2017 Toyota Prius Prime: first drive of new plug-in hybrid
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 3, 2016
The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime is a considerably better car than a few electric-car fans had feared. And it all has.
2017 Electric Cars Hybrid Plug-in 
Hybrid and electric cars account for 7.5% of Kia 1H 2017 Europe sales, up from 1% in 2016
Green Car Congress
JULY 21, 2017
Hybrid and electric vehicles accounted for 7.5% Vehicles with all-electric or electrified powertrains represent the greatest area of growth for Kia sales in Europe. The Niro was joined by the new Optima Plug-in Hybrid sedan (428 units) and Soul EV (2,272 units). rise, year-on-year. —Michael Cole.
Kia 
199
199 
Veloz: 2018 banner year for EV sales in California; up 84% from 2017; 312% increase from January to December
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 14, 2019
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.
2018 286
286 
European electric and plug-in hybrid sales for Jan-June 2017
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 17, 2017
The numbers are in, which means it's once again time take a look at European electric and plug-in hybrid sales. Delivery and registration data is compiled from January through June of 2017, and once more, it remains clear Europe has a favorite electric car.
2017 103
103 
Stellantis Recalls 76,000 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Minivans To Fix Engine Issue
Electric Cars Report
JANUARY 25, 2023
Stellantis is recalling 76,000 Chrysler plug-in hybrid minivans because a short circuit could cause the engine to unexpectedly shut down. The recall covers 67,000 2017-23 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans in the United States and about 9,000 in other countries. The sudden loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Minivan 116
116 
Road Test: 2022 Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid
Clean Fleet Report
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
One of the challenges Clean Fleet Report takes seriously is to test the EPA fuel economy ratings for the cars, crossovers and trucks we review, knowing efficiency is a top priority when looking to purchase a new vehicle. But with the 2022 Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) we obliterated the “official” number in our real world driving.
Kia 90
90 
European electric and plug-in hybrid sales for Jan-July 2017
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
The data has been crunched and the latest round of sales figures has arrived for a look at European electric and plug-in hybrid sales through the month of July. With another month on the books, Europe still continues to choose one specific electric car and one plug-in hybrid over all the other choices.
Plug-in 105
105 Plug-in electric car sales in Dec: 2017 to set new record, Bolt EV ends strong (more updates)
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 3, 2018
It was clear late last year that the number of plug-in electric cars sold in the U.S. during 2017 would set a new record. December is always a strong sales month for all vehicles, and dealerships across the country have rushed to deliver new cars, crossovers, and trucks to hit their year-end bonuses.
Plug-in 110
110 
2017 Toyota Prius Prime vs 2017 Chevrolet Volt: plug-in hybrid video test
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
They're two high-volume plug-in hybrids, but they take different approaches to energy efficiency. The Toyota Prius Prime, new for 2017, is the plug-in version of the world's best-known, and best-selling, hybrid car. They're now going.
2017 60
60 
Hyundai Ioniq, Sonata plug-in hybrids available anywhere in U.S.
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 4, 2017
Some manufacturers only offer their plug-in hybrid models in certain markets, even as hybrid models are now generally offered nationwide. Like electric cars, plug-in hybrid sales are sometimes limited to markets deemed suitably friendly to these types of vehicles by their makers.
Plug-in 113
113 
European electric and plug-in hybrid sales for Jan-May 2017
Green Car Reports
JULY 18, 2017
Another month, and another round of European electric car sales data is ready for dissemination. Electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles continue to earn a healthy share of the European car market, and it's clear there's still a definitive electric car for Europeans.
Plug-in 98
98 
Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, June 2017: Prime time
Green Car Reports
JULY 7, 2017
Toyota made a strong return to the Canadian plug-in electric vehicle market in June, selling 144 Prius Prime plug-in hybrids. The tally is all the more remarkable as the vehicle has so far launched only in Quebec. Depending on the.
Plug-in 101
101 UK BEV and PHEV registrations up 27% in 2017 to 46,522 units
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 8, 2018
From January to December 2017, registrations of electric and plug-in hybrid cars in the UK reached 46,522 units, up 27% from 2016, according to figures released by Go Ultra Low. Meanwhile, the South West and Scotland grew the fastest, boosting plug-in uptake by 140% and 70% respectively against the previous year.
2017 150
150 
Plug-in hybrid price guide: every 2017 model, with specs
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 10, 2017
The number of plug-in hybrid cars has expanded greatly over the past few years. If you've had trouble keeping track of all of these new plug-in cars, fear not. A couple of weeks ago, we gathered the relevant data for every battery-electric car on sale today, and presented it to you in one place.
Plug-in 60
60 
Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid
Clean Fleet Report
JUNE 16, 2021
Oh, and could you get used to 32 miles of all-electric driving and 30+ mph when in hybrid mode? The newly styled 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is ready for your test drive. When Clean Fleet Report first reviewed the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid in 2017, it was the only electrified minivan on the market. Ready to ride.
