Hyundai Ioniq 5 yelled back in July

In the middle of everything, the Hyundai Motor Group managed in July – EVS and Hybrids some of their strongest artists.

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Also today on board: The enlightened model Y has no magical impact on the sale of Europe, which has dropped again in July, with an exception in two countries that caused this trend. And 300 Nissan leaf batteries found meaningful post-reversing in Texas. Let’s start.

30%: Hyundai and Kia Post Record in July

Hyundai postponed his best overall and retail sale in July on Friday. With almost 80,000 units sold last month, the automaker recorded 15% year -on -year sales growth. Its sister brand, Kia, is also tearing in the American car share in the American car market, while in July the main SUV will increase 12% of sales growth. It is not bad because tariffs begin to rattle the trust of the buyer across the album.

While Ev Hyundai has risen and down this year, Ioniq 5 has returned to a form of fighting with 5.818 units sold in July, a 71% increase for the same period last year. This can also be caused by a completed change of updated Ioniq 5, which includes a Tesla style plug and is now built in America when built in America.

Hyundai offers aggressive leasing and financial offers on its EV, and it is possible that more buyers are in a hurry to have a reasonable of $ 7,500 federal tax credit before its sunset to the Seven West. 30.

This year was also popular automotive hybrids. Buyers seem to have affinity towards Elantra and Santa Hybrid hybrids, both of whom recorded record sales in July, although we do not know that Hyundai sold last month sold from these models is grouped with their version only.

The total electrified sale of Hyundai, which includes hybrids, plug-in hybrids and fully electric models, increased by 50%last month.

“We have reached new records across several names, including Elantra Hev, Elantra N, Santa Fe HEV, Palisade, Ioniq 5, and Santa Fe family, while electrified vehicles increased by 50% compared to last year,” said Hyundai Motor.

Kia has great news for its gas set, but less for its electrified models. It is 71.123 deliveries indicate a 12% year -on -year increase thanks to Telluride and Sportage Sud and K4 sedan. Meanwhile, EV’s sale seems to be struggling this year.

She sold 1.737 units of the three -seater EV9 electric SUV, which meant a 4%decline compared to last year. More, the EV6 was unable to handle the same sales dynamics as Ioniq 5, with revenues dropping by 16%and dropping to 1,290 pieces last month.

At the beginning of this year, KIA granted a decline in sales for EV6 and EV9 to moderate annual transformations. Both EV also adds a Tesla style directly from the factory with the standard port of North American Fiograbing in the Tesla style and opens the trouble -free access to the huge Tesla Supercharger network.

It is worth noting that both Hyundai and Kia were relatively early on the EV market in the US, but the opponents have since intensified a lot of time. There is more competition from General Motors, with EV Chevy Equinox EV this year and Chevrolet became the second US largest EV retailer just behind Tesla.

60%: Tesla’s party in Europe ended

Tesla’s enlightened model does not bring the sales hoping for the brand in Europe. Registrations are promoted on most of the European Union and only two countries cause trend.

The sale of the July car dropped by 86%in Sweden, with only 123 cars sold. Sale in France dropped by 27% with approximately 1.307 units, Reuters Reported. He also announced the sale in the Netherlands (-62%) and Denmark (-52%).

Although Tesla sales in Spain increased by 27% to 702 cars. This is a small number compared to the way in Spain last month. The Chinese manufacturer EV sold three cars in Spain last month compared to Tesla, with 2,158 units sold. And the sale of Tesla was also up to 83% to 803 units in Norway.

While Tesla is not doing well on Eith, USA, in the middle of his turn to AI and robotics, the decline in Europe seems to be much more serious. Unlike the US, where the affordable Chinese EV is completely blocked, they offer step tariffs, countries in the EU have seen the influx of wooding models from Byd, MG Motor (owned by SAIC) and Zeec.

In the autumn, the more affordable model from Tesla is due – and this was expected to be a cheaper model Y. We will see that it does anything to help revive Tesla’s EV sales.

90%: old Nissan leaf batteries will find a new home

Unlike the internal module of jackets, which differs as soon as the vehicle is immersed for years, the EV batteries have a value long after they have been powered by the car.

The Research Company based in the UK IDECHEX estimates that the EV battery market in the second life could hit $ 4.2 billion by 2035. The views of this future have already been shaped in Texas where the project of storing grids on the purchase of 300 in retirement Nissan Leaf to store the energy of renewable energy, according to which, according to Inside climatic messages.

When the EV battery drops to approximately 85% of its original capacity, it is often considered inappropriate to control how the range suffers. But for stationary storage, the same battery is ideal. Since solar projects are developing throughout the US, the reserved new packages and retire batteries are moved to capture energy and help stabilize the grid.

100%: Does the current environment affect your decision to buy cars?

Hybrid sales in the US flourish, as evidenced by the number of Santa Fe and Elantra Hybrids Hyundai sells. At the same time, the EV sales are on mountain bike rides, while Ioniq 5 has reached new Maxim with Kia EV6 in the middle of a slump.

Are you also considering buying a hybrid instead of EV? Or you plan to take adequately take a federal tax credit before expires to seven. 30? How does the overall climate policy affect your decision to buy cars? We would like to hear from you, so save your thoughts in the comments.

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