The E.U. is Streets Ahead of the U.S. in Electric Vehicle Uptake - a report from Statista.com

The E.U. is Streets Ahead of the U.S. in Electric Vehicle Uptake

Mobility

by 

Martin Armstrong,

 

May 12, 2022

The best-selling EV may hail from the United States, but when it comes to uptake among the domestic population, the U.S. is trailing Europe by some distance. As this infographic using Statista Mobility Market Outlook data illustrates, Tesla has its biggest potential customer base in Europe - and the gap is only set to get bigger.

Come 2026, Statista analysts estimate that there will be 4.4 million EVs sold in E.U. countries, compared to just 1.9 million in the United States - that equates to 997 and 556 vehicles per 100,000 people (using 2022 population figures), respectively. From 2016 to 2019, the U.S. was actually head in terms of adoption, but Europe rapidly became the pacesetter. Statista estimates EV revenues in the European Union to amount to $120 billion in 2022, compared to just $35 billion in the U.S. By 2026, revenues in the E.U. are set to surpass the $300 billion mark. In contrast, in the same year the U.S. should break the $100 billion barrier for the first time.

In the scope of the estimates are battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), road electric vehicles and passenger cars. Not included in the analysis are electric vehicles that are not self-contained and cannot be classified as BEVs or PHEVs, rail electric vehicles, surface and underwater vessels, electric aircraft or spacecraft, motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, buses, vans, and trucks.

Martin Armstrong

Data Journalist

martin.armstrong@statista.com

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This chart shows estimated electric vehicle unit sales per 100,000 population in EU-27 countries and the United states. 

So there you have it! unfortunately the cost of buying an electric car is well out of reach of the normal folk, and surely it is best to keep the car you have for as long as possible to avoid the problem of what to do with it and where it goes once you have.  As I explained in a previous blog, the actual cost to the environment to make the electric car in the first place is much higher than continuing with a petrol driven car at the moment.  It is a catch 22 situation,which can really only be resolved by all of us not using our cars as much and finding alternative ways to get about, or not going on pointless journeys!

I am always amazed at the amount of people who drive their kids to school when the school is literally just around the corner, I get it if it is bad weather but here on Menorca we have the mediterranean climate so that is no excuse.  Not only does it make people gain wait because they are not excercising, it is also bad for air quality.

The blog song for today is: "  sunshine superman" by Donovan

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Almost 2 million barrels of Russian oil worth £220 million imported into the UK since the war in Ukraine began- A greenpeace report

Shipments of Russian oil, totalling 257,000 tonnes, have been imported into the UK since the war in Ukraine began, a new analysis of industry data by Greenpeace UK reveals [1]. The imports, which equate to 1.9 million barrels, have an estimated value of almost £220 million.

A total of eight tankers have delivered shipments of Russian oil to the UK since Russia first invaded Ukraine on 24 February, averaging one every week. Another tanker carrying 33,000 tonnes of Russian diesel, destined for the UK, is currently at anchor off the coast of Immingham in Lincolnshire.

More than four fifths of the oil imports have been Russian diesel, with the rest made up of fuel oil [2]. The UK currently relies on Russia for 8% of oil and 18% of diesel imports and despite pledging “unwavering support” to Ukraine, Boris Johnson has left the door open to Russian oil imports until the end of the year. 

The UK government has imposed a ban on Russian owned, operated or flagged ships from entering the UK. However, Russian fossil fuels are still able to pour into Britain via tankers owned and flagged by other nations.

All Russian fossil fuel shipments that have arrived in Britain since the war began have been imported legally, rendering the UK government’s ban on Russian ships tokenistic. 

Greenpeace UK is calling for the sanctions to be tightened and a genuine and immediate ban imposed on all Russian fossil fuel imports, in order to stop the flow of fossil fuel money to Vladamir Putin that is funding his bloody war in Ukraine [3].

Georgia Whitaker, oil and gas campaigner at Greenpeace UK, said: “The UK government is no stranger to hypocrisy but pledging ‘unwavering support’ to Ukraine while shipping in almost 2 million barrels of Russian oil is utterly disingenuous, even by Boris Johnson’s standards.

“This war has cost at least 2,000 civilian lives so far [4]. That’s 2,000 innocent deaths largely funded by fossil fuels. Despite the mounting death toll, the UK government has given itself until the end of the year to stop importing Russia’s bloody oil. 

