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risktaker
    28-Mar-2017 08:23  
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Albemarle boosts lithium demand forecast on faster electric vehicle uptake

  MARCH 16, 2017 by: Henry Sanderson Albemarle, one of the world&rsquo s largest producers of battery chemical, lithium, raised its forecast for demand by the end of the decade due to faster uptake of electric vehicles

  The company said it now expects lithium demand to grow by 30,000 tonnes a year through 2021, from a prior forecast of 20,000 tonnes. The company said while there is continuous innovation in battery design it doesn&rsquo t see any &ldquo disruptive non-lithium energy storage technologies on the horizon.&rdquo Last year around 190,000 tonnes of lithium was consumed, a growth of between 15,000 to 20,000 tonnes from a year earlier, Albemarle said.

Extracted in South America and Australia lithium has been one of the key raw material beneficiaries of the growth in demand for batteries from consumer electronics and electric vehicles. While lithium production rose by 14 per cent last year that was not enough to satisfy demand causing prices to jump by 74 per cent in December, according to London-based Benchmark Minerals Intelligence.

Lithium-ion batteries in cars contain around 40 to 100 kilograms of lithium, compared to less than 0.1 for consumer electronics, according to the company. Batteries for electricity storage for power grids contain more than 1,000 kilograms, it says, but that market is not expected to take off until after 2021.

Shares in Albermarle have risen 22 per cent year-to-date. The company aims to capture 50 per cent of the market growth in lithium and produce 165,000 tonnes a year of lithium by 2021.
 
 
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    27-Mar-2017 22:44  
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The Lithium-Ion Battery Megafactories Are Coming [Chart]

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    27-Mar-2017 21:25  
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Analysis: China Energy Storage Network News Source: China Battery Network Date: 2017-3-22

The past two years, the global 3C  lithium battery  market is becoming more mature, power lithium battery market has become the world' s largest lithium battery market, the biggest engine of rapid growth.  From the long-term development, the next decade, the global power lithium battery market will continue to grow rapidly, is expected by 2022, the total demand and market size will reach 54.9GWh and 267 billion US dollars, the next decade the average annual compound growth rate of 37.0% and 31.6%, the market size will rapidly increase to about 63%.

2015 - 2020 global power lithium battery market size forecast table



Source: China Chemical and Physical Power Industry Association

China has become the world' s most active lithium battery development area

On the regional market, China has become the world' s most active lithium battery development areas.  Data show that in 2016 the new energy vehicles total sales of 517,000, lithium battery market size of about 115.5 billion yuan, power lithium battery demand 60.5 billion yuan, an increase of 65.8%.  According to the China Chemical and Physical Power Industry Association statistics, the end of 2016, China' s power battery capacity of 101.3GWh.  2020 power battery demand will reach 5 times in 2015, " thirteen five" during the total increase will reach 233.4GWh.

China lithium battery applications accounted for



Source: China Chemical and Physical Power Industry Association

From the domestic lithium battery applications, power, energy storage and 3C and other industries has become the rapid  development of lithium-ion battery  industry  to drive the  development  of the main driving force, and power and energy storage areas of lithium battery demand growth is accelerating.

At present, China' s lithium battery industry is mainly concentrated problem is low, and the lack of technology accumulation and innovation, there are dozens of large-scale enterprises, numerous forest enterprises, leading to serious scattered resources, market disorder competition.  This makes the Chinese lithium industry has always been large and not strong, can not optimize the allocation of resources, can not form a standardized and orderly market structure, can not compete with the external forces to form a joint force, easy to opponents each break.

China' s power battery industry chain competition intensified

According to statistics  , in 2016 the global  output value of  lithium battery  batteries reached 215.8 billion yuan, an increase of 22.9%.  It expects 2017 global  lithium  cell batteries market will reach 256.7 billion yuan, output growth of 19%, the main benefit from the global growth in  electric vehicles  in the application.

From the demand side, 2016 global lithium battery cell demand for 124Gwh, up 29% over the previous year.  Among them, the  power lithium battery  shipments of about 45.33Gwh the next decade, the global power lithium battery market will continue to grow rapidly, is expected in 2022 total demand and market size will reach 54.9Gwh and 26.7 billion US dollars.

