Green Car Congress
MAY 4, 2009
high mark in April 2008. In April 2008, Honda had the Civic Hybrid on sale as well as the low-selling Accord Hybrid (25 units in April 2008). The addition of the new Fusion and Milan hybrids pushed combined Ford hybrid sales to 2,299 units, up 21% compared to April 2008. of VUE sales. new vehicle market share.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 5, 2009
In February 2008, hybrids held 1.9% The Tahoe, Yukon and Escalade two-mode full-size SUVs posted a combined 632 units, representing 8.4% The Saturn VUE hybrid posted 188 units, for 6.4% of all VUEs sold. The decline in hybrids was less than the 41% decline in the overall light-duty vehicle market for the month.
Plugs and Cars
JULY 31, 2008
Plug-in 2008 in San Jose, California witnessed a noon-time address by new heavy-weight convert, Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel. Representatives of GM stoked the clamor for the Volt, and a Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid sat on the show floor. Once again, a conference on plug-in cars. I will pay nothing for my 300 mile road trip.)
Green Car Congress
APRIL 3, 2009
drop by volume for the month compared to March 2008, based on total sales figures from Autodata ( earlier post ). new vehicle market share for hybrids in March—down from 2.82% in March 2008, but the highest mark so far in 2009. by volume from March 2008, down to 8,924 units. 362 units of the Saturn VUE hybrid (10.4%
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 16, 2010
will convert three of DTE Energy’s fleet Saturn VUE SUVs to battery electric powertrains. The conversion of the three DTE Energy SUVs is part of the $5-million grant from the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) awarded to DTE Energy in 2008. AMP Holding Inc. Earlier post.)
Green Cars News
MAY 4, 2009
Here is how each manufacturer faired: Ford: The addition of the Fusion and Milan Hybrids gave Ford a neat boost with hybrid sales up 21 per cent compared to April 2008. Together the two cars sold 2,299 units. Meanwhile, the Ford Escape and Mariner hybrids saw sales drop by 40.5 per cent year-on-year - there were a combined 1,165 units sold.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal. Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. Batteries not ready.
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