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4 Chinese EV Producers with Soaring Overseas EV Sales — CHART

I wrote yesterday about XPENG’s rapid sales growth in 14 overseas markets. Let’s add a few more Chinese EV companies to this analysis. Adding in BYD, Leapmotor, and Zeekr, we can see all of these companies growing rapidly in these overseas markets. For now, we’re looking at sales in the … [continued] The post 4 […]

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Global EV Sales — Plugin Vehicles Reach 28% Share!

There were 1.8 million plugin vehicles registered worldwide in June. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 22% in June 2025 compared to June 2024. There were over 1.8 million registrations. BEVs grew 24% YoY to over 1.1 million units, compared to plugin hybrids growing 18% to around 600,000 units in … [continued] The post Global […]

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Twiggy Forrest’s Billionaire Bubble On Hydrogen’s Risks

Andrew Forrest, aka Twiggy Forrest, Australia’s third-favorite billionaire and inveterate promoter of the delusion of hydrogen for energy, recently provided the perfect example of a new trend: hydrogen climate harm denial. It’s something I’ve been watching grow for perhaps a year, just as I’ve been watching the increasing anger of … [continued] The post Twiggy […]

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XPENG Overseas Sales in 14 Countries Growing 339% in 2025 — CHART

XPENG is now selling in 46 markets around the world. Naturally, the bulk of its sales are in China. However, its sales abroad have been growing rapidly. While we’ve traditionally looked at the brand’s sales and basically thought of them as Chinese sales, we should probably start paying attention to … [continued] The post XPENG […]

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EVs Lead 5 Vehicle Categories in California

As I wrote earlier today, Tesla sales may have dropped a lot, but the brand still stands well above the crowd and carries the California EV market. That said, some other EVs are doing well, especially in their vehicle classes. In fact, there are 8 vehicle classes where electric vehicles … [continued] The post EVs […]

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Tesla Still Stands Alone in California EV Market

As I wrote the other day, California’s EV sales dipped slightly in Q2 year over year, and the big cause of that was Tesla sales crashing by 18.3%. That also means non-Tesla California EV sales rose in Q2, quite a lot actually. Nonetheless, even with these dueling trends, Tesla still … [continued] The post Tesla […]

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EVs Take 24.0% Share In France — Hyundai Inster Arrives

July’s auto sales saw plugin EVs take 24.0% share in France, up from 20.8% in July 2024. BEVs grew share, whilst PHEVs remained flat. Overall auto volume was 116,350 units, down some 8% YoY. The Renault 5 was the best-selling BEV for the month. July’s auto sales totals saw combined … [continued] The post EVs […]

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