In addition, the total output of three types of lithium batteries in China in 2016 is about 62.35GWh, of which soft bag, square, cylindrical battery production were 27.8GWh, 20.32GWh, 14.23GWh, respectively, year on year increase of 40.4%, 19.5% and 40.89% The

Statistics on the Output of Three Kinds of Mainstream Packaging Lithium Batteries in China in



Source: China Chemical and Physical Power Industry Association

Sanyuan battery, 2016 China ternary battery demand is about 9.2GWh, compared with 2015, year-on-year growth doubled, the industry-effective production capacity of 12GWh or so, Samsung, LG and other joint venture total super 4GWh, is expected to 2020 Year will be close to 60GWh, the average annual compound growth rate of more than 60%.

Through the specific research and analysis of the relevant factors of the power lithium battery industry, the report aims to understand the future development direction of the power lithium battery industry, the evolution trend of the competitive lithium battery industry and the technical standard of the power lithium battery, the power lithium battery market scale , Power lithium battery industry potential problems and power lithium battery industry development of the crux of the problem, to assess the investment value of power lithium battery industry, and put forward constructive comments, and strive for power lithium battery industry investment decision makers and power lithium battery business operators to provide reference The
 
 

 
risktaker
    27-Mar-2017 21:10  
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2017年 全 球 锂 电 池 电 芯 市 场 规 模 将 达 2567亿 元



作 者 : 中 国 储 能 网 新 闻 中 心     来 源 : 电 池 中 国 网     发 布 时 间 : 2017-3-22

近 两 年 , 全 球 3C锂 电 池 市 场 日 趋 成 熟 , 动 力 锂 电 池 市 场 已 经 成 为 全 球 锂 电 池 市 场 快 速 增 长 的 最 大 引 擎 。 从 长 远 发 展 看 , 未 来 十 年 , 全 球 动 力 锂 电 池 市 场 将 继 续 迅 猛 增 长 , 预 计 至 2022 年 , 总 需 求 量 和 市 场 规 模 将 分 别 达 到 54.9GWh 和 267 亿 美 元 , 未 来 十 年 年 均 复 合 增 长 率 分 别 为 37.0%和 31.6%, 市 场 规 模 占 比 将 迅 速 提 升 至 63%左 右 。

2015-2020年 全 球 动 力 锂 电 池 市 场 规 模 预 测 表



数 据 来 源 : 中 国 化 学 与 物 理 电 源 行 业 协 会

中 国 已 成 为 全 球 锂 电 池 发 展 最 活 跃 地 区

就 区 域 市 场 来 看 , 中 国 已 成 为 全 球 锂 电 池 发 展 最 活 跃 的 地 区 。 数 据 显 示 , 2016年 全 年 新 能 源 汽 车 总 计 销 量 为 51.7万 辆 , 锂 电 池 市 场 规 模 约 为 1115亿 元 , 动 力 锂 电 池 需 求 605亿 元 , 同 比 增 长 65.8%。 据 中 国 化 学 与 物 理 电 源 行 业 协 会 统 计 , 2016年 年 底 中 国 动 力 电 池 产 能 为 101.3GWh。 2020年 动 力 电 池 需 求 量 将 达 到 2015年 的 5 倍 , &ldquo 十 三 五 &rdquo 期 间 增 量 合 计 将 达 到 233.4GWh。

中 国 锂 电 池 应 用 领 域 占 比



数 据 来 源 : 中 国 化 学 与 物 理 电 源 行 业 协 会

从 国 内 锂 电 池 应 用 领 域 看 , 动 力 、 储 能 以 及 3C 等 产 业 快 速 发 展 已 成 为 驱 动 锂 离 子 电 池 产 业 发 展 的 主 要 驱 动 力 , 且 动 力 和 储 能 领 域 对 锂 电 池 的 需 求 增 速 在 不 断 加 快 。

目 前 , 中 国 锂 电 池 产 业 面 临 的 问 题 主 要 是 集 中 度 明 显 偏 低 , 且 缺 乏 技 术 积 累 和 创 新 , 有 规 模 的 企 业 就 有 几 十 家 , 林 林 总 总 上 百 家 锂 电 池 企 业 , 导 致 资 源 严 重 分 散 , 市 场 无 序 竞 争 。 这 使 得 中 国 锂 电 产 业 始 终 大 而 不 强 , 无 法 优 化 资 源 配 置 , 无 法 形 成 规 范 有 序 的 市 场 格 局 , 无 法 在 与 外 部 强 敌 竞 争 时 形 成 合 力 , 容 易 被 对 手 各 个 击 破 。

