article thumbnail

Pike Research projects California, New York and Florida to lead US in PEV sales

Green Car Congress

Pike projections of cumulative light duty plug-in electric vehicle sales, 10 largest MSAs by population, 2011-2017. Relative to population, the firm anticipates that PEV penetration rates will be the highest in several smaller MSAs including Raleigh-Cary, NC; San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA; and Sacramento-Arden Arcade-Roseville, CA.

New York 268
article thumbnail

Pike Research forecasts US plug-in vehicle penetration rates to be highest in smaller states

Green Car Congress

Hawaii, which typically has among the highest gas prices in the nation, will be the top state, with PEVs representing 6.3% of total light-duty vehicle sales in 2017. Pacific Gas & Electric (California). penetration, respectively. 4.6%), and Delaware (4.5%). Consolidated Edison (New York).

Plug-in 261
article thumbnail

Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

Clean Fleet Report

But not having an auto hold or hill hold button, in the absence of full one stop, meant that at stop lights with any incline in the road, the VF 8 would begin to roll, including backwards. The front and rear have lighting features that stretch fender-to-fender, clearly identifying the VF 8 at a quick glance.

article thumbnail

Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Pacific Gas & Electric/Bay Area Air Quality Management District, "Sparky," by EnergyCS, July 2006 (San Francisco County, CA) Contact sxtg@. Progress Energy Corporation by Advanced Vehicle Research Center , with Hymotion kit, July 2007 (Raleigh, NC), contact Mike.Ligett@. 2006 (Denver CO) Veridian Corp. Contact LMirisola@.

Prius 48