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Building a BEV is Not a License to Use Resources Inefficiently

EV Adoption

And so to reduce GHGs as quickly as possible, this means we need those vehicle buyers to choose as their next “vehicle” purchase an alternative vehicle type or powertrain that meets their needs, budget, and use cases — including regular hybrids, PHEVs, getting rid of a car, e-bikes, mass transit, NEVs, etc. kWh battery).

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Reported US Sales of Hybrids Drop 31.2% in January; 2.3% New Vehicle Market Share

Green Car Congress

Reported sales of hybrids in the US in January dropped 32.2% by volume from the year before to a combined 15,400 units, a lower rate of decline than that of the overall light-duty vehicle market in the month. Total light duty vehicle sales in the US dropped 37.1% Monthly new vehicle market share for hybrids in the US.

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US Hybrid Sales in March 2009 Down 44% Year-on-Year; Monthly New Vehicle Market Share of 2.5%

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US sales of hybrids in March 2009 as reported by the automakers dropped 44% by volume year-on-year to 21,433 units; that performance was worse than the total light duty vehicle market, which posted a 36.8% new vehicle market share for hybrids in March—down from 2.82% in March 2008, but the highest mark so far in 2009.

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US Hybrid Sales in February Drop 29%; Lower Decline Than General LDV Market

Green Car Congress

The decline in hybrids was less than the 41% decline in the overall light-duty vehicle market for the month. New hybrid sales represented 2.3% of the new vehicle market, essentially flat with the January 2009 results. In February 2008, hybrids held 1.9% of the new vehicle sales for the month. to 4052 units.

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US Hybrid Sales Down 45.5% in April

Green Car Congress

The reported sales represented a 2.65% hybrid new vehicle market share (based on Autodata’s total LDV sales figure)—the highest monthly new vehicle share for hybrids so far this year, but below the 3.2% Year-to-date in 2009, hybrids are holding a 2.4% new vehicle market share. of Malibu sales.

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Is it time up for green car brands?

Green Cars News

Times are changing in the automotive industry as customers search for better fuel consumption and more environmentally friendly vehicles with lower emissions. It was expected to function in a similar fashion to the Scion brand with a compact, mid-size and SUV model. However, this plan has now seemingly fallen by the wayside.

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More information on hybrid sales slump

Green Cars News

Overall, reported sales of hybrids dropped 45.5 per cent year-on-year to 21,735 even though it incorporated a full month’s sales for new vehicles such as the Honda Insight, as well as the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan Hybrids. Meanwhile, the Ford Escape and Mariner hybrids saw sales drop by 40.5

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