Monthly Archive: March 2023

France’s Plugin EVs Hit 24% In February, Dacia Spring Still Boss

France’s plugin electric vehicle share reached 23.8% in February, up from 20.1% year on year. Full electrics grew share, whilst plugin hybrids remained static. Overall auto volume was 126,237 units, up over 9% YoY. The Dacia Spring was once again the best selling full electric. February’s combined plugin result of 23.8% comprised 15.5% full electrics […]

Women Working For A Clean, Sustainable Future

As Women’s History Month kicks off, meet some of the RMI women who are working for a clean, sustainable future. RMI is made up of more than 600 passionate, committed, climate change experts — 57 percent of whom identify as female. March is Women’s History Month, when we celebrate women’s contributions to society. Meet some […]

BEVs Outsell Hybrids In Australian EV Market In February

Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) hit almost 7% of the Australian light vehicle market in February. That is over double the total from February 2022 and a slight increase from January 2023. If we add the 454 plugin hybrids (PHEVs) sold in February, the penetration rate of plugin vehicles rises to 7.2%. Tesla continues to dominate […]

Scout Chooses South Carolina For New Factory

Scout Motors is an independent US company backed by Volkswagen Group whose board of directors includes Dr. Gernot Doellner, the head of group strategy at Volkswagen AG, and Peter Bosch, the member of the Bentley Motors board responsible for manufacturing. Its CEO is Scott Keogh, formerly head of Volkswagen of America. In a press release […]