Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The 2016 US Vehicle Dependability Study is based on responses from 33,560 original owners of 2013 model-year vehicles after three years of ownership. The study, now in its 27 th year, examines problems experienced during the past 12 months by original owners of 2013 model-year vehicles. —Renee Stephens.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2011

Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. The station is a collaborative effort between Toyota, Air Products, Shell, South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and the Department of Energy (DOE). As landowner, Toyota leases the land to Shell for a nominal fee. Shell and Toyota will work together to populate the learning center.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2014

The Nikkei reports that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe revealed plans to provide at least ¥2 million (US$19,722) in subsidies for every purchase of a fuel cell vehicle. Toyota will launch its production fuel cell vehicle in Japan before April 2015, and in the US and European markets in the summer of 2015. —Prime Minister Abe.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2018

The initiative provides residents with a rebate of up to $2,000 for the purchase or lease of a new electric car from participating dealers. million in rebates for New Yorkers who purchased 35 different types of cars. Earlier post.) Overall, most consumers received rebates of at least $1,100 for their new electric cars. Charge NY 2.0

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Its efforts to incorporate alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) into its fleet began in 2002 with an initial purchase of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), mainly the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape hybrid. In 2010, the city converted 15 Toyota Prius hybrids to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2013

—Sivak 2013. Because changes in fuel economy take a long time to percolate through the entire fleet, an 18% reduction in fuel used by vehicles purchased in a given year (due to a 20% improvement in their fuel economy) would result in only about a 1% reduction of the fuel used by the entire fleet.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2014

In October 2013, the 8 states signed a memorandum of understanding to take specific actions to put 3.3 Californians have purchased or leased more than 100,000 ZEVs. Maryland expanded a tax credit for vehicle purchase and leasing and converted a tax credit for charging equipment to a rebate. —Chairman Nichols.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

The two organizations will start to evaluate the performance of the system in October this year under the Toyota City Low-carbon Society Verification Project, one of the Next-Generation Energy and Social System Demonstration Projects in Japan led by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Toyota Motor Sales, Inc. The CVRP program offers rebates to individuals, business owners, non-profit groups, and government entities that purchase or lease new eligible zero-emission or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. These grants are available when a vehicle is either purchased or leased for 36 months or longer.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2013

Ford expects more growth in the super segment, as baby boomers continue to downsize their vehicle purchases and first-time millennial buyers enter the market. This super segment represents just more than 50% of total new vehicle sales in the US. As recently as 2004, super segment sales were only 35% of the market.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2014

A study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis finds that buyers of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) are substantially less satisfied with the dealer purchase experience than buyers of conventional vehicles—with the notable exception of Tesla buyers. In some cases, dealers outright discouraged PEV purchases.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2016

China’s new car market continues to be affected by the economic slowdown and the introduction of car purchase restrictions in eight key cities, according to the latest analysis by JATO Dynamics. The subsequent falls in new car registrations in cities with car purchase restrictions were both intended and expected.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

For January 2013, Ford reported sales of 81 Focus Electric battery-electric vehicles and 338 C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Overall for January 2013, Ford reported sales of all its hybrids (conventional and plug-in) of 5,868 units. Certification isn’t necessary for a Ford dealer to sell C-MAX Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2013

Plug In America launched the survey in January 2013, receiving data from about 4% of Roadster owners worldwide who completed a form on the PIA website. As of 4 July 2013, Tesla Motors reported that 2,100+ Roadsters have been driven more than 35 million miles. Andy Palmer, executive vice president of Nissan Motor Co.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

The study, which was funded in part by grants from the National Science Foundation, CMU’s Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research, General Motors, Ford and Toyota, is to appear in the journal Transportation Research (Part D). —Traut et al. —Jeremy Michalek. Elizabeth J. 2013.10.001.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2016

The collaborative effort in this process led to the establishment of GTR Nº 13 in June 2013. The US voted on 27 June 2013 in favor of establishing GTR Nº 13. US consumers would be able to purchase a wider variety of vehicles with high fuel efficiency and zero or low emissions without any decrease in safety.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2012

CVRP provides cash incentives to individuals, businesses and others throughout California for the purchase or lease of battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric and fuel cell electric vehicles. Project funding for fiscal year 2012 – 2013 is expected to exceed $20 million.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2015