中 国 动 力 电 池 产 业 链 竞 争 加 剧

据 统 计 , 2016年 全 球 锂 电 池 电 芯 产 值 达 到 2158亿 元 人 民 币 , 同 比 增 长 22.9%。 预 计 2017年 全 球 锂 电 池 电 芯 市 场 规 模 将 达 到 2567亿 元 人 民 币 , 产 值 增 长 为 19%, 增 长 主 要 受 益 于 全 球 电 动 车 的 推 广 应 用 。

从 需 求 端 来 说 , 2016年 全 球 锂 电 池 电 芯 需 求 为 124Gwh, 比 上 年 同 期 增 长 29%。 其 中 , 动 力 锂 电 池 出 货 量 约 为 45.33Gwh; 未 来 十 年 , 全 球 动 力 锂 电 池 市 场 将 继 续 迅 猛 增 长 , 预 计 2022 年 总 需 求 量 和 市 场 规 模 将 分 别 达 到 54.9Gwh 和 267亿 美 元 。

此 外 , 2016年 全 年 , 中 国 三 类 锂 电 池 总 产 量 约 为 62.35GWh, 其 中 软 包 、 方 形 、 圆 柱 电 池 产 量 分 别 为 27.8GWh、 20.32GWh、 14.23GWh, 同 比 分 别 增 长 40.4%、 19.5%和 40.89%。

2011-2016年 中 国 三 类 主 流 封 装 锂 电 池 产 量 统 计



数 据 来 源 : 中 国 化 学 与 物 理 电 源 行 业 协 会

三 元 电 池 方 面 , 2016 年 中 国 三 元 电 池 需 求 量 约 为 9.2GWh, 与 2015年 相 比 , 同 比 实 现 翻 倍 增 长 , 全 行 业 有 效 产 能 12GWh 左 右 , 三 星 、 LG 等 合 资 厂 商 合 计 超 4GWh, 预 计 到 2020 年 将 接 近 60GWh, 年 均 复 合 增 速 超 过 60%。

通 过 对 动 力 锂 电 池 行 业 相 关 因 素 进 行 具 体 的 调 研 分 析 , 《 报 告 》 旨 在 洞 察 动 力 锂 电 池 行 业 今 后 的 发 展 方 向 、 动 力 锂 电 池 行 业 竞 争 格 局 的 演 变 趋 势 以 及 动 力 锂 电 池 技 术 标 准 、 动 力 锂 电 池 市 场 规 模 、 动 力 锂 电 池 行 业 潜 在 问 题 与 动 力 锂 电 池 行 业 发 展 的 症 结 所 在 , 评 估 动 力 锂 电 池 行 业 投 资 价 值 , 并 提 出 建 设 性 意 见 , 力 求 为 动 力 锂 电 池 行 业 投 资 决 策 者 和 动 力 锂 电 池 企 业 经 营 者 提 供 参 考 依 据 。
 
 
 
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    23-Mar-2017 22:13  
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http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/23/theres-almost-zero-rationale-for-arctic-oil-exploration-says-goldman-sachs.html

 

Della Vigna sees rapid ongoing progress being made in power generation, where he says wind and solar energy systems in different regions are already perfectly competitive - even without subsidies - and are now taking more than 1 percent market share each year.

The Goldman Sachs specialist noted that these sources of renewable energy are clearly winning out against hydrocarbons. He also pointed to the oversupply of gas, a dynamic which he sees persisting for the next 5 &ndash 6 years due to " massive" LNG (liquid natural gas) capacity coming onstream from the U.S. and Australia, as lowering the price of that energy source.

" We think cheap gas with more competitive renewables will be the perfect combination to lower the carbon footprint of the world and shift away a lot of the demand from coal. Coal is going to be the stranded asset," he predicted.

Turning to other evolving energy systems, Della Vigna said that there has been a clear breakthrough with regards to electric vehicles.

" In China, it' s about 1 percent of current auto sales - it has gone through customer acceptance. Every time we see that happening, typically growth accelerates and we think we' re going to see that in electric vehicles," he explained, before cautioning that the pedal isn' t flat on the metal for the industry quite yet.

" Bear in mind it takes 15 years plus to replace the car fleet. So it' s going to be a slow process," he concluded.
 
 
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so which stock related to lithium to buy?

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The World is hunger for lithium resources !!! and it takes another 10 years for new battery technology to be commercialise ....Place your bets

 

 
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    23-Mar-2017 08:37  
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Tesla Powerwall already done that ..... I think many singaporeans are not educated.... those stuff i read and reports by analyst are kind of joke... 

