Green Car Reports

JULY 30, 2013

For almost two years, our fleet has been a Nissan Leaf electric hatchback, and a used 2008 Toyota Prius. After two years and nearly 42,000 miles of driving the Leaf, however, our once high-tech Prius had begun to feel like little more than a.'

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2016

Estimated difference in life cycle GHG emissions (gCO 2 eq mi −1 ) of selected plug-in electric vehicles (2013 Nissan Leaf BEV, 2013 Chevrolet Volt PHEV, and 2013 Prius PHEV) relative to selected gasoline vehicles (2010 Prius HEV and 2014 Mazda 3). Toyota Prius PHV PHEV (blended). Toyota Prius HEV. Yuksel et al.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Enterprise Rent-A-Car is adding approximately 5,000 additional gas/electric hybrids to its nationwide fleet and designating nearly 80 rental locations across the country as “hybrid branches.” The new hybrids will be available in 24 major markets across the country, including the 10 busiest airports for business travelers in the United States.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The first mass-produced hybrid-electric car sold in the United States was the 2000 Honda Insight , joined in the following year by the Toyota Prius. Some standouts include the 2007-2011 Nissan Altima Hybrid , the 2013-2016 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid and the 2011-2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 7. Fleet-only sales continued for a while after that.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The AVTA’s testing of PHEVs demonstrates PHEV concepts in real-world usage by using fleet and public drivers. More than 215 PHEVs, representing 12 different PHEV models—mostly conversions—have made up the PHEV test fleet to date. Hymotion Prius A123Systems. EnergyCS Prius Valence. Model Battery.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 6, 2012

Just before the holidays at the end of last year, Google welcomed the first 2012 Ford Focus Electric to roll off the production lines into its ever-expanding G Fleet of plug-in and hybrid cars.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 1, 2023

The Clean Fleet Report Report Card. Clean Fleet Report has been growing along with the market. Our testers had similar (best in class) feelings about the new 2023 Toyota Prius and the 2022 BMW i4 M50. The post That Was the Year That Was first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. We published our 2,000 th article this year.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

I think that’s fair since on a good day my 3 ½-year-old Chevrolet Volt has a 61-mile all-electric range, roughly comparable to a used Nissan Leaf or Fiat 500e. Toyota Prius Prime PHEV – 14,275. Nissan Leaf EV – 4,192. Nissan and Ford are expected to follow shortly. Tesla Model Y EV – 61,022. Chevrolet Bolt EV – 12,313.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Now, as electric cars start to make their way into dealerships, they will be showing up in rental fleets as well. Hertz, the nation’s largest rental brand, announced last week that it would add hundreds of 2011 Nissan Leafs and Toyota Prius.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 9, 2022

According to MIT, the Nissan Leaf , an all-electric vehicle, costs its owners about $300 a month in the purchase price, maintenance and fuel; the Lexus GX , a luxury gas-powered vehicle, costs its owners upwards of $750 a month. Toyota Prius have proved to be very durable. first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 17, 2023

We’ve also included links to some of Clean Fleet Report ’s recent reviews of the models mentioned. The Toyota Prius has been the fuel economy king for years Fuel Efficiency: Save Money on Gas Fuel efficiency is a crucial aspect for college students as it can greatly impact their budgets.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Nissan Leaf 10,238. Nissan Leaf – the Standard Bearer. Nissan has been the sales leader of affordable pure electric cars and is staying the course in its commitment to this technology. After a decade with only one EV in the North American market, Nissan is about to launch its follow-up–the Ariya crossover.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

Battery-gasoline hybrids go back more than 20 years to the first Toyota Prius, but real mainstream battery-only electric EVs are only in their second decade. The Toyota Prius, a battery-gasoline hybrid, is a very famous and recognizable example of this approach. There is no all-electric or gas-only Prius—that’s not its identity.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2011

While Google recently added Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf models to its employee pool fleet (see story), Yahoo has now added a Toyota [.]. If Yahoo employees were beginning to envy the employees of rival search engine Google, then the Silicon Valley firm has come up with a solution.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 6, 2009

The new Toyota Prius is officially on sale in the UK now - and it has already been deemed a hit. Under the terms of the scrappage scheme, motorists have so far given up everything from the Jaguar Sovereign and the Mercedes Benz SL to a Nissan Sunny and a Fiat Tipo to replace them with the new Toyota Prius.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Energy consumption per mile averaged across the LEAF fleet over a full year (Wh/mi). Nissan Leaf energy consumption per mile versus ambient temperature. CO 2 emissions per mile in eight NERC regions averaged across the fleet and over the year (g/mi). Credit: ACS, Yuksel and Michalek. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Teslarati

JUNE 8, 2022

“Laggard automakers, such as Toyota (D) and Nissan (D+), which are forecast to have the lowest percentage of zero-emissions fleet-wide vehicle production in 2029 (14% and 22% respectively), also have the most negative climate policy engagement,” the report said.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

We’ve Entered the Age of Shared Mobility This article may contain affiliate links Car sharing has changed dramatically since C lean Fleet Report first reported on it almost two decades ago. Zipcar offers more than 60 different makes and models of vehicles, including Audis, BMWs, Mini Coopers, pickup trucks, Prius hybrids and more.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2011

