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50% Rise in Volkswagen Electric Vehicle Orders in Europe in 2026
There’s been so much focus on Volkswagen’s drastic plans to close factories and lay off employees, and rightfully so, but that overshadowed some actually pretty cool, uplifting news from the company. In a company report on its first-half-of-year sales, the group’s 4.1 million sales were not a bright spot overall … [continued]
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Volkswagen Group Still Heavily Highlights EVs in Global Quarterly Report
While other legacy automakers have shied away from talking about electric vehicles in their PR lately, Volkswagen Group is still giving them a strong focus. In the company’s global quarterly report published this week, it seemed that they accounted for half the text. Here are the highlights. The opening quote … [continued]
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CUPRA Tavascan EV Exempted from EU Tariffs on Chinese EVs
The European Union’s policies and rationale slapping tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs) may be a bit better than the USA’s, but they are also quite dubious. One interesting thing the EU is doing now is allowing exemptions for EVs produced in China for European brands. Why should they get exemptions? … [continued]
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The Long Tail of BEV Sales in Australia
CleanTechnica recently published an update on plug-in car sales in Australia for October 2025. It was mainly focussed on the top sellers. One of our readers pointed out: “It looks like the list has a long tail.” And asked the question: “How many models are selling more than 50?” Thank … [continued]
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EVs Take 65.7% Share In Sweden — Slowing Transition
October saw plugin EVs take 65.7% share in Sweden, up from 62.2% year-on-year. BEV share grew marginally YoY, while PHEV share increased. Overall auto volume was 24,078 units, down 4% YoY. The Volvo EX40 was the best-selling BEV in October. October’s auto sales saw combined plugin EVs take 65.7% share … [continued]
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