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Tesla Model 3 tops September European car sales as new car registrations fell by 25%

2021-10-25 / Robert Vinet

Tesla Model 3

Jato Dynamics reports that September was another significant month for Europe’s automotive industry, as new car registrations fell by 25% to just 964,800 units.

Felipe Munoz, Global Analyst at JATO Dynamics, said, “Dealers continue to face issues with the availability of new cars due to the chip shortage. As a result, unwilling to wait more than a year for a new car, many consumers have turned to the used car market.”

Munoz continued, “The growing popularity of EVs is encouraging, but sales are not yet strong enough to offset the big declines seen across other segments.”

The bumpy road to India’s electric vehicle dreams

2021-10-25 / Robert Vinet

Aparna Alluri and Vikas Pandey, BBC »

But it’s only a glimmer. Electric vehicle sales – 121,900 this financial year – account for only 1.66% of India‘s 20 million automobile sales, according to the Delhi-based think tank Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW).

Some electric vehicle firms, especially makers of two-wheelers, are betting big, but the demand is lukewarm for cars and commercial vehicles like lorries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is trying to change that with a $3.5bn (£2.5bn) scheme to boost manufacturing.

Meanwhile, the CEO of Mahindra Group expects 50% of vehicles sold by 2030 to be electric » CNBC

Guinness World Record set in Saint-Hyacinthe for the largest parade of electric cars

2021-10-25 / Robert Vinet

The Guinness World Record lists the largest parade of electric cars to be 402 and was achieved by in Silkeborg, Denmark, on September 11, 2016.

However, on Sunday October 24, 733 electric cars paraded in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, in an attempt to set a new Guinness record.

The record is for pure electric cars, and excludes electric trucks, buses, scooters, and hybrid vehicles.

The record attempt is being submitted to Guinness for verification and certification.

National Electric Vehicle Week is observed in Canada and the USA beginning today, Monday, October 25 and ends on Saturday, October 30 with various events promoting EV adoption.

Nearly one in five vehicles sold in the EU in Q3 2021 was electrified

2021-10-22 / Robert Vinet

Nick Carey, Reuters »

Battery electric and plug-in hybrid model sales across the European Union made up just under 19% of all sales.

Battery electric vehicle sales jumped nearly 57% to more than 212,000 units, while plug-in hybrid models rose nearly 43% to more than 197,000 units.

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But it compares with a 35% drop in sales for petrol cars – which still are the biggest sellers and account for nearly 40% of overall sales – and a more than 50% drop for diesel cars during the quarter.

Also » European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA)

The above is in line with other reports this week »

Reuters »

The head of Stellantis NV’s Peugeot brand said on Tuesday that during the first eight months of 2021 nearly 20% of the vehicles it sold in Europe were electrified.

Speaking at the Reuters Events Automotive Summit, Peugeot CEO Linda Jackson said that almost one fifth of sales in Europe were either fully electric or plug-in hybrids.

Also » Euronews