Best-Selling Vehicles in USA in 2022
The top 10 vehicles sales in the USA are driven by pick-up trucks – large vehicles that are perculiar to the USA markets. SUV are the more common vehicle in the rest of the world.
EV
Electric vehicles are the fastest-moving part of the transport shift, and this category tracks the numbers and the arguments. Our posts show EV adoption surging in Australia, Europe and China, including sales that exceeded petrol and diesel cars in Europe, an EV sold every 100 seconds in Australia, and the EU ban on new internal combustion vehicles from 2035. Others profile the biggest Chinese manufacturers, the Tesla Supercharger network, and why charging stations now outnumber gas stations in some places.
The category goes well beyond cars. We cover electric trucks, buses and tractors, mining equipment, motorcycles and scooters, boats and ships, and the economics of fuel and labour costs for Australian trucking. A recurring point is that electric vehicles replace imported petrol and diesel, cut running costs and can support the grid through vehicle-to-grid technology.
Posts also challenge the objections: ten electric vehicle myths debunked, whether EVs still save emissions when electricity comes from gas, hydrogen as a transport option, and whether Toyota’s hesitation is a risk. Million-kilometre batteries and falling battery prices explain why forecasters have repeatedly been out by years. If you are weighing an electric vehicle, following the market or want to see how transport is changing, start here.
Electric vehicles are the fastest-moving part of the transport shift, and this category tracks the numbers and the arguments. Our posts show EV adoption surging in Australia, Europe and China, including sales that exceeded petrol and diesel cars in Europe, an EV sold every 100 seconds in Australia, and the EU ban on new internal combustion vehicles from 2035. Others profile the biggest Chinese manufacturers, the Tesla Supercharger network, and why charging stations now outnumber gas stations in some places.
The category goes well beyond cars. We cover electric trucks, buses and tractors, mining equipment, motorcycles and scooters, boats and ships, and the economics of fuel and labour costs for Australian trucking. A recurring point is that electric vehicles replace imported petrol and diesel, cut running costs and can support the grid through vehicle-to-grid technology.
Posts also challenge the objections: ten electric vehicle myths debunked, whether EVs still save emissions when electricity comes from gas, hydrogen as a transport option, and whether Toyota’s hesitation is a risk. Million-kilometre batteries and falling battery prices explain why forecasters have repeatedly been out by years. If you are weighing an electric vehicle, following the market or want to see how transport is changing, start here.
Uptake of Electric Motor Scooters is Rapid
Electric motor scooter uptake is rapid in China and India and expected t be as rapid in other countries with high numbers of scooters such as Indonesia and Vietnam. Cheaper. Easy to charge and zero emissions are reasons Govt are keen to see the change.
Tesla Supercharger Network Billion Dollar Returns
Tesla could become the next “petrol” company with over $30 billion of revenue by opening up its supercharger network to all EV cars. The latest deal with Govt opens up billions in grants to provide 500,000 chargers across the USA
Toyota No-EV Strategy Risks Japan’s Economy
Cars are a major contributor to Japans economy with 5.5m or 24% of employees, and contribute 14% of all exports. Toyota’s no-ev strategy could mean Japan loses 14% of its GDP and $700 billion of exports as other EV makers overtake Toyota globally.
EV Adoption Increased in 2022 Globally
EV adoption is increasing and Bloomberg NEF has data showing nearly 50% of buses sold in 2022 were electric. Motorcycles are even higher.
Tesla Semi Compelling Economics
The Tesla Semi large truck will be at least 84% cheaper for fuel costs than equivalent large diesel trucks. Combined with more torque, regenerative braking increased purchase costs suggest less than a 2 year payback.
End of ICE Cars in California
The passing Advanced Clean Cars II proposal in California spells the end of ICE cars in the USA with over 40% of all new cars subject to reduction of new light cars and pickups from 35% in 2026 phasing to 100% by 2035
Electric Boats Are Slowly Coming to Market
Electri motors make sense for propulsion on the water – and Torqueedo is the global leader in electric boats. Battery weight and energy storage has limited the more widespread adoption, but with major personal sportscraft Bombideer bringing out models by 2026 expect to see more
EU Bans ICE Vehicles by 2035
The EU commission has voted to ban sales of all internal Combustion engines in cars buses trucks motorcycles by 2035 to achieve the carbon emissions reduction by 55% by 2030 from 1990 levels.
EV Startups going Broke
Tesla and Ford are the only 2 american car companies that have not gone bankrupt. A number of aspiring EV companies at high financial risk as they move from protoptype to production hell.