Chrysler 93
93 
2017 Toyota Prius Prime, Toyota electric car, Tesla Supercharger fee: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
Today, we have a video road test of the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid, a new report claims Toyota will launch a battery-electric car, and Tesla Motors will begin charging for use of its Supercharger DC fast-charging stations. All this and more on Green Car Reports.
Prius 119
119 
Plug-in electric car sales in Feb higher than Jan lows, still in winter doldrums
Green Car Reports
MARCH 1, 2018
Sales of plug-in electric cars tend to be lower during the winter months, unlike the rest of the market, and February was little exception to that rule. After a whiz-bang December that took 2017 sales to their highest-ever number—just under 200,000 battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles sold in the U.S.—January
Plug-in 93
93 
Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, Oct 2017: Chevy’s dominant duo
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 8, 2017
The dominant duo of the Chevy Volt and Bolt EV continued their winning ways in the Canadian market for new plug-in electric cars during October. Chevrolet sold 424 Volts to start the fourth quarter, down slightly from 483 in September.
Plug-in 95
95 Most Plug-In Electric Car Sales, 2017 Ford Fusion Hybrid, Panasonic Funds Gigafactory: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 15, 2016
Today, the company that sold the most plug-in electric cars worldwide in 2015 isn't one of the usual suspects, the 2017 Ford Fusion Hybrid and Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid get some updates, and Panasonic commits $1.6 All this and more on Green Car Reports.
Fusion 60
60 Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, Nov 2017: the vaulting Chevy Volt
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 7, 2017
A record 582 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrids were sold in Canada last month, two months after Chevy delivered a then-record 483 Volts in September. The achievement is even more impressive considering Canadian car sales dropped by 15 percent between the two months, as the industry enters its slow season.
Volt 91
91 
Electric Car Price Guide, 'Greenest' Cars, 2017 Cadillac CT6 Plug-In Hybrid: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 27, 2016
Today, we have our updated electric car price guide, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's annual rankings of the "greenest" and "meanest" cars, and news that the 2017 Cadillac CT6 Plug-In Hybrid will be imported to the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. from China.
Cadillac 60
60 
New York plug-in car sales up 74% April-June with introduction of rebate
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
Cuomo announced that the state has seen a 74% increase in electric car sales over the same time period last year, resulting from the Drive Clean Rebate initiative launched on 21 March 2017. For the first half of 2017, New York saw 4,209 EVs sold, a 61% increase from the 2,609 sold in the same period in 2016.
New York 150
150 Magna to produce BMW 5-Series plug-in hybrid; second electrified vehicle program to Graz line-up
Green Car Congress
JUNE 20, 2017
BMW’s new 530e plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) will be produced at Magna’s contract manufacturing plant in Graz, Austria, starting in summer 2017. Magna’s Graz facility will then be the production home for two premium electrified vehicles: the BMW 530e and the previously awarded Jaguar I-PACE.
BMW 150
150 Plug-in electric car sales In Canada, Sep 2017: 1 percent now, 99 percent to go
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 6, 2017
The market share of plug-in electric cars in Canada appears to have topped 1 percent for the first time ever last month. We estimate that just under 1,900 vehicles with plugs were sold last month, compared to roughlyk 187,000 sales across the country of.
Plug-in 102
102 
Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, Apr 2017: plus ça change.
Green Car Reports
MAY 8, 2017
The Volt remains the undisputed king of the Canadian plug-in electric vehicle market. In April, the Chevy Volt enjoyed its 13th consecutive month as Canada's best-selling plug in electric vehicle, and its 46th month overall. market, the Volt's leadership of the Canadian plug-in segment recalls.
Plug-in 103
103 
Plug-in electric car sales in Canada for Jan: Outlander has landed (plus 2017 analysis)
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV helped the Canadian plug-in electric vehicle market to its first 1,000-unit January last month. The company sold 174 of its plug-in hybrid SUV in its first full month on sale, representing about 30 percent of overall Outlander sales.
Plug-in 82
82 
BNEF: Global plug-in vehicle sales surge 63% year-on-year in Q3; China accounted for more than half of total
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
Plug-in electric vehicles sales surged to a record in the third quarter, largely driven by strong demand in China, according to a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). China accounted for more than half of global sales as its market for electric cars doubled amid government efforts to curb pollution.
Plug-in 150
150 
2017 Hyundai Ioniq Electric: first drive review of 124-mile electric car
Green Car Reports
MARCH 9, 2017
For the first six years of electric cars, from 2011 to 2016, we've had a variety of mass-priced cars with ranges of 62 to 107 miles. This year, in 2017, we got the Chevy Bolt EV, at 238 miles. This is the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Electric. But there's a new competitor as well.
2017 117
117 
Nissan To Tackle Plug-In Hybrids, Fuel Cells As Well As Electric Cars
Green Car Reports
MAY 1, 2013
Nissan''s Leaf is one of the highest-profile electric cars on the market, but the automaker is working on other alternative-propulsion vehicles, too. According to What Car, Nissan is planning the launch of a plug-in hybrid vehicle within the next two years, and even a hydrogen fuel cell car by 2017.
