Europe’s Electric Cars Fiasco: Sales fell for the fourth month in a row
Sales of battery electric vehicles in Western Europe fell for the fourth month in a row, an analysis of a respected European industry publication says.
In August, a month in which the overall Western European new car market climbed 8%, sales of BEVs in the world’ second largest EV market behind China dropped 1.2% compared to August 2015, paid subscribers of the AID Newsletter were told. The harsh realities of EU registrations cast a shadow on the EV euphoria of the Paris motor show, once again raising the question on auto executives’ minds: “Who will buy all those EVs?” Matthias Schmidt, editor of the UK-based publication, thinks he may have the answer: Push comes to shove, OEMs might buy their own cars.
In spite of electric car incentives doled out by some EU governments, “West Europe’s electric car sales share remains stuck at last year’s low level,” says the report. Even more worrisome “is the sudden speed at which Norway’s previously highly enthusiastic car buying public appears to be turning away from BEVs.”
After lavish Norwegian incentives for EVs were dialed back a few notches, Tesla’s marquee market folded its tent while customers switch to plug-in hybrids. Overall, the “gravitational pull from PHEVs” significantly lowered the trajectories of BEVs in the first eight months of the year, AID says.…
Europeans brace for coldest winter in a century
Europeans brace for coldest winter in a century
Via: https://iceagenow.info/europeans-brace-coldest-winter-century/
According to meteorologists Dominik Jung, Joe Bastardi and Elena Volosiouk.
European experts have announced that the winter 2016 – 2017 will be the coldest in the last 100 years as arctic air masses arrive over the European continent .
German meteorologist Dominik Jung warns that this winter will be cold. According to Jung, the lowest temperatures will be recorded in January and February. March will not be any warmer, but temperatures will rise until April.
His predictions are supported by AccuWeather meteorologist Joe Bastardi and by Elena Volosiouk, specialist at Phobos Meteorological Centre.
Volosiouk added that the decrease in solar activity will contribute to lower temperatures in the coming period.
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In recent days, Romania registered temperatures below freezing, unusually low for this time of year. Thursday morning in Bucharest thermometers dropped to one degree Celsius, while in mountainous areas, temperatures were between minus 4 degrees and 5 degrees Celsius. At Balchik Lake, snow reached nearly 20 centimeters due to heavy snowfall in the last two days.