Have they drove a electric car before ? Man if u try that u will understand .. this is the future

dead44      ( Date: 23-Mar-2017 08:33) Posted:

Dont forget solarfor residence, only missing link is reserve pw during night, lastest tech battery succefilly tested in australia watch utube.....

 
 
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Dont forget solarfor residence, only missing link is reserve pw during night, lastest tech battery succefilly tested in australia watch utube.....
 
 
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The World is hunger for lithium resources !!! and it takes another 10 years for new battery technology to be commercialise ....Place your bets
 
 
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    23-Mar-2017 07:23  
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India Lithium-ion Battery Market to Grow at 32% by 2021 - By Type, Application, Competition Forecast & Opportunities - Research and Markets

Business Wire March 22, 2017
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "India Lithium-ion Battery Market 2011-2021" report to their offering.

The market of lithium-ion battery in India is projected to grow at a CAGR of over 32% during 2016 - 2021.

Lithium Cobalt Oxide dominated India lithium-ion battery market in 2015, and the segment is anticipated to maintain its dominance over the next five years as well owing to growing demand for cellphones, cameras and laptops in the country. These batteries are widely being used in consumer electronics products due to their high specific energy properties, which make them suitable to be used as a power storage device.

Increasing disposable income, growing levels of pollution and surging demand for quality & uninterrupted power are few of the other major factors anticipated to boost the demand for lithium-ion batteries in India during 2016-2021. Moreover, increasing portable and stationary energy storage demand coupled with escalating number of solar & wind projects are some other factors expected to aid India lithium-ion battery market over the next five years. In addition, the government has announced tax exemption on electric vehicles powered by Li-ion batteries, which is anticipated to drive the market over the next five years.

Companies Mentioned

ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited
AmcoSaft India Limited
Coslight India Telecom Pvt. Limited
LG Chem, Ltd.
NEC India Private Limited
Panasonic India Pvt. Ltd.
RajamaneTelectric Pvt. Ltd
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd
Semyung India Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd
Sony India Pvt. Ltd.
Key Topics Covered:

1. Product Overview

2. Research Methodology

3. Analyst View

4. India Lithium-ion Battery Market Outlook

5. India Consumer Electronics Lithium-ion Battery Market Outlook

6. India Industrial Lithium-ion Battery Market Outlook

7. India Automotive Lithium-ion Battery Market Outlook

8. India Telecommunications Lithium-ion Battery Market Outlook

9. Market Dynamics

10. Market Trends & Developments

11. Porter's Five Forces Analysis

12. Policy and Regulatory Landscape

13. India Economic Profile

14. Competitive Landscape

15. Strategic Recommendations

For more information about this report visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/r5c7b2/india_lithiumion


View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170322005925/en/

 

 
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WTI/RBOB Plunge After Inventory Hits Record High, Production Surges

 
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After a sizable build in crude and draw in gasoline overnight from API, WTI and RBOB are lower (legged down on Libya production news). DOE data confirmed the API data with a  sizable crude build and gasoline and distillates extending their draw streak. US  crude production rose once again - the highest in 13 months.

 

API
  • Crude +4.539mm (+3mm exp)
  • Cushing +1.968mm
  • Gasoline -4.934mm (-2.4mm exp)
  • Distillates -883k


DOE
  • Crude +4.945mm (+3mm exp)
  • Cushing +1.42mm (+1.1mm exp)
  • Gasoline -2.81mm (-2.4mm exp)
  • Distillates -1.91mm (-1.5mm exp)


Crude inventory expectations had risen into the print and DOE data confirmed a notable build. Gasoline drew down but less than API and Cushing saw another notable build...
 




 

Cushing inventories are at their second highest level in history...



 

A new record high for US crude inventories... (note that Crude storage in ARA rises 7.3%, Genscape weekly data show, so  European inventories are also soaring)



Last week' s stats showed a decline of 816,000 barrels from the SPR.  This draw was expected as part of the ongoing sale from the SPR.  This week we should see another draw, though likely less, around 600,000 barrels or 86k bbls/d.  These stocks will likely be added to commercial storage.

Still no real sign of the output cuts having an impact on inventory levels in the U.S.

US Crude Production contonues to trend higher to 13-month highs with lagged rig counts...



Crude Exports tumbled as Imports surged...



