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EPA Trends on EVs and PHEVs; beginning of a “measurable and meaningful impact” on new vehicle fuel economy and emissions

Green Car Congress

In MY 2013, there were 11 EVs and 4 PHEVs available in the market; MY 2014 has 12 (counting the Tesla Model S 60 and 80 as one) EVs on the market and 10 PHEVs, along with the lone CNG car, the Honda Civic. (In More are coming to the US market, such as the Audi A3 e-tron plug-in hybrid and Volkswagen e-Golf BEV. EPA Trends report.

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Electric Car Watch #5: BYD's Blade Battery & World leader

Plug In India

By Abhishek & Kamlesh ​ Continuing our electric car watch, where we will talk about EV plans of major car brands, take a look at their EV vision, and go over their technology platforms. We will also discuss the EV models in production and look at what we can expect for India. Berkshire Hathaway’s 8.2% billion at the end of 2020.

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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

In last week’s edition of The Green Piece Column, we looked at the leaders in the green car race including the likes of Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen and Nissan. However, it’s not just the ‘big boys’ of motoring that are having an impact as we enter a new automotive era. Tesla Motors.

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Clean Tech - GigaOM - Salon.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Plug-ins are slated to hit the Chinese market in earnest over the next few years. BYD’s plug-in hybrid F3DM went on sale (for fleet operators) late last year, and it’s supposed to launch its first all-electric model — the E6 — in the second half of 2009. and EU buyers.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Audi RS models – performance flagships set to pick up plug-in hybrid tech as early as 2021. All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Here is the comprehensive list of every new EV due in the next few years. READ MORE: Every electric ute and pick-up coming soon!

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Electric Car Watch #10: Tata, Mahindra vs Tesla vs Chinese vs MNC’s

Plug In India

The MNCs - Hyundai, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, MG, Skoda - all sold 62,778 units. BYD have started selling the e6 passenger and cargo vans with their blade battery. Electric Car Watch: How Indian car makers can win the EV race. Tata Motors sold around 29,778 cars, out of which 1,751 units were electric cars, and Mahindra sold 19,458 cars.

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Will China win the electric car race? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Last week the company announced that it would bring its five-seat E6 electric car in small numbers to the US next year. Now, BYD is set to conquer America. However, anyone who thinks that this is just another upstart company looking for its big break needs to re-evaluate – because it’s clear that China means business in the green car race.

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