tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399793419425111085.post4934417934250358428..comments2024-03-24T15:03:03.162+00:00Comments on EV Sales: Europe February 2020 (Updated)José Ponteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13927229481945352747noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399793419425111085.post-41514695281181583642020-04-07T10:52:40.618+00:002020-04-07T10:52:40.618+00:00@antrik: Danke schon :)@antrik: Danke schon :)José Ponteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13927229481945352747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399793419425111085.post-18274672872945696592020-04-05T15:04:11.530+00:002020-04-05T15:04:11.530+00:00Turns out this was some misleading wording in thei...Turns out this was some misleading wording in their press release: the 20,000 orders are actually not just from Germany... Still pretty impressive, though.antriknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399793419425111085.post-807171357455454022020-04-05T14:47:50.723+00:002020-04-05T14:47:50.723+00:00That should read "elektrische Volkswagen"...That should read "elektrische Volkswagen" (or "elektrischer" in some contexts) -- though personally I think "Volkselektrowagen" is more quirky and funny :-) It also puts more emphasis on it being *the* electric people's car, not just any electric car for the people...<br /><br />(Originally I came up with that label for the ID.3: but for now at least, it seems that the e-Up! is actually more deserving of it...)antriknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399793419425111085.post-54018942627238098042020-04-02T13:08:04.434+00:002020-04-02T13:08:04.434+00:00Pretty sure the data about carbon footprint is val...Pretty sure the data about carbon footprint is valid (and not originating from oil companies): unlike the anti-EV propaganda, I haven't seen anyone dispute it.<br /><br />Similar calculations show that ceramic plates need 500 times more energy to produce than disposable plates. Pretty sure the number is similar for mugs/cups. So while of course nobody should use disposable dishes at home, in situations where disposable ones are *typically* used, breakage alone likely far outweighs any hypothetical savings from reusable ones. (And that doesn't even consider logistics overhead...)<br /><br />I don't remember the exact number for tote bags vs. disposable ones: but it's also shockingly high -- and much longer than *most* people will likely use the same tote bag... (Though there are exceptions of course.)<br /><br />All of these examples show that the problem with single-use plastics is all about littering, not about production.antriknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399793419425111085.post-75166881895630683582020-04-02T13:03:20.064+00:002020-04-02T13:03:20.064+00:00Who would imagine that the E-Up! would become the ...Who would imagine that the E-Up! would become the real " Elektrisch Volks-Wagen" :-)José Ponteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13927229481945352747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399793419425111085.post-83265065270118516292020-04-01T17:03:35.031+00:002020-04-01T17:03:35.031+00:00Plastics ending up in oceans,lakes,rivers and then...Plastics ending up in oceans,lakes,rivers and then being torn into pieces and ending up in the stomach of fishes and humans eating the fishes; now you know the damage. In fact some say that the coronavirus started in Wuhan fish market. <br /><br />With the expected decrease in oil in transport sectors, oil companies are betting on plastics as bigger source of revenue. <br /><br />The fact that paper bags have higher footprint probably is a false news produced by big oil just like they say that EVs are powered by coal.<br /><br />In any case, its better to replace single use plastic bags with reusable tote bags and plastic cups with reusable mugs.<br />famlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399793419425111085.post-68913091656349201502020-04-01T16:02:02.479+00:002020-04-01T16:02:02.479+00:00While these revelations are chilling, I don't ...While these revelations are chilling, I don't think plastics are actually that much of an environmental problem, as long as they end up in landfills. (Paper bags for example actually have a higher carbon footprint than paper bags, according to some sources...) The real problem with plastics is that they tend to end up in rivers and oceans way too often, mostly because many people don't give a shit :-(antriknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399793419425111085.post-92206930565004368362020-04-01T15:47:58.778+00:002020-04-01T15:47:58.778+00:00VW claims they already got 20,000 orders for the e...VW claims they already got 20,000 orders for the e-Up! in Germany alone in the first three months... Don't know how much they will actually produce: but it looks like they might be making good on their promise of "EVs for everyone" -- just not with the much-vaunted ID.3, but rather with the unassuming e-Up!...antriknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399793419425111085.post-60702717385468302452020-03-31T20:04:55.184+00:002020-03-31T20:04:55.184+00:00The USA PEV market WAS an open market…
Sad, but t...The USA PEV market WAS an open market…<br /><br />Sad, but true. José Ponteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13927229481945352747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399793419425111085.post-42848087615540123512020-03-31T19:02:35.294+00:002020-03-31T19:02:35.294+00:00Top-20 positions are evenly shared between 10 for ...Top-20 positions are evenly shared between 10 for BEVs and 10 for PHEVs. But BEVs win with Top-4 and then 7 in Top-10.<br /><br />Europe in 2020-02, Gasoline/Petrol has 54% share (58% previous year), Diesel 31%( 34%), XEV 13% ( 6.6%). Significant progress for XEV while gasoline / diesel are going down.<br />https://insideevs.com/news/406127/february-2020-plugin-car-sales-europe/<br /><br />News about how oil & gas companies made us believe for the last 40 years that all plastics can be recycled when it is not. Avoid plastics wherever possible.<br />https://www.npr.org/2020/03/31/822597631/plastic-wars-three-takeaways-from-the-fight-over-the-future-of-plastics<br />famlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399793419425111085.post-47942843171862238082020-03-31T17:12:40.466+00:002020-03-31T17:12:40.466+00:00Nice to see BEVs gaining 57% despite a big push of...Nice to see BEVs gaining 57% despite a big push of PHEVs. March will not be a good month in Europe, but the recovery from China should help sustain.<br />Seems the info from USA will never be available even though its a open country. What a surprise.famlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399793419425111085.post-2137033904436200282020-03-31T10:21:33.450+00:002020-03-31T10:21:33.450+00:00From the posted data, carmaker standings are:
