cars are a key part of Europe’s green transition plans but the road ahead remains littered with obstacles with 10 years to go before a crucial milestone. Despite the fact that the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned in the European Union as of 2035, sales of plug-in “zero emission” […]
Electric cars are a key part of Europe's green transition plans but the road ahead remains littered with obstacles with 10 years to go before a crucial milestone.Despite the fact that the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned in the European Union as of 2035, sales of plug-in zero emission vehicles have stalled in the region in recent months.The market share for electric cars has shrunk from 14.16 percent last year to 12 percent or less since the start of this year, a drop...
Global electric vehicle sales are set to rise by more than a fifth to reach 17 million this year, powered by drivers in China, according to the International Energy Agency. In a report Tuesday, the IEA projected that “surging demand” for EVs over the next decade was set “to remake the global auto industry and significantly reduce oil consumption for road transport.” It expects half of all cars sold globally to be electric by 2035, up from more than one in five this year, provided charging...