While the Toyota Tacoma was challenged by the two GM trucks, Tacoma maintained the top spot in ASG’s Extended Cab category, once again earning the Best All-Around Performance honor for 2015. Best All-Around Performance: Toyota Tacoma. Best Environmental Performance: Toyota Tacoma. Best Economic Performance: Toyota Tacoma.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2015

Forty-five hybrid models were available in 2014 in the US; these captured about 2.75% of the overall US passenger vehicle market, down slightly from 3.19% in 2013. Toyota currently dominates the US hybrid market, with some 66% of sales in 2014; Ford takes the second spot, with 14% of the market.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Navigant’s analysis indicates that only buyers in California and Oregon will purchase sufficient numbers of vehicles in order to meet the ZEV requirement in 2018 and 2019. million e-bicycles and e-scooters compared to about 30,000 e-motorcycles were estimated to have been sold in 2013 outside of China), Navigant says. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2015

The Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit (AMVC) is for purchases of qualified hybrids, as well as natural gas, hydrogen, fuel cell, and other alternative fuel vehicles. The total for this credit was $549 million. Hybrid vehicles are no longer AMVC-eligible after 2010, and the program became smaller.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2013

Currently in closed beta test (tested in multiple makes/models/years of cars, as well as city, rural environments, as well as internationally in Panama, Canada, UK and France), with a Q1/2 2013 launch date. 2012 Toyota Prius model) that can accurately predict fuel economy when fed a drive cycle.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

For some Americans it gives a chance to drive and experience a different car, maybe an electric car they might be thinking of purchasing. The company was purchased by Avis in 2013 and operates as a subsidiary of the traditional car rental company. Zipcar Zipcar bills itself as the world’s largest car sharing service.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Auto manufacturers such as Chrysler, BYD, Coda, Honda, Mitsubishi, Hyundai, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo are not included in this table, but have announced or are expected to introduce EVs in this time period, DOE said. and model 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015. Estimated US supply of PEVs from 2011-2015.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2013

Further promoting this market is the recent establishment of a new federal Energy Department public-private partnership effort called H2USA, which includes Toyota, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz and Honda. million ZEV vehicles on the roadways by 2025. Earlier post.). Studies suggest that 68 stations are needed by 2017 to support the market.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

From the article: ‘The New York study anticipates that by 2015, electric vehicle prices should decline because of reduced battery costs, that there will be a sufficient supply of electric vehicles to purchase, and that consumers will take advantage of the existing federal tax credit of $7,500 for new electric cars. by Lars Vercelli.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Test rides most always evoke a comment of future EV purchase. About Marc: Marc has been a long-time advocate of electric vehicles and drives a 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV, 2011 Th!nk nk City, and 2013 Tesla Model S. I have firsthand customer knowledge of EV purchases, range anxiety, trepidations about the experience.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Test rides most always evoke a comment of future EV purchase. About Marc: Marc has been a long-time advocate of electric vehicles and drives a 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV, 2011 Th!nk nk City, and 2013 Tesla Model S. I have firsthand customer knowledge of EV purchases, range anxiety, trepidations about the experience.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

From April 2010 the new 13 bands will be further separated out to strengthen the environmental message and first-year rates of VED* will be introduced to further persuade new vehicle purchasers to choose lower emitting, more fuel efficient cars. From the second year of purchase onwards they will then pay the standard rate.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The two I'm looking at for my needs are the Subaru Crosstrek, which gets 14 miles on the electric, and the Toyota RAV4, which gets 42 miles on the electric. The main concern is purchase price or more likely, monthly payment. We have 10 million electric cars at the end of 2013. But what about plug-in hybrids? That is globally 0.7

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The two I'm looking at for my needs are the Subaru Crosstrek, which gets 14 miles on the electric, and the Toyota RAV4, which gets 42 miles on the electric. The main concern is purchase price or more likely, monthly payment. We have 10 million electric cars at the end of 2013. But what about plug-in hybrids? That is globally 0.7

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

Consumer Reports rates the Buick Enclave higher than vehicles from Toyota, Volvo, Infiniti, Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz in the Luxury- Full Size SUV category. John Hoffecker of AlixPartners predicts that in 2013 the US market will return to “normal” and be 15-16 million units/year. million vehicles/year.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Now, of course, Bright Automotive is ready to unveil the IDEA, with the expectation it will have 50,000 ready for sale in 2013. Our customers purchase their vehicles on spreadsheets, Waters explained. We • MORE: "How to Build a 100 Mile-Per-Gallon Car. Right Now can be seen here. Yes, still a few years away. Yep, a truck.

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