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China iCET releases 2014 Green Car China report ranking mainstream cars by green and health impacts

Green Car Congress

Only hybrids performed very well on both the green rating and the smog index. SUV: Chery X1 (The segment scores across the range of the smog index). Hybrid: Prius (Hybrids perform well on both smog and green ratings). Source: iCET. Click to enlarge. Small Car: smart (small cars score poorly on the smog index).

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Tesla Model 3 & Model Y Take #1 & #2 In World Record Month For Electric Vehicle Sales!

CleanTechnica EVs

Add this record performance to the 700,000-plus hybrids and mild hybrids registered last month (their second best month ever) and we get over 1.3 Global plugin vehicle registrations were up an impressive 153% last month compared to June 2020, scoring a record 583,000 units (or 8.7% share of the overall auto market).

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Can green cars solve automotive crisis? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

It has established itself as a firm leader in the green car race thanks to the success of the Toyota Prius and Japanese government ecological perks including tax breaks have helped ease the drop in sales with the Prius topping the sales charts in its home country for two successive months.

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Top 20 Plugin Electric Vehicles in the World — August 2021

CleanTechnica EVs

Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 114% in August 2021 compared to August 2020, scoring 516,000 units (or 7.7% share of the overall auto market). That made it the plugin market’s third best month ever, and expect September to be another record month.

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20 Top Selling Plugin Vehicles Globally — Charts

CleanTechnica EVs

Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 94% last month compared to July 2020, scoring 480,000 units (or 7.1% share of the overall auto market). That made it the plugin market’s third best month ever. Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) represented 66% of plugin registrations in July, in line with the year-to-date (YTD) tally.

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Tesla Model 3 & Model Y = #1 and #2 in Global EV Sales in May

CleanTechnica EVs

Global plugin vehicle registrations were up an impressive 199% last month compared to May 2020, to some 442,000 units (or 6.6% share of the overall auto market). That was the industry’s 3rd best month ever. Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) jumped 190%, to some 295,000 registrations (or 4.4% We should be seeing the plugin vehicle […].

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

and Chery Automobile Co. Chery showed a tiny battery car, the Riichi M1, that boasts similar technology and performance, and is likely to be priced under 100,000 yuan. Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, which is expected to sell for $40,000 when it goes on sales in the U.S. Prius hybrid. in late 2010.

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