1st...From the posted data, carmaker standings are:<br /><br />1st Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance with 27710 vehicles<br />2nd Volkswagen Group with 17559 vehicles<br />3rd BMW Group with 14899 vehicles<br />4th Groupe PSA with 10825 vehicles<br />5th Kia-Hyundai with 9508 vehiclesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399793419425111085.post-16293002031347286762020-03-31T09:54:45.382+00:002020-03-31T09:54:45.382+00:00@antrik: Sorry for this, i had forgotten to update...@antrik: Sorry for this, i had forgotten to update the country performances of the Top 5. It's now updated.José Ponteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13927229481945352747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399793419425111085.post-10192853596291183622020-03-31T09:52:34.313+00:002020-03-31T09:52:34.313+00:00i-Pace - "But i still would"...It's ...i-Pace - "But i still would"...It's still one of my favorite EVs.José Ponteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13927229481945352747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399793419425111085.post-14363875402244642612020-03-31T09:51:22.693+00:002020-03-31T09:51:22.693+00:00Taycan - Still in ramp up mode, it had 400 registr...Taycan - Still in ramp up mode, it had 400 registrations in February;<br /><br />Mercedes EQC - Same story, the (slooow) ramp up continues, with 471 units last month;<br /><br />Smart - It seems the VW triplets are stealing customers, because this year, sales still haven't taken off;<br /><br />Ioniq / Soul - They are close to the Top 20;<br /><br />i-Pace - 600 units last month, the competition is stepping up, and Jag's high price is getting harder to justify.José Ponteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13927229481945352747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399793419425111085.post-3861694205844543192020-03-31T08:25:01.625+00:002020-03-31T08:25:01.625+00:00@José the "domestic market" number for t...@José the "domestic market" number for the Zoe is way off: according to your article for France, it was actually more than 3000... (Which is in fact quite a bit more than double last year's number...)antriknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399793419425111085.post-62240491405773705832020-03-31T08:22:30.932+00:002020-03-31T08:22:30.932+00:00Funny that Model 3 making it "only" to s...Funny that Model 3 making it "only" to second spot in Q1 now looks like a very likely possibility, when only a few weeks ago it would have seemed almost unthinkable...<br /><br />I'm still assuming that Tesla shipped enough units to Europe to make it to first place: but it looks like deliveries dipped significantly around mid-March, when the Corona situation got serious; so they will very likely end up with significant undelivered inventory at the end of the quarter -- almost certainly too much to get ahead of the Zoe...<br /><br />Will be interesting to see how this situation keeps playing out over the next months.antriknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399793419425111085.post-41476892141407180092020-03-31T08:15:57.166+00:002020-03-31T08:15:57.166+00:00So I guess we have confirmation now that Renault w...So I guess we have confirmation now that Renault wasn't actually having trouble ramping production of the new Zoe, but rather was hoarding them at the end of last year...antriknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399793419425111085.post-46369812588976122212020-03-31T08:13:49.857+00:002020-03-31T08:13:49.857+00:00Who said city EVs weren't a thing? I did! ;-)
...Who said city EVs weren't a thing? I did! ;-)<br /><br />Well, not exactly: I don't question that there are *some* people willing to buy an EV for the city only -- I'm just convinced it's too narrow a niche to be significant, or profitable. With the larger battery, I'm pretty sure most people buying the new e-Up! are doing so with the expectation that they can occasionally take it on trips outside town without much inconvenience. (Much like i3 etc.)<br /><br />And also I'm still sure that a ~50 kWh variant (preferably with faster charging) -- that will no doubt come in a few years (likely on a new platform) -- will be able to sell much better yet, even if it costs say 2,500 Euro more...antriknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399793419425111085.post-13647644910980239062020-03-31T06:09:11.331+00:002020-03-31T06:09:11.331+00:00What great models did not make the top 20 is perha...What great models did not make the top 20 is perhaps most amazing.<br />Not only those other two triplets sisters. All thre are expected to sell around 20,000 this year. making the 60,000 production capacity for the triplets.<br />Porsche Taycan is missing. Production still ramping or more exports to RotW?<br />Mercedes EQC probably still in production hell.<br />Were are the Smart models?<br />Hyundai Ioniq?<br />Kia Soul?<br />Jaguar I-Pace.<br />I think I can mention another 20 great BEV that belong on this list.<br /> <br />And many others are still waiting for volume production to ramp.Maarten Vinkhuyzennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399793419425111085.post-61633498954329700472020-03-31T00:54:29.947+00:002020-03-31T00:54:29.947+00:00LG factory in Poland did not stop.There is a good ...LG factory in Poland did not stop.There is a good chance that the ms will be more than 10% in the near future.Vladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01882302429397402385noreply@blogger.com