“Sanctions don’t work until they’re implemented and eight more months of oil and gas imports is eight months too many. It’s clear we need an explicit and immediate ban on all Russian fossil fuels.”

Greenpeace has been monitoring Russian fossil fuel shipments since the war began, through its Russian Tanker Tracker Twitter bot [5], which uses shipping data to monitor supertankers delivering oil and gas from the country.

Six of the shipments to the UK have come from the Russian port of Primorsk, with the remaining two from Tuapse and Vysotsk. They have been imported into five ports across the UK in Merseyside, Essex, Lincolnshire and North Yorkshire.

In addition to banning Russian oil and gas imports, Greenpeace UK is calling for the government to end the UK’s dependence on fossil fuels altogether and stop wasting energy by improving the energy efficiency of buildings and rolling out low carbon heating. This would not only stop the flow of money to Putin, but help tackle the climate crisis as well as reduce soaring energy bills.

I should say I am surprised but unfortunately this is the world that we live in these days. It always comes down to money. It is hard not to get despondent with news like this but I try not to because I know there are millions of us out there who are really trying to make this world a better place for future generations.

The blog song for today is:"the life of riley" by the Lightning Seeds

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The big plastic count starts tomorrow 16th May! Visit: thebigplasticcount.com

 https://thebigplasticcount.com.

If you haven't already done so go to the website and they will give instructions as to what to do!

How to take part

Taking part is easy — there are 4 simple steps:

1

Sign up

If you’re not already signed up – that’s the first step. Sign up now to receive your free digital counting pack with everything you need to take part.

2

Get ready to count your plastic!

If you ordered a postal pack, you should have it by now. In it, we’ve provided a tally sheet to make it quick and easy for you to record all the different types of plastic packaging waste you use.

We suggest putting the tally sheet up somewhere near your bin this weekend, so come Monday morning you and anyone you live with can see it.

If you ordered a digital pack (or your postal pack didn’t arrive), you can print off your tally sheet at home, at a family or friends, in the library, or at an internet cafe.

Or alternatively you can tally online. If you’re tallying online, save the link somewhere so you’ve got it to hand, ready for Monday morning (but remember only one person in your household can use the tally online).

3

How do you count?

For 7 days, you need to count every single piece of plastic packaging waste that you throw away - that's plastic waste that you put in the bin and plastic you put in the recycling. Try to count anything you throw away while out of the home too.

Some people like to tally up each piece of plastic as they go along, whereas others find it easier to save up all of their plastic over the course of the day or week (storing it in a bag or box) and then tally it up in one go - it’s totally up to you which you do!

We’ve tried to make the categories on the Tally as simple and easy to understand as possible, but if you need any help check out this plastic ID sheet or our FAQs.

4

Submit your results

At the end of the week, whether you’ve tallied as you’ve gone along, or you’re submitting all your data in at once - head over to the website to submit your results.

Please don’t forget to do this, as this is crucial! Without your data, there is no investigation - we need thousands of people to take part to ensure the evidence is as strong as possible. So we really can’t do this without you.

What happens if you need to skip a day? Don’t worry! Either you can make up for it another day and submit your results a bit later, or when you submit your results you can just tell us how many days you counted for. You’ll have up until 31 May to submit your results if you need it.

What happens after you count?

Once you’ve submitted your results, you’ll get your household’s plastic footprint, and we’ll also share tips to help reduce plastic in day-to-day life.

Once we’ve got all the data, scientists will crunch the numbers to work out the national results. These results will help prove that we need bigger, bolder action to solve the plastic problem.

We hope that covers everything you need to know! If you’ve got any other burning questions then check out our FAQs page which has answers to lots of common queries.

HELP US INVESTIGATE

Whether you live alone or with friends and family, use hardly any plastic or lots – we need you to be part of this.

With your help, we want to reveal the truth about what actually happens to plastic packaging when it leaves our homes.

We will use the results from our investigation to show the government just how bad the UK’s plastic problem is and urge them to act on it.

 Although it will not mean anything, I will be counting my plastic here in Menorca, it will be interesting to see the results!  I have tried to reduce the amount of plastic I buy!

The blog song for today is: "Bad decisions" by the Strokes

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