Currently, the increase in the value of the Toyota Prius exceeds all other vehicles, making clear the demand for this model in both the new and used vehicle market. Small vehicles such as the Toyota Corolla, Chevy Cobalt, Ford Focus, Honda Civic, and Nissan Versa exhibit strong gains in value. —Alan Baum.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Latest from CalCars-News: [ see all latest ] How CalCars Green-Tuned an 04 Prius into a PRIUS+ Plug-In Hybrid! Add batteries and grid-charging, and you get PRIUS+, a "plug-in" hybrid (PHEV). Were making PRIUS+ happen.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 10, 2011

Search engine giant, Google is expanding its fleet of plug-in cars after completing the installation of the largest corporate infrastructure in the US.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2009

The Prius posted September sales of 10,984 units, up 1% from September 2008, but down 42% from August 2009. GM retail sales were down 46% while fleet sales declined 43%. Nissan North America, Inc. Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) reported September sales of 126,015 vehicles, a decrease of 12.6% by volume from last September.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

The month saw shifts in OEM hybrid market share, with Ford and Nissan making significant gains—especially Nissan, which saw its share of reported hybrid sales jump from 1.7% The Prius posted 18,886 units, up 40.3% Ford saw its total sales increase 17% year-on-year in August, including fleet sales. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2009

Combined reported US hybrid sales (from Toyota, Honda, Ford, GM and Nissan) in April totalled 21,735 units, a 45.5% Comparing GM’s April sales with March, total volume was up 11%, or about 16,600 cars, crossovers and trucks, largely driven by a return to more normal volumes of fleet sales compared with a very weak first quarter.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2009

by volume compared with a year ago, driven by a 75% reduction in fleet sales. GM’s car sales compared with January were up nearly 23%, and crossover sales increased 6%, as financing availability continued to improve and slightly more fleet orders were able to be filled. Sales of the Prius dropped to 7,232 units, a decrease of 33.6%.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 23, 2009

The plug-in Prius is a separate model from the all new 2010 Prius Hybrid. The plug-in version will only be available for fleet service and will not be sold at retail to the general public. . The plug-in version will only be available for fleet service and will not be sold at retail to the general public.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2010

The Prius posted 11,775 units, up 49.8%. Overall, GM dealers in the US delivered 208,511 vehicles in December—a total sales decline of 6% from the previous year, driven primarily by declines in fleet sales (-33%) and in sales of non-core brands (-55%). Nissan reported sales of 842 Altima hybrids in December, an 18.6%

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

Hybrid gains were largely due to an increase in Prius sales (up 29.7% Retail sales were down 9% while fleet sales declined 47%. Some highlights: The all-new redesigned Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted best-ever July sales of 19,173 units, up 29.7% Nissan sold 1,030 units of the Altima hybrid, up 44.1%

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Ironically, in practice this means only the converted plug-in Priuses in government and ZipCar fleets, using the 120 Volt receptacle in these Coulomb ChargePoint stations, can park and charge. The third, occupied by a BAAQMD plug-in Prius, appears not to have gone anywhere, long ago charged to full. Ordinarily, I'd take the bus.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

SDG&E tested the performance of two 2007-model Prius hybrids and then converted them into plug-in hybrids, using a Hymotion 5 kWh lithium-ion battery conversion kit. In March, SDG&E announced it would partner with Nissan Motor Co. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Driven by an 80% reduction in fleet sales, GM dealers in the United States delivered 128,198 light-duty vehicles in January, down 48.9% The Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted January sales of 8,121 units, down 28.6% Fleet sales were down 65% including a 90% decline in sales to daily rental customers. from the year prior.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Tennessee, Nissan and TVA forge a path for electric car By G. Phil Bredesen spent part of Earth Day last week test-driving a Nissan prototype all-electric vehicle at the automakers U.S. Coming to public in 12 Nissans first electric car is to go into corporate and government fleets beginning in late 2010.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2011

The Toyota Prius became the biggest selling car in Japan in 2009, and has remained in that position throughout 2010. In November General Electric put in a pre-order for 12,000 GM electric cars, and said it planned to buy 25,000 EVs from all manufacturers by 2015 for its corporate fleet. An explosion of hybrid sales in Japan.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

million North East project that will see an initial 35 passenger vehicles developed in the region, which is already home to one of Europe’s most productive car plants, Nissan, and Smith Electric Vehicles, the world-leading manufacturer of commercial electric vehicles. Electric Vehicle Accelerated Development in the North East is a £10.7-million

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 4, 2009

It has established itself as a firm leader in the green car race thanks to the success of the Toyota Prius and Japanese government ecological perks including tax breaks have helped ease the drop in sales with the Prius topping the sales charts in its home country for two successive months. Turning over a new LEAF. Faye Sunderland.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2009

year-on-year to 13,747 units in March 2009, with sales of the Prius down 56.8% Retail sales were down 36% compared with a year ago and fleet sales were down 50%. Nissan North America, Inc. Toyota’s total hybrid sales dropped 56.4% to 8,924 units. Sales of cars were down 36.6% to 46,467 units; sales of crossovers dropped 35.9%

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2015

In the past few years 8 automakers made announcements about fuel cell electric vehicle development, many of them in conjunction with partnerships: BMW-Toyota, GM-Honda, Hyundai and Daimler-Ford-Nissan. GM already has a fleet of vehicles that has accumulated more than 3 million miles of real world driving. Earlier post.).

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