Tag: PHEVs
BYD Outsells Tesla In Europe In August
August sales figures are in and BYD outsold Tesla in Europe for the second month in a row as the US company continues to struggle.
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BYD Down 21% & PHEVs Down 7% YoY — August 2025 China EV Sales Report
BEVs represented over a third of the total Chinese car market in August. We saw plugins score another million-plus sales in August (in a 2-million-unit overall market, up 5% YoY), but growth has been slowing down, with August showing just an 8% increase over August 2024. Digging deeper into the … [continued]
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Bidirectional Charging, AI, & Semiconductors — Volkswagen’s IAA Announcements
Volkswagen made a series of announcements at the largest auto show in its homeland, and one of the largest in the world, IAA in Munich, Germany. From bidirectional charging to AI to semiconductors, the company was apparently trying to push the envelope and look more interesting and innovative than companies … [continued]
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The Issues with PHEV Usage Reflect the Challenges to BEV Adoption
In reading through recent articles on the PHEV debate, the followup on PHEV reporting, and the range of insightful comments to those articles, one persistent question popped out: if you were to buy a PHEV, why wouldn’t you plug it in? Taking a step back, a PHEV is essentially giving … [continued]
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A Case To Include PHEVs In EV Sales Reports
Yesterday, I wrote about the ongoing debate on whether to include PHEVs (plugin hybrid electric vehicles) in EV (electric vehicle) sales reports, or if we should only focus on BEVs (full battery electric vehicles). It’s been a hotly debated topic for more than a decade. Incidentally, we got a couple … [continued]
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