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ABB installs 40 fast charging stations across Sweden for Vattenfall

Swiss electronics company ABB is providing charging stations and grid connection hardware for a Swedish charging network developed by state-owned energy company Vattenfall. ABB has already provided equipment for Vattenfall at almost 40 public locations across Sweden. Vattenfall is using the ABB Terra fast charger, which ABB calls the world’s fastest EV charger. ABB’s all-in-one… Continue reading ABB installs 40 fast charging stations across Sweden for Vattenfall

Plug-In Vehicles = 14% of Vehicle Sales in Sweden in November

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Plug-In Vehicles = 14% of Vehicle Sales in Sweden in November

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December 5th, 2019 by Zachary Shahan

Norway gets most of the glory for electric vehicle sales leadership, or China does for the sheer volume of sales there (approximately half of the global market), but there are a few other country markets with notable electric vehicle market share (if not volume) that are fun to track and interesting to compare to Norway. One of those markets is Sweden, which very quietly sits near the top of EV market share rankings, only trailing Norway and Iceland.

Another interesting thing about the market is how big plug-in hybrids are there. I assume there are at least a few reasons for this — the long distances people might need to drive from time to time, the extreme cold, the general brand preferences in the country (and what plug-in models those brands offer), and the popularity of somewhat affordable SUVs … while the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is basically the only affordable plug-in SUV on the market. In fact, this is one of the only markets where the Tesla Model 3 isn’t at the top of the list for year-to-date sales because of that Japanese beast, as EV Volumes data point out.

As you can see from those charts, Swedes are in love with Kia, Volvo, and Volkswagen plug-in hybrids. The fully electric top selling Tesla Model 3, Renault Zoe, and Nissan LEAF also do fairly well. That said, compared to other markets, it seems that the Tesla Model 3 still has a lot of potential for growth in the country, and certainly the Model Y as well.

But the burning question is: how will the Tesla Cybertruck do in this freezing cold market?

Back to 2019, though, Jose Pontes points out that Sweden’s plug-in vehicle market was up 37% in November 2019 compared to November 2018, fully electric vehicle market shared dropped from 5% to 3% in that time period, and plug-in hybrid sales rose from 7% to 11% of the national market. In total, that put the November plug-in vehicle sales at 14% of the market, while it sits at 12% for the year through November.

Further, if you’re curious or confused because you see that Volkswagen Passat GTE (a plug-in hybrid) at the top of the November chart but not very high up in the January–November 2019 chart, note that November was just the Passat GTE’s second month on the market.

If you like seeing these sales charts with “Others” included (all plug-in vehicle models outside the top 20 combined), here are those charts:

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Plug-In Vehicles = 59% of Vehicle Sales in Norway in October

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Plug-In Vehicles = 59% of Vehicle Sales in Norway in October

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When it comes to electric vehicle adoption, Norway is king of the hill. Nearly 2 out of every 3 passenger vehicles sold in Norway come with a plug. In October, the plug-in vehicle share was 59%, a bit higher than the 56% plug-in vehicle hold for January–October.

Most of those plug-in vehicle sales are sales of fully electric vehicles (36% of all vehicle sales in October), but plug-in hybrids aren’t far behind (23% of vehicle sales).

The top selling vehicle (of any kind) in the market so far in 2019 is far and away the Tesla Model 3. It holds 21% of this large EV market, which means more than 10% of the entire country’s vehicle sales. However, with 4th quarter boats yet to arrive with new shipments, October’s Model 3 deliveries were just 121. It’s just outside of the October top 10 with that total.

The outgoing Volkswagen e-Golf somehow held onto a strong and easy second place finish. That bodes well for the nearing arrival of the Volkswagen ID.3 and ID.4.

Continuing its steady podium positioning, the Nissan LEAF then coasted in when it came to January–October sales, according to OFV of Norway (hat tip to Jose Pontes).

Surpassing the top 3 vehicles of the year, the Audi e-tron sprinted to the gold medal position for the month of October, its first time on the monthly winner’s stand. That placement is especially surprising considering how expensive the e-tron is, but it demonstrates that Norwegians love the Audi brand, love SUVs, and are not as price sensitive as most other markets.

The only remaining question I have about the Norwegian market: how many Cybertrucks will Norwegians order?

Okay, I’m also curious how many Model Ys they’ll order and how long it will take to replace the Model 3 at the top of the charts.

If you like seeing these sales charts with “Others” included (all plug-in vehicle models outside the top 20 combined), here are those charts:

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Tesla Cybertruck Envisioned As The Ultimate Camera Car (Pickup Truck)

It’s rugged, fast and surely capable of handling a big camera rig, so we don’t see why it won’t be used as a camera car. The Tesla Cybertruck as a camera car? Or rather, a camera truck. It makes sense if you think about it a bit. How do movie studios capture those thrilling car… Continue reading Tesla Cybertruck Envisioned As The Ultimate Camera Car (Pickup Truck)

Garrett Motion Files Lawsuit Against Honeywell Over Unusual Asbestos Indemnity

ROLLE, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Garrett Motion Inc. (NYSE: GTX) today filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON), related entities and certain affiliated officers and directors. The lawsuit follows Garrett’s unsuccessful efforts to reach a negotiated solution with Honeywell’s executive team to avoid litigation. The… Continue reading Garrett Motion Files Lawsuit Against Honeywell Over Unusual Asbestos Indemnity

Atlas ❤️ Kubernetes

By: Yves Richard Atlas customers can now deploy Atlas on Kubernetes, allowing elastic scale without needing to preallocate compute resources. With Atlas running on Kubernetes, customers have access to first-class support for resiliency, availability, and scalability for their critical deployments. Kubernetes is a future-proof solution with buy-in and support from all the major public cloud providers… Continue reading Atlas ❤️ Kubernetes

Volvo Group Venture Capital invests in Silicon Valley software firm for autonomous mobility

Volvo Group Venture Capital has invested in Apex.AI, a leading software company in autonomous mobility. The investment will fund the development of a safety-certified software framework for autonomous systems. Apex.AI, a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2017, is building an automotive-grade version of ROS (Robot Operating System), an established open source software framework commonly used in… Continue reading Volvo Group Venture Capital invests in Silicon Valley software firm for autonomous mobility

Toyota Motor leads $50m funding in US-based startup May Mobility

May Mobility, a US-based self-driving shuttle service provider, announced on Thursday that it has raised $50 million in a Series B round led by Toyota Motor Corporation. The round also saw the participation of SPARX Group and existing investors Millennium Technology Value Partners, Cyrus Capital Partners, BMW iVentures, and Toyota AI Ventures. The corpus raised… Continue reading Toyota Motor leads $50m funding in US-based startup May Mobility

Larry, Sergey, and the Mixed Legacy of Google-Turned-Alphabet

On August 10, 2015, Google CEO Larry Page shocked the business world by announcing he was restructuring the company he cofounded into a holding company called Alphabet. Page would head the new entity, and Google itself would be one of a number of companies under Alphabet’s control—like Google X, Google Fiber, Google Ventures, and Nest—each… Continue reading Larry, Sergey, and the Mixed Legacy of Google-Turned-Alphabet

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