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Building a BEV is Not a License to Use Resources Inefficiently

EV Adoption

We also need to understand that in the US, it will take until at least 2035 for most American buyers of new cars and trucks to embrace buying a full BEV. It is an impressive vehicle. While GM has unwisely discontinued both the Chevrolet Volt PHEV and Malibu Hybrid, from the 212.7 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrids (1.5

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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% Year-on-year sales of passenger cars dropped 36.3%

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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. However, as green cars become more mainstream could it mark the end for exclusive green car brands? 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. Together the two cars sold 2,299 units. Sales of its RX400h Hybrid were down 59.7

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