article thumbnail

LA show displays green car ‘glimpse into the future’

Green Cars News

The show, based at the Los Angeles Convention Center will host more than 30 significant world and North American debuts and feature more than 900 vehicles from sports cars and sedans to crossovers and minivans. Chevrolet Volt. Ford Escape Hybrid. Ford Escape XLT/Limited E85. • BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept.

article thumbnail

On the Horizon

Plug In Partners

Mr. Ghosn said Nissan envisioned a broad range of electric vehicles , starting with small cars, and adding: “It’s not only about a small city car or a small minivan. The Chevrolet Volt is the sexiest green car in GM's arsenal. And by the end of the decade two more hybrids will join the Escape SUV in Ford's gasoline-electric lineup.

Nissan 100
article thumbnail

Automotive Market Research Perspectives on Selling Green in a Try-to-Survive Market

Green Car Congress

” [Note: In the first quarter of this year takes rates have been averaging around 8-12% for the Camry, Civic and Escape hybrid versions.]. He shared research that “ People assume a quieter minivan is a safer minivan. Neither Miller nor Edwards expect the number of truly green consumers to skyrocket soon.

Market 170
article thumbnail

President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

Green Car Congress

Production of lithium-ion polymer battery cells for the GM Volt using a manganese-based cathode material and a proprietary separator. Production of high-volume battery packs for the GM Volt. Develop, validate, and deploy 220 advanced plug-in hybrid electric pickups and minivans. Compact Power, Inc. (on EnerDel, Inc.

Grant 317
article thumbnail

Ford, VW Ante Up

Plug In Partners

based minivan in Tokyo, followed by a plug-in hybrid sedan at Los Angeles. concept unveiled in Frankfurt is to give VW a low-cost, rear engine, affordable vehicle, both the minivan and plug-in hybrid should carry a meager price tag if they come to production. M eanwhile, in an unusual move, GM is already advertising its Volt. (

Ford 100
article thumbnail

DOE Award Supports Largest Single Deployment of EVs and Infrastructure Yet; Up to 5,000 Nissan LEAF EVs in 5 Regions

Green Car Congress

Projects include: $70 million to Chrysler to develop, validate and deploy 220 plug-in hybrid electric pickups and minivans. million to GM to demonstrate the Volt EREV, with 125 Volts to electric utilities and 500 Volt EREVs to consumers. $30

Nissan 247
article thumbnail

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. See Chevy Volt for latest.

Plug-in 45