WTI/RBOB pumped-n-dumped after API data then tumbled this morning on Libya production data. The DOE data sent both plunging but RBOB is bouncing back a little.  NOTE - Brent tumbled below $50



 

It appears the panic-buying-algo is back...

 
 
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Tesla - Elon himself mentioned during the unveiling that Tesla will be gobbling up much of the world?s lithium supply with plans to produce 500,000 EVs per year. ?In order to produce a half million cars per year?we would basically need to absorb the entire world?s lithium-ion production.? Remember ? this is one man, one company. Tesla?s gigafactory will produce more lithium-ion batteries than the rest of the world combined.

Tesla + china demand..... lithium shortage possible?
 
 
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Chinese lithium demand stronger for longer, say analysts



Analysts from Canaccord came away from a trip to Shenzhen in southern China clearly impressed by the outlook for the lithium market.

In a Lithium Sector Update this week, the North American broker says meetings with a number of lithium-ion battery producers, electric vehicle makers and industry research groups suggested a stronger than expected level of lithium demand (more so in the longer term).

&ldquo Expectations remain that the Chinese lithium battery market will continue to display rapid growth in the foreseeable future &ndash electric vehicles are expected to remain the key driver,&rdquo Canaccord said.

&ldquo Battery makers that we me with detailed impressive growth plans,&rdquo it continued. &ldquo Contrary to belief, long-term growth in the Chinese EV market will not be driven by continued government subsidies, but improvement in technology and reductions in battery costs.

&ldquo This could suggest that our current forecasts for Chinese EV sales of 4 million units per annum by 2025, representing 35 per cent of global market share (from ~350k in 2015) could be too conservative.&rdquo

Canaccord says most Chinese groups agreed that it would be at least 10 years until the commercialisation of new battery technologies.


http://smartandstatic.com/rrs/files/Research%20Reports/Lithium%20Note.pdf
 
 
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https://youtu.be/L_FDFY-SJ-4

Stephen hawking the greatest living professor on donald trump.. can understand that climate change is the biggest threat n Trump just ignore it...
 
 
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Its gonna double the power generation of renewable and renewable need lithium as it is the proven battery technology.... Oil will be use a lubricant and plastic or other materials in the future its not going to be fuel... in the future ... by 2050 i think lol wonder if i get to see it or not
 
 
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you are wrong :) when u use renewable energy for electricity.... it doesnt require any burning.... bro go research or read my below article

 

China' s solar power capacity more than doubles in 2016

 
 
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China' s installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity more than doubled last year, turning the country into the world' s biggest producer of solar energy by capacity, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said on Saturday.

Installed PV capacity rose to 77.42 gigawatts at the end of 2016, with the addition of 34.54 gigawatts over the course of the year, data from the energy agency showed.

Shandong, Xinjiang, Henan were among the provinces that saw the most capacity increase, while Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai and Inner Mongolia had the greatest overall capacity at the end of last year, according to the data.

China will add more than 110 gigawatts of capacity in the 2016-2020 period, according to the NEA' s solar power development plan.

Solar plants generated 66.2 billion kilowatt-hours of power last year, accounting for 1 percent of China' s total power generation, the NEA said.

The country aims to boost the mix of non-fossil fuel generated power to 20 percent by 2030 from 11 percent today.

China plans to plough 2.5 trillion yuan ($364 billion) into renewable power generation by 2020.

 

(Reporting by Ryan Woo Editing by Helen Popper)


buysellbuysell      ( Date: 21-Mar-2017 21:42) Posted:



here plugin charge... there burn and burn... same thing leh.... they RIGHT thing china should do is to implement ON OFF switch for all power sockets used in china and switch to 230V instead of 220V power outlets. 

and another RIGHT thing china should do is to implement electrical education to all it' s citizens in china... encourage maximum usage of not more than 4 electrical sockets at any time and reduce consumption per house hold to a maximum of 500 Watts per household.

and another RIGHT thing china should do is to implement minimum 500% product tax AND 500% company tax for all products that are not energy efficient , meaning their power factor is very very lousy...

this will definitely change the lives of china citizens and also save the world for the future children and generations to come.

 

 
 
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here plugin charge... there burn and burn... same thing leh.... they RIGHT thing china should do is to implement ON OFF switch for all power sockets used in china and switch to 230V instead of 220V power outlets. 

and another RIGHT thing china should do is to implement electrical education to all it' s citizens in china... encourage maximum usage of not more than 4 electrical sockets at any time and reduce consumption per house hold to a maximum of 500 Watts per household.

and another RIGHT thing china should do is to implement minimum 500% product tax AND 500% company tax for all products that are not energy efficient , meaning their power factor is very very lousy...

this will definitely change the lives of china citizens and also save the world for the future children and generations to come.

