{"id":82394,"date":"2025-05-14T19:59:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T23:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82394"},"modified":"2025-05-14T19:59:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T23:59:42","slug":"ev-sales-are-up-tesla-sales-are-down-and-new-electric-toyota-goodness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82394","title":{"rendered":"EV sales are up, Tesla sales are down, and new electric Toyota goodness"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border video-embed featured-image\">\n<lite-youtube params=\"enablejsapi=1\" videoid=\"dFCldTC1Q-Y\"\/>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On today\u2019s thrilling episode of\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ElectrekDaily\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quick Charge<\/a><\/em>, we\u2019ve a huge spike in global EV sales and a huge dip in Tesla deliveries. Plus a whole bunch of news from Toyota, including an updated bZ that\u2019s just a bit better than before \u2026 but is a bit better going to make a big difference?<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-416147\"\/><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re also on track for more than 1 in 4 new cars sold this year to be electric, with a whole lot more hybrids coming in to make up the difference and drive fuel demand down to a new yearly low. All this, plus the top 5 cheapest EVs to insure when you hit the play button.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-source-links\">Source Links<\/h2>\n<p>Prefer listening to your podcasts? 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