Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2014

Annual sales of the second-generation Honda Insight. Data: Honda. Honda announced that while the US model Insight will be available at dealerships in the US through the end of the year, production of the hybrid will end in summer 2014. of total Honda sales in the US for that year. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2010

The US government’s General Services Administration (GSA) this summer took delivery of the first of more than 5,600 hybrid vehicles ordered earlier this year, and will make the vehicles—almost all of which are Ford Fusion hybrids—available to various federal agencies under GSA lease agreements as they are delivered.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2009

The Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrid sedans come in second, at 41/36, followed by the Honda Civic Hybrid; Honda Insight; Lexus HS250h; Nissan Altima Hybrid; Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute, Mercury Mariner Hybrid; smart fortwo Cabriolet and Coupe; Toyota Camry Hybrid; and Lexus RX450h hybrid.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 6, 2010

It was a good month for both Toyota and Ford, despite safety concerns surrounding their vehicles, as both reported strong gains in hybrid sales in March 2010 year-on-year. per cent by volume to 16,714 units; while Ford enjoyed sales of 3,050 units – an increase of [.]. In the case of Toyota, hybrid sales rose by 21.6

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2010

As an example, the UCS “Hybrid Scorecard” gives both the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid and 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid a high “hybrid value” rating. The Honda Civic Hybrid has more than $3,000 worth of forced features, while the Ford Fusion Hybrid includes nearly $4,000 worth, according to UCS.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2009

The month also saw the debut of three new hybrids—the Honda Insight and the Ford Fusion and Milan—all of which only came on sale toward the end of the month. In its partial month debut, the new Honda Insight sold 569 units. Those results represented a 2.5% US hybrids monthly new vehicle market share.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 25, 2010

A little better than the numbers we got in a week of commuting in a Honda Insight last year, in fact. Forty-eight-point-five miles per gallon. It's an impressive figure. But this number comes not from a little fuel-sipping hybrid that shuts off at stoplights.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2009

In September, Ford reported a 6% drop in sales year-on-year. Ford estimates it gained over 2 points of market share versus last year in September and the third quarter. Ford sold 2,138 hybrids in September, up 116% year-on-year. American Honda Motor Co., Honda hybrid sales dropped 6% year-on-year to 1,898 units.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Reported hybrid sales include those from Toyota, Ford, Honda, GM and Nissan; Mercedes-Benz is not breaking out sales of its new S400 Hybrid. Ford Motor sold 2,282 hybrid units in October 2009, a 14.3% Overall sales of Ford, Lincoln and Mercury brands increased 2.6% Honda reported sales of 1,978 hybrids in October, up 21.9%

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All Cars Electric

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Ford might need to upsize their trophy case for all the awards the new Fusion is winning. Just two weeks ago, the Fusion was awarded Motor Trend's golden calipers as the 2010 Car of the Year, beating out the Honda Insight, the Lexus HS 250h, and the Toyota Prius, among numerous others.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 25, 2010

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Hybrid car sales may have slumped as the recession continues to take its toll on the car industry, but Ford has made itself the exception that proves the rule. The trend continued during September when Ford sold 26,016 hybrid vehicles – a 73 per cent increase on the 15,015 units it sold during the same period last year.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 19, 2010

Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Chevrolet Silverado electric vehicles Ford Escape Hybrid Ford Fusion Hybrid General Services Administration Honda Insight Hybrid hybrid vehicles plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

Reported sales of hybrids in the US reported by Toyota, Honda, Ford, GM and Nissan dropped 45.5% year-on-year in April to 21,735, despite full month sales for the new Honda Insight and the Ford Fusion and Milan hybrids. Honda sold 3,361 Civic Hybrids in April, down 22.3% Monthly US sales of hybrids.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 5, 2021

They make sightseeing vehicles, and they’d built an EV that resembled a Ford Model T,” Steiner said. It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US. I’d been driving my Honda Insight to Chicago every couple of months for chapter meetings,” Steiner said.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 5, 2021

They make sightseeing vehicles, and they’d built an EV that resembled a Ford Model T,” Steiner said. It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US. I’d been driving my Honda Insight to Chicago every couple of months for chapter meetings,” Steiner said.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

to 19,173 units) and Ford hybrids (up 323% to 5,353 units). Ford posted the first year-on-year 2009 sales gains of any major OEM in the US market in July, with total sales climbing 2% to 158,838 units. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury retail sales increased 9% versus a year ago. Ford’s fuel-efficient vehicles pace July sales results.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 2, 2009

