Green Car Reports

JUNE 6, 2012

After a lumpy start to sales of the Chevrolet Volt, it appears that California dealers now can't keep the range-extended electric car in stock. It's quite the morning for electric-car news today, but we didn't want to let one from yesterday slip by either.

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Blink Charging

JANUARY 11, 2024

The latest Clean Vehicle Tax Credits can be applied to the purchase of a new or used EV at the point of sale as of January 1, 2024. How this works: the automotive dealer will provide a credit to the buyer at the time of purchase which will act as a down payment or a partial payment for the EV.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 30, 2024

And yes, GM is planning to bring plug-in hybrids back. GM has announced that it is ready to bring some plug-in hybrid models back to the North American market. Ford has added fleet discounts for the Mustang Mach-E , as well as a program that allows dealers to use inventory as rental cars. Rolls-Royce is recalling its first EV.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 21, 2015

Before a new model of car can go on sale, carmakers and dealers have to clear inventory of its predecessor. As General Motors prepares to start production of the new 2016 Chevrolet Volt, it''s doing exactly that to get its 2015. sales plug-in cars deals lease price Range-Extended Electric Vehicle'

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Overview of the C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid. Ford began production of the 2013 C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid vehicle ( earlier post ) at Michigan Assembly in October, and the vehicles are heading for showrooms. hours when using a 240-volt charging station. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

E-Transit features both AC and DC fast charging, coming standard with a Ford Mobile Charger that can plug into a normal 120-volt outlet for slow and steady charging or into a 240-volt outlet for faster charging. Employing a Ford Connected Charge Station brings the number up to approximately 15 miles per charging hour.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 10, 2016

As its new electric car gets closer to public sale, General Motors has apparently made its first allocations of 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EVs to Chevy dealers. The news comes via a posting on the GM-Volt forum from a southern California dealership.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 1, 2011

It doesn’t take a scientist to figure out that the 2011 Chevrolet Volt is in high demand right now--despite its May sales numbers, which are behind those of the 2011 Nissan Leaf.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 8, 2015

Plug-in electric vehicle pioneers perennially proclaim that the electric driving experience is as pleasant as the dealership experience isn't. Recently the organizers of the EV2015VE electric vehicle conference in Canada invited Quebec-based Bourgeois Chevrolet, a two-time award winner for its plug-in car sales.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

Chevrolet dealers in all 50 states in the US are now taking orders for the 2012 Chevrolet Volt. The suggested retail price for the Volt will start at $39,995 (or $32,495 assuming a full federal tax credit of $7,500, which is subject to the customer’s eligibility). Five-year/100,000-mile* limited gas engine coverage.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 17, 2016

It's often said that franchised auto dealers are one of the bigger impediments to sales of plug-in electric cars. Vehicles with plugs require more explanation, the financial calculations are often more complicated, and home and public charging stations add a further layer of complication.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 2, 2012

Last month, Toyota said that it had 2,100 pre-orders for the 2012 Prius Plug-In Hybrid. Now, with first sales of that car being logged this week and dozens of them delivered to dealers, we have a third viable, high-volume plug-in car available to U.S.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The BMW i8 goes on sale in the US in 2014. BMW unveiled the BMW i8 2+2 plug-in hybrid sports car ( earlier post ) today at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. BMW designed the i8 from the start as a plug-in hybrid sports car boasting agile performance attributes and extraordinary efficiency. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 22, 2015

The new 2016 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid keeps and expands on all the good points of the first-generation Volt, while fixing a number of the old car's quirks. As we wrote in September, "The new Volt's a great car, and brings practical electric drive to U.S. drivers without a shred of range anxiety."

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

Among the highlights of the brief summaries was the conclusion that while the Chevy Volt extended range electric vehicle holds promise, “ it will likely be too expensive to be commercially successful in the short-term. ”. In an attempt to leapfrog Toyota, GM has devoted significant resources to the Chevy Volt.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 21, 2015

Today, read about 240-volt Level 2 charging for the 2016 Volvo XC90 T8 "Twin Engine" plug-in hybrid SUV, the end of dealer markups for the 2015 BMW i8 coupe, and the potential true amount of global fossil fuel subsidies. The 2016 Volvo XC90 T8 "Twin Engine" is officially the first plug-in hybrid to come with.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2011

This research is instructive for auto manufacturers, dealers and other stakeholders as to current consumer perceptions that should either be corrected or reinforced. While OEMs have been focusing on familiarity, increasing consumer knowledge will enable higher sales conversions to new drive-train technologies. —Dave Fish, Ph.D.,

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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. The goal is to provide rebates to consumers to increase sales and leases and build market momentum, which will in turn drive down vehicle prices for consumers. Earlier post.) Charge NY 2.0:

