The year 2017 is a huge breakthrough for the transition to electric vehicles. This raises the question: “What kind of major news will the electric car in 2018 appear? What kind of landmark development will happen? The following is the 2018 electric car market. Twenty more forecasts for development:
1. ExxonMobil or BP will even acquire electric vehicle charging companies, respectively;
2. Chinese automaker GAC Motor announced that it will enter the US market with electric CUV in 2019 through cooperation with Fiat Chrysler (FCA);
3. Tesla launched the Y-CUV during its most watched live event and received 500,000 bookings within a week;
Tesla joined the solid-state battery development camp and stated that it will launch a new model with solid-state batteries by 2023;
5. California's electric vehicle sales are close to 10% of the state's new car sales;
6. US electric vehicle sales will almost double, reaching 2% of all new car sales;
7. Tesla won a case in the U.S. Supreme Court, allowing direct sales of cars to consumers in all 50 states;
8. Ford and GM announced plans to launch a PHEV version of a large SUV and pick-up truck;
9. Fiat Chrysler (FCA) has obtained a major investment from Google and has partnered with China GAC to use electric drive systems for future electric vehicles;
10. Due to a serious shortage of electricians, the installation of electric vehicle charging stations in the United States will be delayed;
11. There are several states in the United States that propose or implement new vehicle taxes to prepare for the decline in future gasoline tax revenues;
12. Fisker and Geely cooperated to focus on solid-state battery development and vehicle design;
13. BMW and Mercedes-Benz announced plans to add wireless charging technology to all new EV models by 2021.
14. The United States will reach 60,000 (from the current 46,944) public charging piles;
15. Tesla opens 50 "super" (40+ charging pile) centers/lounges in the world;
16. General Motors has partnered with PaneraBread (fast food chain) at two test locations in California to open a new fast charging/showroom/food service center concept. The pilot project also included the use of the ChevyBolt dedicated driver charging station for the Maven Ride Plan;
17. Google launched home electric car charging piles under the Nest product line, and launched a charging network based on mobile advertising, and plans to acquire VoltaCharging;
18. At least five other countries or cities have announced plans to ban the sale of diesel locomotives, but the United States will not be one of them;
19.The WholeFoods supermarket chain has significantly expanded its number of electric vehicle charging stations and recharged Amazon Gold members for free;
20. The global electric vehicle sales in 2018 will reach 1.75 million, with a total of 4.75 million.
21. The Tesla Model 3 model broke sales records for multiple electric vehicles, including becoming the first electric car to sell more than 200,000 units a year, and selling more than 10,000 and 20,000 electric vehicles per month in the United States;
22. Tesla's global sales will exceed 300,000;
23. China's electric vehicle sales have almost doubled to 1 million;
24. A major fleet operator will order 1,000 ChevroletBolts.
