EV Central

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Nissan Leaf – from $9000 2012 Nissan Leaf. Mitsubishi i-MiEV – from $12,000 2010 Mitsubishi i-MiEV. These tiny i-MiEVs were the first EVs on sale in Australia in 2010. We found only four for sale, with $28,880 for a 190km range 2014 60Ah version with 100,000km the cheapest. A piece of history?

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

By comparison, the Nissan LEAF carries a 99 MPGe (combined) EPA rating, while the smaller i-MiEV carries a 112 MPGe (combined) rating. (1 Ford’s rollout of electrified vehicles began in December 2010 with the 2011 Ford Transit Connect Electric—a small commercial van built in collaboration with Azure Dynamics. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2014

The study by William Sierzchula at Delft University of Technology, published in the journal Transportation Research Part D , used fleet manager interviews and pilot project report to investigate 14 US and Dutch organizations that adopted EVs from 2010 to 2013 to determine which factors influenced their purchase decisions.

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EV Adoption

JANUARY 8, 2022

Other positive sales trends from 2021 include: Nissan LEAF: First launched in the US in December 2010, the iconic LEAF saw a 49% increase in sales versus 2020, and 78% in Q4 versus Q3 of 2021. In fact two models, the Mach-E and ID.4, 4, accounted for 43,879 units of the YOY increase.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 6, 2009

The difference with how Nissan is approaching the EV is interesting. While BMW is taking a careful look at how its customers will be driving the cars and how they charge them, trying to see if there are any issues to deal with before committing to large numbers of EVs, Nissan is racing to get thousands on the road as fast as possible.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Tennessee, Nissan and TVA forge a path for electric car By G. Phil Bredesen spent part of Earth Day last week test-driving a Nissan prototype all-electric vehicle at the automakers U.S. Coming to public in 12 Nissans first electric car is to go into corporate and government fleets beginning in late 2010.

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Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Toyota also is developing a plug-in hybrid, expected on the road by 2010. Ford , Chrysler , Volvo Nissan , Subaru and VW have all indicated they will be bringing plug-in hybrids to the showroom floor for sale within the next few years. BYD plans to sell cars in Europe and the US by 2010.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2011

The ZEV mandate requires that large volume manufacturers produce and offer for sale in California a specified number of ZEVs. The existing ZEV program requirements are primarily expressed in terms of the number of vehicles that must be offered for sale, with adjustments for different types of vehicles.

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Creative Greenius

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

So far GM, Toyota, Nissan, VW, Mitsubishi, have all announced plug in vehicles they will have for sale in 2010. You’ll also be finished forever with things like oil changes, tune ups, new air filters and the other maintenance that isn’t necessary with electric cars. That’s 18 months away.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

In last week’s edition of The Green Piece Column, we looked at the leaders in the green car race including the likes of Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen and Nissan. The company hopes to begin selling the Fisker Karma in mid 2010 in Europe. Here are some other important names that may yet have an impact in the green car race….

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 21, 2009

Today, EVs are making a comeback, and Paine’s chronicling the EV’s resurrection in his follow-up film, The Revenge of the Electric Car, set to jolt theaters in spring 2010. A: I know that Mitsubishi, Nissan and a lot of smaller companies all will have cars available to buy in 2009. Q: When do you expect the EV to exact revenge?

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Green Cars News

JUNE 30, 2009

Through it all Toyota has had a clear ray of hope, with the launch of the 2010 Toyota Prius just around the corner. First it heads to Wales… then to China… and finally to Japan where it is then shipped for sale worldwide. From there, it embarks on a lengthy, and presumably environmentally harmful, journey around the world.

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EV Adoption

MAY 8, 2021

Following are the step-by-step inputs and data: 2030 EV Sales and Share of New Vehicle Sales. After 11 years (starting in 2010) of the modern/contemporary EV period, combined US sales of EVs (BEV and PHEV) reached 318,798 in 2020. And 26 automakers offer either zero or only one EV (BEV or PHEV) for sale in the US.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, which is expected to sell for $40,000 when it goes on sales in the U.S. in late 2010. Those prices are much lower than that of General Motors Corp.s GM plans to launch the Volt in China in 2011. Prius hybrid.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

Breaking News Feed Chryslers first EV will be the Dodge Circuit Vectrix in trouble, may be for sale REPORT: Toyota claims 40,000 pre-orders for new Prius Cadillac Converj reportedly approved for production *UPDATED New York 2009: Mitsubishi confirms i-MiEV will come to U.S. Follow us on Twitter!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 15, 2009

So far GM, Toyota, Nissan, VW, Mitsubishi, have all announced plug in vehicles they will have for sale in 2010. You’ll also be finished forever with things like oil changes, tune ups, new air filters and the other maintenance that isn’t necessary with electric cars. That’s 18 months away.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

I wish the thing was for sale as-is. Well they did give brief bursts of acceleration through the parking lot to show that it does have some Roadster goodness to it. But yes, there was no slalom to see how it handles the twisties. It is probably a real rocket compared to the Daimler version that will eventually show up. Follow us on Twitter!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

At least one of these vehicles will be produced in 2010 for consumers in North American markets, followed by production for European markets. Reinforcing a commitment to bring to market a broad array of advanced electric vehicles across all of its brands, Chrysler has introduced five electric-drive vehicle prototypes since the fall of 2008.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

The trouble is you then have to stop right away, which brings about some pretty strong regenerative braking action, something that Chrysler needs to work on before making the Circuit available for sale. Keep reading about the EVs good and bad qualities after the jump. Follow us on Twitter!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

BYD has also begun selling a plug-in electric car with a backup gasoline engine, a move putting it ahead of GM, Nissan, and Toyota. Put simply, this little-known upstart has accelerated ahead of its much bigger rivals in the race to build an affordable electric car. 107.12% Rite Aid Corporation 0.66 40.40% Unisys Corporation 1.49

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Ted Kulongoski behind the wheel of Nissan’s prototype electric vehicle. At a press event on Monday, Oregon’s governor, Ted Kulongoski, was talking up Nissan’s previously announced partnership with the state. According to Nissan, the company plans to introduce its upcoming electric car in Oregon in late 2010.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Companies like ECOtality are already working with Nissan, which seems to have given up on battery swapping. It works with current customer habits quite well. Home charging will have its place as a back-up, but battery swapping is too impractical and costly. Reply ↓ ↑ report 15 Ken 2:04AM (4/10/2009) I want to charge at home.

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