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Electric Auto Association

JUNE 5, 2022

DEED equity: Used EV dealer attracts diverse crowd The chapter was also creative when it came to lining-up EV dealership participation. In addition to securing cars from private owners and the local Audi, BMW, Mercedes, and Tesla dealerships, a used EV dealer was also engaged. Everyone loved these cars,” Beas said.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Look for the 2022 BMW iX M60 to be at dealers by June 2022 with a starting price of $106,095, which includes the mandatory destination fee. The Ford Bronco Everglades is also targeted to be in dealers in June 2022, with ordering currently open and a starting price of $54,500, including the destination fee. With 437 hp and 583 lb.-ft.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2013

Currently, SCE customers lease or own more than 12,000 plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), both battery electric (BEVs, for about 35%) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs, for about 65%)—about 10% of national EV sales. We’re finding a very low incidence of infrastructure upgrade required because of plug-ins. —Ed Kjaer.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2014

The 2015 e-Golf will go on sale later this year at participating dealerships in select states. Separately, Audi of America, also part of the larger Volkswagen Group, also announced its own carbon offset program for the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid (PHEV) ( earlier post ) with 3Degrees, as well as SunPower and Bosch partnerships.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

However, the report also identifies some areas that could either decelerate or accelerate the growth of ZEV sales. The Road Ahead for Zero-Emission Vehicles in California: Market Trends & Policy Analysis analyzes California’s ZEV market, including historic sales, costs, technology trends, forecasts and challenges. This works out to 0.05

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

This price point does not include local sales tax. Interested Focus Electric customers will be contacted by a participating SunPower dealer who will visit their home to begin the installation process. Ford is also introducing the C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid electric vehicle in 2012.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

—Brendan Jones, Nissan’s director of electric vehicle marketing and sales strategy. Nissan is working with its dealers, local municipalities and infrastructure partners that include NRG Energy and its eVgo Network to increase the current number of public charging options. metropolitan area.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The LiveWire motorcycle is also equipped with a small 12-volt lithium-ion battery that powers the lights, controls, horn and instrument display. Charging can be completed using the on-board Level 1 charger that plugs into a standard household outlet with a power cord that stores below the motorcycle seat.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Ford has invested in extending that segment to include commercial EV sales, service, and financing to make its commercial customers’ transition to EV trucks easy and seamless. Then there are the franchise dealers motivated by just one thing: how much can I get for a hot product in short supply. These outlets can provide up to 9.6

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

With SPX’s global presence and Aker Wade’s expertise in fast charging, we can offer a solution that will allow dealer networks to play an active role in EV sales and customer service. DC fast charge infrastructure will reduce range anxiety, which will encourage the more widespread adoption of EVs.

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Blink Charging

MAY 9, 2023

With many customers considering their first EV, it’s up to the dealership sales representatives to answer questions and address knowledge gaps about this new technology. They are small enough to carry in a vehicle truck and plug into a regular 120 volt wall outlet. How full/empty the vehicle’s battery is at plug-in.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2011

Key developments in the transportation sector that they note include: Positive for gasoline demand: Strong Chinese car growth in 2010, particularly in the first half of the year, with vehicle sales up 30% year-on-year (YoY) through the first eleven months of 2010. In the US hybrids fell from about 3% of total sales in 2008-09 to 2.2%

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

Azure will integrate its Force Drive battery electric drive train into Transit Connect vehicles in Europe to support the sale of the zero-emission battery-electric models in selected markets. It will be rechargeable using standard European 220/240-volt outlets within 6 to 8 hours.

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Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 30, 2008

Now that automakers seem to be reevaluating plug-in cars, you'd think the era of automakers taking extraordinary steps to keep electric cars from private ownership would be over. As GM talks up the Volt, it ensures EV1s at museums and universities not be returned to the road as electric cars. You'd be wrong. But Toyota refused.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2010

ChargePoint America will provide 4,600 Level II (220 – 240 volts) public and private ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations by October 2011 to program participants in nine regions in the United States: Austin, Texas; Detroit, Michigan; Los Angeles, California; New York, New York; Orlando, Fla.; Tags: Infrastructure Plug-ins.

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Blink Charging

JANUARY 31, 2023

Train sales and maintenance teams Vehicle buyers have a hundred questions about any potential vehicles they want to purchase and they expect the salesperson to be able to confidently answer these questions. The program will provide dealership sales teams with the essential content needed to communicate with customers and close EV sales.”

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

But the battery-powered two-wheelers get separate showrooms, sales methodologies and marketing programs aimed at different target audience. The car has been rolling along ever since, including a plug-in hybrid Prime model today and variants that were discarded along the way. Nissan’s Leaf stood alone as an EV. Create a Sub-brand.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

Poway, California-based Plug In Conversions Corp. kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. PICC has three existing dealers with seven additional sites planned nationwide by year’s end.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

It is too involved to go into here, so make sure your Mercedes-Benz dealer sales representative walks you through it completely. Repeating here, but get to know your dealer sales rep really well as there is so much to learn about the technology on the S500. Powertrain: Smooth and Efficient. Smooth turbo power.

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