02 July 2019 | Camaro Could Become EV Pony Car, Happy Birthday Tesla and EVs Take 50 Percent Of Market In Norway
Happy Birthday Tesla | Camaro Could Return As Pure EV Pony Car | Electric Cars Grab Almost Half Of Sales In Oil-Producing Norway | Genesis Confirms Electric Sedan For 2021 | May 2019 Plug-In EV Sales In Europe Exceeded 36,000 | The Next Hybrid – How About A Cruise Ship? | British And Chinese Car Industries Announce New Agreement | Dyson's Fury At Honda Over Electric Car Snub
Show #516
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Comment from yesterday by Lounge lizard • 2 minutes ago
The end of the quarter push this time has a very real benefit. The US tax credit will be reduced by half at the end of this month so getting as many cars to new buyers as possible saves them a couple thousand dollars
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TESLA
i missed this one yesterday, 1st July is Tesla's birthday. According to a history written by CNN a while ago: "Tesla is founded by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. The engineers become CEO and CFO, respectively. Eberhard and Tarpenning were inspired to create the company after General Motors ended its EV1 program and destroyed the electric cars". And in 2004: "Elon Musk gets in the mix. The entrepreneur who made a fortune at PayPal, helps lead the Series A funding round for Tesla and invests $6.35 million of his own money. He becomes chairman of the board following that investment." We're also exactly 9 years since another big milestone: "Toyota Motors invests $50 million and enters into a joint venture with Tesla to develop electric cars and parts." ON June 5th 2017 Toyota would dispose of all their shares in Tesla.
ELECTRIC CARS GRAB ALMOST HALF OF SALES IN OIL-PRODUCING NORWAY
"Almost half of new cars sold in Norway in the first six months of 2019 were powered by fully electric engines, up from just over a quarter in the same period last year, ensuring the Nordic nation retains its top global ranking in electric vehicle sales." says Reuters in a new report published today: "Tesla’s (TSLA.O) Model 3 was Norway’s top-selling vehicle, the Norwegian Road Federation (NRF) said when announcing the latest sales data on Monday. In total, 48.4% of all new cars sold from January to June were electric, surpassing the 31.2% seen for the full year 2018, and making oil-producing Norway the global leader in per-capita electric car sales by a wide margin. Seeking to end the sale of diesel and petrol engines by the middle of the next decade, Norway exempts battery-driven cars from the heavy taxes imposed on vehicles powered by fossil fuel. It also offers benefits such as discounts on road tolls. Tesla sold 3,760 vehicles in Norway in June, for a 24.5% share of all cars during the month, and was also the top-selling brand for the first six months.Most of its sales were of the mid-sized Model 3"
GENESIS CONFIRMS ELECTRIC SEDAN FOR 2021
"The first electric car for Hyundai's Genesis brand is due in 2021. Manfred Fitzgerald, the brand's global executive vice president, noted to Australia's Drive that the company is working on a new electric platform that is likely to spawn both a sedan and an SUV, with the sedan likely to come first." says Green Car Reports: "Though Genesis has shown several EV concepts over the years, the introduction of a conventional luxury electric sedan—rather than the already expected electric SUV—represents a new direction for the brand."
https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1123810_genesis-confirms-electric-sedan-for-2021
IN MAY 2019, PLUG-IN ELECTRIC CAR SALES IN EUROPE EXCEEDED 36,000
This past month, some 36,200 plug-ins were registered, although PHEVs are still dropping. The quickest segment of the market turns out to be all-electric cars, as the sales increase amounted to 85%!
The Renault ZOE (outgoing generation) scored a strong #1 in the model rank with 4,031 new registrations, followed by Tesla Model 3 (2,802), BMW i3 (2,580), Volkswagen e-Golf (1,946) and Nissan LEAF (just 1,603).
https://insideevs.com/news/356644/may-2019-plugin-car-sales-europe-36000/
THE NEXT HYBRID – HOW ABOUT A CRUISE SHIP?
I love this next story from AutoBlog, about how EV batteries are getting everywhere: "The world’s first cruise ship propelled partially by battery power is set to head out from northern Norway on its maiden voyage, cruise operator Hurtigruten said on Monday.The hybrid expedition cruise ship, the Roald Amundsen, can take 500 passengers and is designed to sail in harsh climate waters. While the engines run mainly on marine gasoil, the ship’s battery pack enables it to run solely on batteries for around 45 to 60 minutes under ideal conditions, Hurtigruten Chief Executive Daniel Skjeldam told Reuters."
https://www.autoblog.com/2019/07/01/the-next-hybrid-how-about-a-cruise-ship/
BRITISH AND CHINESE CAR INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCE NEW AGREEMENT
The British and Chinese car industries have signed a new agreement that will enable them to collaborate on automotive technology and development.
Britain’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) and the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced the new deal, which is intended to “create new business opportunities” between the two nations. According to the SMMT, though, the new deal will open up opportunities for connected and autonomous vehicles, low- and zero-emission technology and battery research and development. The organisation says these are “no longer local issues”, and countries would have to collaborate to solve them."
https://uk.motor1.com/news/356390/british-chinese-car-industries-agreement/
DYSON'S FURY AT HONDA OVER ELECTRIC CAR SNUB
"Sir James Dyson has accused Honda of scuppering a deal that could have led to him building his new electric car in Britain." writes ThisIsMoney.co.uk: "In a letter seen by The Mail on Sunday, the billionaire entrepreneur claims he tried to negotiate a deal with Honda to use part of its factory in Swindon, Wiltshire – but he says the Japanese car giant refused. The 72-year-old's eponymous company, Dyson, also failed in an attempt to expand into Government-owned land in Wiltshire, sources said and instead revealed plans in October to manufacture its electric vehicles in Singapore rather than the UK. Honda last night waded into the row, dismissing Sir James's claims as 'factually inaccurate'."
COULD IT BE? CAMARO COULD RETURN AS PURE EV PONY CAR
"Rumors suggest that Chevrolet doesn't intend to give the Camaro a new generation, causing the pony car to get the axe for the second time in the model's history. Now, new speculation indicates that the Bowtie might revive the model as a performance-oriented electric vehicle, according to Car Buzz without citing specific sources." here to tell us more, Global Editor in Chief of Motor1.com is John Neff...
https://www.motor1.com/news/357444/chevy-camaro-ev-return-rumor/
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