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Lux Research: despite cheap oil, niche plug-in vehicle sales will be resilient; conventional hybrids to be hardest hit

Green Car Congress

However, an analysis by Lux Research suggests that despite some decrease in sales, sales of plug-in vehicles will likely be resilient, and rebound as oil prices rise back to the prior higher levels over time. During the 2008 oil crash when US gasoline prices dropped by 58% in half a year, Toyota Prius sales in the US fell by 47%.

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BYD overtakes VW’s 15-year-run as top seller in China

Baua Electric

500,000th BYD Dolphin rolls off assembly line (Source: BYD) China’s behemoth BYD overtook Volkswagen as the best-selling car brand in China last year, the first time any carmaker outsold the German brand since at least 2008. For its part, Volkswagen’s battery-electric vehicle deliveries grew 23.2% BYD reported 2.4

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Nissan and ENEL announce V2G system, launch smart grid trials in Europe

Green Car Congress

As part of the partnership, Nissan and ENEL have committed to working together, to explore: Introducing this technology to the European market; The extended use of ‘second life’ electric vehicles batteries for static applications; Designing and evaluating potential affordable energy and mobility pack offers. Click to enlarge.

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China is exporting so many EVs that it needs more ships – a lot more

Baua Electric

Chinese EV makers are looking to export electric vehicles by the tens of thousands around the globe, but they need a lot more car-carrying vessels to make that happen. Cars are typically transported by sea using roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ships that allow vehicles to be driven directly on rather than using a crane.

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Nissan and Endesa collaborating to deliver vehicle-to-grid systems to market

Green Car Congress

This Vehicle to Grid (V2G) system consists of the Endesa two-way charger and an energy management system that can also integrate such off-grid, and renewable, power generation as solar panels and wind turbines. Endesa first showcased its V2G technology in 2008 in Smartcity Malaga, the Enel Group testing ground for smart cities.

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2024 Peugeot e-2008 review: Is this affordable European electric SUV a true rival to the Tesla Model Y and BYD Atto 3?

EV Central

What if I told you that you could secure a European electric SUV for less than $60k, with any and every feature you might want or need, and with essentially no wait time for delivery? What does the Peugeot e-2008 cost and what features do you get? What is powering the Peugeot e-2008? What is charging like for the Peugeot e-2008?

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PHEV Day 168. Sunday, 29 March 2009. Run to Knoxville, Tennessee

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

.: From: Leslie A Grossman [mailto:leslieann@lesliegrossman.com] Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 2:47 PM Subject: News Conference Monday - Electric Vehicle Spirit of DC here in Knoxville The Future of transportation is here, and is visiting Knoxville on Monday March 30th. He’s proved it’s Cheap to Plug-in Around America!