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ACEEE ranks i-MiEV as “Greenest” car in US, Civic Natural Gas ties for second with LEAF

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Mitsubishi’s i-MIEV battery electric vehicle took the top spot from the Honda Civic Natural Gas on the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) 14 th annual environmental ranking. Mitsubishi I-MiEV. Toyota Prius. The natural gas Civic had held first place for 8 years running. Make and Model.

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2016 Toyota Prius, Cadillac Diesels, Mitsubishi i-MiEV Vs VW e-Golf: Today's Car News

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Today, the 2016 Toyota Prius is confirmed for a September reveal, Cadillac says it will sell diesels in the U.S. again, and we compare two electric cars: the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and Volkswagen e-Golf. The 2016 Toyota Prius will debut next month at a standalone event ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show, the.

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Diesels capture 70.7% of new vehicle market in France in January; hybrids and EVs account for 0.5%

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The Auris was the best selling model (463 units), ahead of the Prius (171 units). Other results include 9 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs; 4 smart eds; 2 Renault Fluence; and 1 Tesla Roadster. Toyota dominates the hybrid segment (87% of sales). Combined, hybrids and EVs represented about 0.5% of the new vehicle market in January.

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Ricardo and A2Mac1 renew partnership to expand benchmarking and competitive analysis of EVs and PHEVs; online database

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MY2016 Toyota Prius. MY2012 Toyota Prius. MY2011 Mitsubishi i-MiEV. Under this new agreement five more vehicles will be added in the coming twelve months. The EV/Hybrid analysis database currently includes the teardown of the following vehicles: MY2017 Chevrolet Bolt. MY2016 Mercedes GLE 550e. MY2016 Tesla Model X.

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Japan Post Deploying 40 EVs This Fiscal Year

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The i-MiEV and Plug-in Stella. The company is signing five-year leases for 20 units apiece of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and the Subaru Plug-In Stella. Japan Post Services is also testing custom-built electric vehicles for mail pickup, and will also test the plug-in Prius from Toyota at the end of the year.

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Ecometrica analysis pegs average UK EV emissions at 75 gCO2/km; varies by country

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This is lower than any other car in production, including the Toyota Prius (89 gCO 2 /km) and the VW Golf Bluemotion (99 gCO 2 /km) – two of the previously best-performing low-emission vehicles. Methodology. He then took government data on the UK grid carbon intensity and applied this to the electric car efficiency.

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Tesla likely Q1 US PEV leader with 4,750+ sales in North America; Nissan surges with LEAF in March in US

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Toyota followed with 2,353 units of the Prius PHV plug-in hybrid electric vehicle sold in Q1, up 158% year-on-year. Mitsubishi sold 625 units of the battery-electric i-MIEV in Q1, and 31 units in March. Nissan, which sold 3,539 units of the LEAF battery electric vehicle in the US in Q1 (a 104.2% year-on-year.