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Polestar Has Record Sales in 1st Half of Year, But Facing Big Challenge

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Polestar has just announced some great news — it had a record 30,423 sales in the first half of 2026. The company achieved 17,296 sales in the second quarter, following 13,127 sales in the first quarter. “Delivering record sales in the first half of the year, despite regulatory and market … [continued]

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The Best of the New York Auto Show Was New York Itself

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The New York Auto Show comes to a close this weekend. There were both encouraging and discouraging developments for vehicle electrification. However, while I expected innovative technology from automakers, the most encouraging presence was from the city and state of New York. Overall, automaker launches were not as exciting this … [continued]

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Plugin Vehicles Achieve 19% Penetration in Australian Auto Market in February

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Our February update on EV sales shows: Australian plugin penetration grew from 16% in January 2026 to about 19% in February. That is a sales total of 11,100 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and 5,854 plugin hybrid EVs (PHEVs). Almost 17,000 Australian motorists joined the electric vehicle ecosystem, a significant increase … [continued]

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Sweden’s EVs at 63.2% Share in 2025 — Volvo EX40 Best Seller

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December saw plugin EVs take 68.6% share in Sweden, up from 62.8% in December 2024. BEV share grew marginally year on year (YoY), while PHEV share increased. Full year 2025 saw EVs at 63.2% share, up from 58.4% YoY, with two thirds of the gain coming from PHEVs. Overall December … [continued]

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