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Veloz: 2018 banner year for EV sales in California; up 84% from 2017; 312% increase from January to December

Green Car Congress

According to Veloz’s monthly “ Sales Dashboard ” tracking news summary: Comparing start and end of year electric car sales for 2018, January sales were 5,991 and December sales were 24,686: a 312% increase. In contrast, there was a 122% increase from January (5,543) to December (12,323) in 2017.

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2017 Volkswagen e-Golf: weekend drive report and range test

Green Car Reports

The thought came like a flash while on the highway heading into New York's Catskill Mountains: This is what all cars will be like soon. The 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf is absolutely the most normal, invisible, unremarkable electric car you can buy today.

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2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car: owners' impressions after a year

Green Car Reports

Californians got the chance to buy Chevrolet Bolt EV electric cars before everyone else, and the compact hatchback has sold well in the state, aided by its 238-mile rated range. Last February, readers John and Mimi Porter of San Diego shared their first impressions of the new silver Bolt EV they had purchased the previous month.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

That’s me on January 16, 2017, with my brand new Chevy Bolt EV Premier edition in my garage at home. I paid $47,000 in cash for that car as a #YearOfJoe gift to myself after a decade of environmental work and achievement. I started learning about, writing about, and promoting electric cars in 2007. Installing the 5.2

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Texas electric-car buying, Ford 10-speed automatic, Kia Rio details: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, one owner describes what it's like to buy an electric car in Texas, the 2017 Ford F-150 full-size pickup truck is set to launch next month with a new 10-speed automatic transmission, and we have more details on the new Kia Rio debuting at the 2016 Paris Motor Show. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Paris Motor Show electric cars, Best Car To Buy nominees, Chevy Colorado ZH2: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we look at whether the 2016 Paris Motor Show was a tipping point for electric cars, nominees for our Green Car Reports 2017 Best Car To Buy award, and the hydrogen fuel-cell Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 co-developed by General Motors and the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Prius Prime first drive, Paris electric cars, Bolt EV review summary, Best Car To Buy: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which cars are the final nominees for our 2017 Best Car To Buy award—and which ones didn't make the cut? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, October 7, 2016. Friday, our.

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