Green Car Reports

MAY 5, 2015

With most of the data now in for April sales of plug-in electric cars, it's looking as though the first four months of 2015 aren't seeing notably higher numbers than those of 2014. As always, there's some slop in the numbers because Tesla Motors, Fiat Chrysler, and Kia Motors refuse to break out their plug-in car sales.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 3, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Motors gains ground in Pennsylvania, full pricing and options information for the 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid, and Audi plans a plug-in hybrid version of each major model. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Beijing plans 1,000 DC.'

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Green Car Reports

MAY 24, 2019

Audi on Thursday announced a dramatic expansion of its plans to develop electric and plug-in cars.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

The Chevy Volt bolted to an early lead in Canada''s 2015 plug-in electric vehicle sales, with 71 sales. Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Jan.' That''s nearly double the Nissan Leaf''s January total of 36. DON''T MISS: U.S.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Tesla confirms a Certified Previously-Owned (CPO) program for used electric cars, we put the 2015 Honda Fit''s fuel-economy ratings to the test, and the 2016 Cadillac CT6 large luxury sedan will offer a plug-in hybrid option. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We''ve got a wide variety of stories today.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 6, 2015

With a "double-double" being Canadian shorthand for a coffee with two creams and two sugars, we might call September a "triple-triple": Three plug-in electric car models hit the 100-sales mark last month.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 29, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: We drive the sexy 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid, we learn the U.S. price of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive, and Toyota moves to (not very green) Texas. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Toyota will.'

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Green Car Reports

MAY 5, 2015

Today, we have videos of a BMW i3 electric car being torn apart and analyzed, predictions on plug-in electric car sales for 2015, and the end of production for the current-generation Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid. All this and more on Green Car Reports. These tear-down videos reveal it all.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 27, 2016

It's a hot topic whenever anyone mentions electric cars: pricing. Many electric cars are more expensive than their regular counterparts, though naturally they cost less to run too. But what do today's electric and plug-in cars actually cost? Every vehicle here shows the.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 2, 2015

Today, we look at plug-in electric car sales for May, drive the 2015 BMW 740Ld xDrive diesel sedan, and consider the future of ultracapacitors in cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A limited version of the.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 7, 2015

The same day, electric-car advocates took heart from the announcement of a pro-plug-in policy by one of the front-runners in the country's federal election this fall. But given that plug-in sales stats are probably a higher priority.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2014

The UK government announced plans to invest £500 million (US$841 million) between 2015 and 2020 to boost the ultra low emission vehicle (ULEV) industry and help drivers both afford and feel confident using electric cars. Rapid chargepoints mean that a car can be charged in as little as 20 minutes. billion (US$18.8

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 2, 2015

As spring arrives, sales of plug-in electric cars traditionally rise from their winter levels. Sales during the months of May through August are usually among the highest of the year, and at least for May, that rule is holding as strongly for 2015 as it did last year.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 15, 2016

Five years after the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt first went on sale, plug-in vehicles represent slightly less than 1 percent of U.S. new-car deliveries. With about 200,000 sold, the Leaf is the world's most popular electric car. But which carmaker sold the most cars with plugs last year, worldwide?

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 30, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Executives say the 2015 Volvo XC90 plug-in hybrid may go on sale next summer, the 2014 MINI Cooper starts at $20,745, and President Obama promoted natural-gas fueling stations in Tuesday''s State of the Union Address. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Think of.'

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Green Car Reports

JULY 25, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Automakers call for a delay in the implementation of quiet-car rules, how electric-car torque figures can be deceptive, and details on the 2015 Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid plug-in crossover. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Modern plug-in electric cars first became available in the U.S. Shortly after that, in his 2011 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama set the goal of putting 1 million such cars on U.S. roads by 2015. in December 2010, when the Nissan Leaf and the first-generation Chevrolet Volt went on sale.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 19, 2016

new-vehicle market set a new record last year, with deliveries of new passenger cars and light trucks totaling 17.39 But battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles saw their totals fall slightly, from about 120,000 in 2014 to roughly 115,000 last year. DON'T MISS: Plug-In. The previous record of 17.35

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 24, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: New Fisker Karma plug-in hybrids may arrive by 2015, why workplace electric-car charging matters, and Oklahoma adds a fee for homes that connect green energy sources to the grid. All this and more on Green Car Reports. GM may be.'

