Posts Tagged: EV Sales
July 4, 2017
ChargeTO Report: How Utilities could reduce EV peak load by over 50%
A problem has surfaced with electric vehicles (EVs): The average electricity usage of a home in Ontario, Canada is 25 kilowatt hours (kWh) a day, but EVs, like the new Tesla Models S and X, have batteries that can store up to 100 kWh, or about four days’ worth of electricity. How, then, would the electrical grid handle thousands of vehicles charging at once?[…]
June 28, 2017
The 10 Best US Cities to Own an Electric Vehicle in 2017
In the past three years alone, cities have been elbowing each other for the top spots, with the newest #1 (San Jose) winning with infrastructure. The following are the 10 current best cities to be an EV owner based on finance, convenience, and total adoption.
May 25, 2017
Electric Vehicle Sales in Canada: Q1 2017
Electric vehicle sales continued their upward trend through the first quarter of the new year. Passing another milestone in January of 2017 of over 30,000 EVs (BEV and PHEV combined) now on the road in Canada. By the end of March 2017, the total was 32,482 EVs (16,578 BEVs and 15,904 PHEVs). The first two months of 2017 were predictably slow for new EV[…]
February 8, 2017
Electric Vehicle Sales in Canada: 2016 Final Update
Canadian electric vehicle sales were strong in 2016, posting a record-setting total of 11,000 vehicles sold last year. That’s up 56% from the 2015 total of just over 7,000. The total number of EVs in Canada is just shy of the 30,000 mark. [Tweet “Electric Vehicle Sales in Canada: 2016 Final Update”] Provincial Breakdown Quebec continues to be the provincial powerhouse, accounting for nearly[…]
January 31, 2017
What Electric Vehicle Sales Say About the Marketplace in 2017
The 2016 plug-in electric vehicle sales results told a clear story. Overall, the segment’s 159,333 sales soared past the previous yearly high by nearly 40%. In December, automakers set a new monthly record for plug-ins with over 24,500 units sold. Market share also peaked in 2016’s final month with EVs taking almost 1.5% of the industry’s considerable volume. Even with all the good news,[…]
January 19, 2017
Electric Vehicle Sales in the United States: 2016 Final Update
The final numbers are in. After what was widely considered a disappointing year for EV sales in 2015 (down about 6%) – 2016 was the year of the comeback. Just over 159,000 new EVs hit the road, and sales were up 38% over 2015’s numbers. While this comes in slightly lower than we had initially anticipated (with half-year sales being up over 49%), it[…]
November 9, 2016
Electric Vehicle Sales in Canada: Q3 2016 Update
Feb 2017 update: The final 2016 Canadian EV sales numbers are out! The numbers are in – and it’s an exciting time for Canada. In late 2014, Canada hit its milestone of 10,000 electric vehicles in the country. In early 2016, Canada surpassed the 20,000 plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles milestone. After a strong third quarter, Canada is now well on its way[…]
August 17, 2016
Electric Vehicle Sales in Canada: 2016 Half Year Update
*Feb 2017 update: The final 2016 Canadian EV sales numbers are out! In our last Canadian EV sales update, we looked at Canada’s blazing start to 2016. After moderate growth in 2015, EV sales surpassed the 20,000 EV mark, largely in part to a record setting March. Overall, sales in Q1 saw a 75% year-over-year growth compared to 2015. So with a few more months[…]
July 7, 2016
Electric Vehicle Sales in the United States: 2016 Half-Year Update
*Jan 2017 Update: We just published the 2016 final numbers for EV sales in the USA. 2016 has been a hot year. Not just the weather outside, but also when it comes to EV sales in the United States. After an OK start to the year, March broke the record for most sales in a month with 13,449. It didn’t hold long though, as[…]
May 17, 2016
Electric Vehicle Sales in Canada: March 2016 Update
*August 2016 update: we have just published Canadian first-half EV sales numbers here! *November 2016 update: Q3 numbers are out! In late 2014, Canada hit its milestone of 10,000 electric vehicles in the country. After only moderate sales growth in 2015, many of us have been curious to see if Canada has finally passed the 20,000 EV mark in early 2016. Well, the first[…]
