Respondents also agreed that EVs were best for commuting or city driving. Ahead of the launch of its first generally available fully electric vehicle, Mini has released the results of a study it had performed to highlight the attitude of Americans to EVs. While most still think EVs are for those who like to try ...

Over 12,000 were delivered to customers BMW Group managed to increase its plug-in electric car sales (BMW and MINI brands) in March by 2.2% year-over-year to 12,068, despite a decrease in the U.S. by 55.7%. The overall share of plug-ins out of total volume stands at 4.6%, which is not bad taking into consideration that the lineup ...

The BMW Group brand plans to keep internal combustion engines while introducing electrified options. The future of Mini has been put under a microscope of late as political events and consumer tastes have conspired to squash the British brand’s sales in recent years. But there’s hope coming early next year in the form of the ...

Only new plug-in models can reverse this declining trend In March, BMW increased its car sales in the U.S. (by 2.9% to 32,228) thanks to decent growth of SUVs, but plug-in electric car sales once again decreased. With just 1,147 deliveries (BMW and MINI), the result is 55.7% lower than a year ago. Moreover, plug-in electric car ...

Will March U.S. EV sales pull us out of the slump and set new records? March will mark the 42nd month of consecutive year-over-year monthly sales gains for plug-in vehicles. Each month InsideEVs tracks all plug-in EV sales/deliveries for the United States by automaker. While January showed notable year-over-year growth, deliveries were down as expected. February U.S. electric car sales barely topped last ...

It doesn’t expect any of its UK plants to face major disruption. Despite a number of carmakers saying that they’ll pull out of Britain when Brexit eventually happens BMW is pushing ahead with plans to produce the all-electric Mini over here. According to Automotive News Europe, BMW isn’t planning to implement any major changes to any of its plans in ...

The upcoming Mini Electric may be a solid offering for urban families … as a second car. About ten years ago, BMW made a handful of battery-electric Mini Coopers. They were expensive (lease only), and the battery pack took up rear seat space and cargo room, but people leased every last one of them and ...

Several new/updated plug-in models coming within months Sales of BMW Group plug-in electric cars decreased in February for the first time since we’ve tracked the stats. It’s not a big drop – by 1.9% to 7,759 but after a barely positive January, BMW needs new versions of its plug-ins to continue growth (those new plug-ins ...

Some brands care much more about customers interested in plug-ins According to the latest 2019 Pied Piper “PSI® for EVs” U.S. Auto Industry Benchmarking Study, Tesla‘s dealerships (in the case of Tesla there are no dealers but stores/galleries) were ranked highest in terms of being most helpful to customers interested in plug-in electric cars. Tesla scored ...

As we head into February, let’s take a look at how EV sales are moving along in the U.S. February will mark the 41st month of consecutive year-over-year monthly sales gains for plug-in vehicles. Each month InsideEVs tracks all plug-in EV sales/deliveries for the United States by automaker. While January showed notable year-over-year growth, deliveries were down as expected. We anticipate much the ...