 
 
 
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China Targets 800,000 Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales In 2017

 


1 month ago by  Mark Kane  15Comments


Sales of New Energy Vehicles in China &ndash 2016


After back-to-back very impressive gains the past two years, China expects even further growth of the New Energy Vehicle (all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle) market this year.


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After record a 507,000 plug-in vehicles sold in 2016 (including  more than 350,000 cars  and 115,700 all-electric buses), the new goal is  800,000  this year.

The  58%  improvement is to hopefully be achieved despite a  20% cut  of central government subsidies. Clearly the government is hoping the majoring of the EV market and many new offerings will make up the demand shortfall caused by curtailing incentives.

Xu Yanhua, a vice secretary of CAAM  (China Association of Automobile Manufacturers), said to  Economic Information Daily that passenger EVs would be powering the market in 2017, with an estimated 70% demand surge during the year.


&ldquo In 2017, demand for long-range pure electric car will rise further, charging facilities will continue to maintain rapid growth momentum, and following an expansion in scale, manufacturing costs will also be further reduced,&rdquo Xu told the state-run publication (via Reuters).


In 2016, the targeted volume was 700,000.   Given how short how short (~193,000 units) the actual total came to that estimate  (despite being incredible impressive and outpacing the total sales  of the rest of the global community combined), we tend to feel that 800k in 2017, with less incentives, has virtually no shot at happening.

But we aren&rsquo t China, so we&rsquo d happily take a 150k miss on that number too!
 
 
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US Electric Car Sales Up 68% In February



March 6th, 2017  by   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 

Also  published on  EV Obsession. See our  Electric Car Sales  page for a deeper look at US, European, and Chinese electric car sales.

 

US electric car sales jumped approximately  68% in February 2017 versus February 2016. Fully electric car sales were up 74%, while plug-in hybrid sales were up 61%. For the first two months of the year, that puts all plug-in car sales up 64%, fully electric car sales up 57%, and plug-in hybrid sales up 72%.

Naturally, one of the standout points  this month is that my estimates for Tesla Model S and Model X sales put the two high-end EV models in  first and second place. They were followed by two plug-in hybrids that have fairly broad availability (theoretically) &mdash the  Chevy Volt  and  Toyota Prius Prime.

Toyota Prius Prime numbers were almost identical in January and February, which backs up  our finding that the model is production limited versus demand limited. I have to  wonder how much demand there would be for the model if it weren&rsquo t production limited and Toyota  was really pushing it.

Surprisingly, Chevy Bolt sales  fell down a little bit in February versus January. The Bolt is still production limited itself, but one would think GM is ramping up production capacity as quickly as possible. Perhaps carryover deliveries in January from the holidays or bureaucratic  holdups in certain places are why January saw more sales &mdash or perhaps it&rsquo s just that February is a shorter month.

In the end,  the sub-1000 Bolt delivery total meant that the Nissan LEAF &mdash   which is holding on surprisingly well  &mdash logged one more month ahead of the Bolt.

Of course, after those top 6 models, Ford&rsquo s two Energi models (Fusion Energi and C-Max Energi) held a solid lead over the rest of the pack. We thought the Energi models were available nationwide, thus accounting for their steady sales in the top 10. However,  it turns out  they&rsquo re hard to get a hold of  even in EV-loving Florida. Though,  Ford&rsquo s electric cars  are still available much more broadly  than most compliance cars, and quite loved by their owners.

In total, those top 8 models accounted for 82% of the EV market. The top 6 models accounted for 71% of the market.

Overall, electric cars accounted for  0.95%  precisely 1% of the US auto market. (This sentence was updated after a mistake was identified in the original spreadsheet.)

Note: US electric car sales reports are getting tougher and tougher. Some companies don&rsquo t report their electric car sales, but their numbers are surely jumping (Hyundai, Fiat, Chrysler &hellip ).  Furthermore, Tesla keeps growing at an astounding pace, but it&rsquo s hard to have a great guess on the sales split between the US  and the rest of the world.  If you come across any useful official resources or statements for these  challenges, please drop us a note!

The tables here were slightly modified after mistakes in some of the formulae were identified.

 


 

 
 
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