Plug-in 117
117 
Sales of BMW plug-in cars more than double over last year
Green Car Reports
MARCH 13, 2017
BMW is off to a strong start in meeting its ambitious plug-in car sales goals for 2017. In the first two months of 2017, it doubled combined sales of electric cars and plug-in hybrids over the same period in 2016. But the automaker will need to keep that momentum up.
Plug-in 115
115 China's GAC shows electric car, plug-in hybrid concept, crossover at Detroit Auto Show
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 13, 2017
China is now the world's largest new-car market, but no native Chinese manufacturers sell passenger cars in the U.S. GAC appeared this week at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show with three vehicles, including an electric car and a concept plug-in hybrid.
Detroit 60
60 Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, May 2017: what dominance looks like
Green Car Reports
JUNE 6, 2017
As certain as LeBron James reaching the NBA Finals, the Chevy Volt led the Canadian plug-in electric vehicle market in May. Barring a sales collapse in June, it will have led the category for a remarkable two-thirds of the months (48 of 72) in which electric vehicles from major carmakers have been available in Canada.
Canada 103
103 2017 Nissan Leaf Renderings, 2016 Volvo XC90 Plug-In, Solid-State Batteries: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 27, 2014
Today on Green Car Reports, we delve into some renderings of possible styling for the 2017 Nissan Leaf electric car, give you all of the details on the 2016 Volvo XC90 plug-in hybrid, and report on a startup''s claims of a breakthrough in battery design. All this and more on Green Car Reports.
2016 129
129 How GM plans to market Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid, Bolt EV electric car
Green Car Reports
MARCH 29, 2016
Hybrids are pretty well-known at this point, and battery-electric cars are conceptually simple: You plug them in like a mobile phone. But explaining plug-in hybrids to car buyers at large—it's a hybrid, but it also plugs in, but only for double-digit range—has proven to be very hard.
Volt 60
60 
Honda Plug-In Hybrid, 2017 Acura NSX, Tesla Model 3 In China: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 27, 2015
Today, we have details on the 2018 Honda plug-in hybrid, full specs for the 2017 Acura NSX hybrid supercar, and the possibility that the Tesla Model 3 electric car could be built in China as well as the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports.
Acura 60
60 
Plug-in electric car sales for Jan fall after year-end surge
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
While 2017 saw higher U.S. sales of plug-in electric cars than any previous year, expectations for 2018 sales are running even higher. The Chevrolet Bolt EV will be available in all 50 states for a full year, the new 2018 Nissan Leaf with a 151-mile range is now on sale, and of course the Tesla Model 3 will be a factor.
Plug-in 96
96 Plug-in electric car sales for May: best Bolt EV month yet, Leaf and Volt higher too
Green Car Reports
JUNE 1, 2017
Sales of three high-volume plug-in electric cars rose last month, with the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV 238-mile battery-electric hatchback logging its highest monthly total since sales began in December. The Bolt EV is continuing.
Plug-in 119
119 BMW crosses sales of 100,000 plug-in electric cars
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 17, 2016
Almost exactly three years after the European launch of the i3 electric car in November 2013, BMW has reached a notable milestone in its electrification efforts. The German automaker says it has delivered 100,000 plug-in cars over the past three years. DON'T MISS: New 2017.
Plug-in 60
60 
Update: Top 10 Electric Cars
Clean Fleet Report
OCTOBER 21, 2021
2021 Is Here: Here Are the Top 10 Electric Car Companies. Picking the Top 10 electric car makers now involves making some choices as the number of vehicles available increases. Picking the Top 10 electric car makers now involves making some choices as the number of vehicles available increases.
Electric Cars 105
105 2017 Chevy Cruze Diesel, Daimler electric truck, electric-car fees: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
Today, we have more details on the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel, Daimler confirms plans for an all-electric commercial truck, and multiple states ponder new fees for electric-car owners. All this and more on Green Car Reports.
2017 89
89 
Pike Research forecasts China plug-in market to reach 152,000 units/year by 2017, falling short of government targets; BEVs to dominate
Green Car Congress
JULY 5, 2012
PEV Sales in China by segment: 2012-2017. Pike projects the PEV market in China will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 60% from 2012 to 2017, surpassing 152,000 units sold annually by 2017. Battery-electric (BEVs) will outsell. Source: Pike Research. Click to enlarge. —research director John Gartner.
Plug-in 239
239 
Flash Drive: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid
Clean Fleet Report
OCTOBER 11, 2022
The second generation 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid continues what Kia started in 2017 when the Niro Hybrid debuted. We liked it then and like the all-new Niro hybrid even more. The 2023 Kia Niro hybrid is the class leader in fuel economy. All-New Updated Styling+Higher MPG and Longer Range. Efficient with Low Emissions.
Kia 92
92 
Let's personalize your content