Tag: Volkswagen
Top Selling Electric Vehicles in the World — January 2026
Big Players down, Hot Startups up Plugin vehicle registrations were down 6% year over year (YoY) in January, ending the month close to 1.2 million units. Both BEVs (-4% YoY) and PHEVs (-8%) had sales drops. This is a rare occasion where plugin sales are down in both powertrains, but … [continued]
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Boomtown St. Thomas mayor to Ottawa: Help us build homes, avoid sprawl
Driven by the much-anticipated opening of an electric vehicle battery plant, St. Thomas is looking to increase its housing supply to accommodate the growing city’s rising population. St. Thomas Mayor Joe Preston says there’s an opportunity to build an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 much-needed homes on vacant lots in the city’s downtown core on “brownfield” […]
Carmaker League Table Shows EV Supply Chains Are Becoming Even Cleaner — Thanks To Strong EU Rules
Electric cars already have no tailpipe emissions, but even cleaner EVs — built with low-carbon steel, aluminium and batteries, and in a way that minimises harm to people, communities and the environment — are now within reach, according to a new ranking of the world’s largest carmakers. Crucially, this progress … [continued]
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Volkswagen Reaches 2 Million Electric Vehicle Deliveries
The Volkswagen brand has reached another milestone in its electric vehicle journey. It has just delivered its 2 millionth fully electric vehicle. The milestone vehicle was a Volkswagen ID.3 produced in Volkswagen’s Zwickau factory, and then was delivered today to a customer at the company’s Transparent Factory in Dresden, Germany. … [continued]
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Geely & Xiaomi Shine In China — January EV Sales Report
After the usual December EV record sales peak in China, which coincided with an end-of-incentive sales rush (NEVs are no longer exempt from purchase tax this year), the year started with an expected sales slump, down by 20%, which sounds like a lot, but considering that the overall market was … [continued]
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