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

We report on plug-in electric car sales for August, pricing for the 2015 Toyota Camry Hybrid, and a price cut on Brammo electric motorcycles. All this and more on Green Car Reports. If you ever wanted a Brammo electric motorcycle, now may be a good time to buy. Today''s news is all about the money.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 10, 2015

As 2015 draws to a close, it's time once again to look at the best deals on green cars. But there are still plenty of deals on hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and electric cars that.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 4, 2016

As in previous years, the dog days of January and February were not kind to electric-car sales this year. Both 2014 and 2015 saw the lowest number of plug-in cars sold in their first two months, and 2016 appears to be following that pattern.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 24, 2011

It might be celebrating a global total of 15,000 all-electric Nissan Leafs since the model was launched last year, but Nissan isn’t planning to keep its plug-in technology inside pure electric cars, it has revealed today.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

January has historically been a tough month for plug-in electric car sales, and last month doesn't look like it'll be an exception. Added to the usual winter slowdown in electric-vehicle sales were the effects of Winter Storm Jonas, which effectively closed parts of the Eastern Seaboard for several days, car-shopping included.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 29, 2014

The first wave of electric cars and plug-in hybrids has been largely centered on smaller vehicles, mostly from mass-market brands (Tesla excepted). Four years later, German luxury makers are entering the fray--and the plug-in cars and utility vehicles they sell will markedly expand the offerings on the market.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2015

The UK Government announced that the current Plug-in Car Grant scheme will continue to offer motorists up to £5,000 (US$7,800) off the price of an electric car until at least February 2016 for all categories of vehicle, boosting further the plug-in car market. —Transport Minister, Andrew Jones MP.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

During the same month in which a second-generation Trudeau won the Canadian election, the second-generation Chevy Volt took the plug-in electric vehicle sales crown. The new model helped Chevrolet sell 203 Volts in Canada in October, well above the 126 sold in September and good enough for its third sales crown in four months.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

The first-generation Chevy Volt notched 167 new Canadian customers in August, building on its sector-leading 150 July plug-in electric vehicle sales north of the 49th parallel.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2015

The German Federal Government plan to have one million electric cars on its roads by 2020 has failed, according to the analysis of international management consulting firm Bain & Company. Stricter emission laws and the technological advances in electric drives will accelerate the trend towards e-mobility in the medium term, Bain said.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Motors continues its battle with car dealers, this time in Ohio. plug-in electric-car sales numbers for November, and some numbers for Norway, where 12 percent of new cars sold last month turned out to be electric. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 16, 2015

Another recall for a low-volume electric car: 2015 Kia Soul EV tall wagons--as well as a much higher number of 2014 and 2015 Soul gasoline models--are being recalled to replace fragile accelerator pedals. Green acceleration pedal plug-in cars'

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 8, 2015

The second-generation Chevy Volt followed up its 203 October sales with 178 units in November, likely leading the Canadian plug-in electric vehicle pack.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Global electric passenger car sales totalled 280,000 units in 2014, representing growth of 43% compared with 2013; total global passenger car sales that year were 72 million units. million electric vehicles being sold worldwide. 2015-YTD actual. The next step is to make electric cars a mass-market proposition.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 5, 2015

With Tesla sales historically slower in the first month of a quarter, the Volt may have ended the Model S's seven-month dominance of plug-in electric vehicle sales in. The Chevrolet Volt sold 150 units in Canada in July, by far its best showing this year.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 20, 2014

The 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf is the German maker''s first production electric car to be offered for sale in the U.S. On sale late this year, it adds a plug-in electric powertrain option to the all-new seventh generation of the classic Golf five-door hatchback, now celebrating its 40th birthday.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 5, 2015

Today, Tesla doubles down on efforts to overturn Michigan's direct-sales ban, an Oklahoma oil-field worker plans an electric-car rally, and we tally Canadian plug-in electric car sales for July 2015. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Do any of them sound appealing to.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Let''s take a moment to recap: Making headlines this week is the new 2015 Ford Mustang. With November behind us, we took a look at plug-in electric car sales and.' It''s been another busy week in the green automotive world.

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