Green Car Reports

JANUARY 11, 2017

It's a new year, and that means a new crop of buyer deals on green cars. The 2017 model year is now well underway, but older 2016 versions of certain vehicles still sit on dealer lots. As dealers get more anxious to clear this older stock, look for more aggressive incentives on these models.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 10, 2011

Mitsubishi has released details of its nominated dealers which are to become fully functioning EV Sales Centre as the car maker releases its first electric car model. The Japanese brand’s i-MiEV model went on sale this month just as Government grants for electric cars became available to the public.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 10, 2016

Once again, it's time to look at the best deals on green cars for the current month. As we get further into the 2017 model year, carmakers are working harder to get leftover 2016 models off dealer lots—and to jump-start sales of the new model year—by offering generous incentives.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Luxury car owners – and not traditional environmentalists – should be the target for manufacturers and dealers when it comes to selling environmentally-friendly vehicles, new research from GfK Automotive suggests.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 3, 2009

These are then sold to a network of specialist dealers and installers in several major European markets, including Germany. The company has enjoyed some extensive recent success and in 2008 generated sales of roughly €360million. Aleo manufactures models on the basis of in-sourced mono- and polycrystalline solar cells.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

A colour-coded car fuel economy label as used for new cars has been adapted for the sale of used cars, making it easier for consumers to access fuel efficiency data of potential purchases. The initiative builds on the success of the new car fuel economy label, which is now widely recognised by consumers.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 30, 2023

What do you need to ask the dealership if buying an EV after the new year? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 29, 2023. 2024 Nissan Sakura EV – Tokyo In scaling up EV sales, is smaller still better? big cities too?

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Postal Service announced last week that it will buy six electric vans from the startup Canoo for its delivery fleet. USPS Canoo LDV 190 van Ford added fleet discounts for the Mustang Mach-E , as well as a program that allows dealers to use inventory as rental cars.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Before considering why dealerships may be reluctant to focus on EV sales, it is worth noting how EVs are sold. EVs have less after-sale value to dealerships. Most of the vehicle buying public in the US in 2022 are still probably much more knowledgeable about ICE vehicles than EVs, so this argument likely still holds today.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0" Drivers of converted cars have received high levels of cooperation from dealer service departments so far.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. He's also a contributing editor to Car and Driver , and is the editor of Green Car Reports. They know it will take a little bit longer than a gasoline car because your gasoline stop.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Green Car Congress recently had the opportunity to spend some time with Dr. Prabhakar Patil, the CEO of Compact Power, Inc. LG Chem has annual sales of $14.3 Although repair plans will vary by car manufacturer, it is likely for the initial PHEV programs servicing a battery pack at a dealer would be limited to pack swapping.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. He's also a contributing editor to Car and Driver , and is the editor of Green Car Reports. They know it will take a little bit longer than a gasoline car because your gasoline stop.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Establishing dealer network. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10.

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