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Plug-in electric car sales in Sept: Volt steady, Leaf higher

Green Car Reports

Sales of plug-in electric cars in September chugged along steadily, with consistent sales from the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid and a stronger number for the Nissan Leaf battery-electric car. That's.

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Volt drivers collectively log more than 100M all-electric miles since sales launch

Green Car Congress

Chevrolet announced that Volt owners collectively have driven more than 100 million all-electric miles since the vehicle went on sale two years ago this month. The average Volt owner travels more than 65% of the time in pure electric mode as the car was designed, only using the gasoline-powered generator for longer trips.

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Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, October 2016: Volt's seven-peat

Green Car Reports

The Chicago Cubs won the World Series for the first time in 108 years; the Chevy Volt won the Canadian electric-car sales trophy for the seventh time in seven months.

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Chevy Volt hits 100,000 mark in US sales; almost 1.5B all-electric miles

Green Car Congress

Chevrolet has sold 100,000 Volts in the US since the plug-in’s introduction. Since sales of the Chevrolet Volt began, owners have driven almost 1.5 Based on an average new car fuel economy of 25.3 mpg, Volt drivers have saved nearly 58 million gallons of fuel. billion miles in EV mode of a total 2.5

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Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Nov: Leaf Grows, Volt Wanes

Green Car Reports

Sales of plug-in electric cars continued at a steady pace in November, reflecting continued strong vehicle sales of all types in the U.S. The Nissan Leaf set a new November record at 2,687 cars sold, its 22nd straight month of sales increases year-over-year, while the Chevy Volt delivered 1,336 cars last month.

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Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Canada For April: Volt Record Sales

Green Car Reports

In Canada, the Chevy Volt''s record-setting sales last month overshadowed the Tesla Model S''s equally impressive deliveries the month before, in March.

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Plug-in electric car sales for August: Volt sells at twice Leaf rate

Green Car Reports

vehicle sales last month are expected to fall overall as data rolls in, August has traditionally been a very good month for sales of plug-in electric cars. The Chevrolet Volt, for one, kept up its pace this year, with August sales of 2,081, for an eight-month total of 14,295 Volts delivered so far this year.

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