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

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.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 15, 2014

It''s often said that plug-in hybrids are the "gateway drug" to pure battery-electric vehicles, exposing drivers to the electric-car experience without looming range anxiety. DON''T MISS: 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf: Drive Report, First U.S. Sale Details In an.'

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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

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. Production.

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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

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

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

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 Reports

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Modern plug-in electric cars first became available in the U.S. in December 2010, when the Nissan Leaf and the first-generation Chevrolet Volt went on sale. 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.

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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. The report projects annual EV sales in Europe of 500,000 units by 2019. million electric vehicles being sold worldwide.

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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. After a 2015 with.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 18, 2016

While sales of electric cars and plug-in hybrids fell slightly last year in the U.S., the sales data for Europe was more encouraging. Almost 100,000 battery-electric cars were sold in the European Union last year: 97,687 units, to be precise. Data for plug-in hybrids isn't immediately available.)

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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

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 the first Mustang to offer a four-cylinder engine option since 1993, and that has some fans excited, others in an uproar.

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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 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 Reports

AUGUST 5, 2015

Volume was up both from June's 120 sales, and year-over-year from last July's 132 customers. 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.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 20, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Rumors of a 2015 Ford Focus Energi plug-in hybrid emerge, Nissan celebrates 100,000 Leaf electric-car sales, and lease details for the 2014 BMW i3 are released. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Nissan celebrates 100,000 Leaf.'

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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

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

APRIL 20, 2016

After years of low sales and tepid government support, U.K. plug-in electric car sales are taking off, five years after the first modern electric cars hit the road. Sales steadily increased during 2015, but really took off in the first quarter of this year.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 6, 2015

As expected, the Tesla Model S was a “three-peat” plug-in electric vehicle sales champion in Canada back in February, with its 48 sales comfortably exceeding those of the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf at 38 apiece. Green Canada New car sales plug-in cars sales'

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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

DECEMBER 10, 2015

As 2015 draws to a close, it's time once again to look at the best deals on green cars. We previously included diesel models on these lists, but decided to cut the category as most models are Volkswagens that are now subject to a stop-sale order by the company.

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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 Congress

JANUARY 9, 2017

Sales of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) in China—battery-electric and plug-in hybrid—suddenly soared 343% in 2015 to about 331,000 units—more than 3 times the number sold in the US that year. China and US PEV sales. Central and local financial incentives amounted to up to $16,000 per car.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 5, 2015

We''ve got a report on 2014''s plug-in electric-car sales--including a sales record for the Nissan Leaf--as well as a preview of the upcoming green cars set to be unveiled at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show next week. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 4, 2015

Last month, we assumed that Nissan would edge Tesla during April in Canadian plug-in electric vehicle sales. Fully 167 Tesla Model S electric luxury sedans were registered in Canada that month, outpacing the 127 Leafs Nissan delivered. Wow, were we wrong!

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 6, 2015

After strong December and January sales, Tesla may "three-peat" atop Canadian rankings for plug-in electric car sales last month. Lower-than-usual Volt and Leaf sales mirrored lower-than-usual temperatures across most of Canada in February, meaning the Tesla Model S stood a good chance of taking the top spot.

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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 Reports

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: Envia''s high-energy battery cell is mired in dispute, the new 2015 Ford Mustang sports a turbocharged four-cylinder engine, and we have our monthly Canadian plug-in electric car sales analysis. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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2015 Ford Electric Cars Sale 71

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

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

OCTOBER 1, 2014

We''ve got September plug-in electric car sales figures, increased production of the 2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel pickup truck, and the newly-revealed Infiniti Q80 Inspiration hybrid concept. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Today''s news spans three kinds of powertrain.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

China plans to continue its electric-car subsidies as part of a continuing effort to jump-start plug-in sales, which so far have been minimal, and reduce air pollution. The Chinese government announced Saturday that it will extend electric-car subsidies past the 2015 expiration date, Reuters reports.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2010

BYD Auto says it will place its F3DM dual-mode plug-in electric vehicle ( earlier post ) on sale to individual buyers on 29 March, with the first sales location to be Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. However, the price at 149,800 per car nearly doubled the price of cars that run on conventional fuel.

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