A green car event will take place at the Millbrook Proving Ground featuring vehicles from BMW, Chevrolet, Citroen, Ford, Honda, Kia, Mini, Peugeot, Toyota and Vauxhall. The event has been designed to provide company car fleet managers with the chance to test drive the latest environmentally friendly vehicles.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Hybrids still represent the largest volume of “green” vehicles including the popular Toyota Prius, Honda Insight and Ford Fusion hybrids. Ford Expedition E85. Ford Fusion Hybrid. Ford Fusion SE/SEL E85. Ford Escape Hybrid. Ford Escape XLT/Limited E85. • Honda FCX Clarity. Chevrolet Volt.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 18, 2009

At the other end of the scale, the Toyota Prius lost its crown as the country’s most environmentally friendly car to the Honda Insight which was named as the Green Car of the Year 2009. Here is a list of the winners and losers by category: Greenest car overall: Honda Insight 1.3 Small family - best: Honda Insight 1.3

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Both Ford and Nissan made significant gains in their share of reported hybrid sales with Nissan reporting the share of hybrid sales jumping from 1.7 Ford more than doubled its share from 5.1 Ford more than doubled its share from 5.1 Compared to July 2009 results, hybrid sales increased by 9.2 per cent in August last year to 8.2

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Green Cars News

MAY 4, 2009

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. Meanwhile, the Ford Escape and Mariner hybrids saw sales drop by 40.5 Overall, reported sales of hybrids dropped 45.5

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Green Cars News

MAY 3, 2009

Combined reported US hybrid sales from Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan and Toyota fell by 45.5 Ford - Along with its Lincoln and Mercury brands, Ford sales totalled 129,898, representing a 28.8 Honda - With vehicle sales of 101,029, American Honda Motor Company suffered a decline of 25.3 per cent year on year.

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Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2009

Here is a look at how each manufacturer faired: Ford: It was a decent month for Ford with the new hybrid version of the Fusion and Milan boosting overall hybrid sales to 3,649 units - a June sales record and up 91 per cent compared to the previous year. Honda: Total hybrid sales hit 3,662 units for American Honda, up 34.5

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Here is how each of the major manufacturers faired: Ford: The company sold a total of 2,282 hybrid units during the month – an increase of 14.3 Honda: Thanks to the introduction of the new Honda Insight Hybrid, which sold 1,739 units during the month, Honda reported a 21.9 per cent compared to the previous year.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 7, 2009

Ford: Retaining the number two position in the US market, Ford (along with its brands Lincoln and Mercury) reported sales of 155,954 - down 24.3 This also represented Ford’s highest market share in three years with sales up 20 per cent compared to April 2009. per cent compared to the previous year. per cent year-on-year.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Here is how each manufacturer faired: Ford: The company reported a six per cent drop in sales year-on-year. Honda: Total vehicle sales reached 77,229 a decline of 20 per cent with hybrid sales dropping six per cent to 1,898 units. per cent to 152 units, but the new Honda Insight sold 1,746 units. per cent in July.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 5, 2009

Ford: The US manufacturer posted the first year-on-year sales gains of any major car manufacturer in the US market with total sales climbing two per cent to 158,838 units. Honda: The Japanese manufacturer posted total July vehicle sales of 114,690 - that’s a decline of 17.3 Sales of the Civic Hybrid plunged by 71.8

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Green Cars News

JUNE 29, 2009

The 10 cars up for contention for the 2009 Award included: the Citroen C1 ev’ie electric, Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric, Toyota iQ, Ford Fiesta ECOnetic, third-generation Toyota Prius hybrid, Volvo S40/V50 DRIVe start-stop, new Honda Insight hybrid, VW Passat BlueMotion 2, BMW 318d saloon, and the Citroen C3 Picasso compact-MPV.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

Ford Fiesta :Interesting English conversion. Groov-E-Skootz: electricscooter and bicycle retailer Midget Motors : Gizmo distributor SD Scooters : Electric Scooters SunValley Ford : They sold the Ford Ranger EV, now canceled. FordExpress : Svein Medhus has the first EV conversion in Norway. See what you missed.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

When it comes to plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles, there is one clear frontrunner when it comes to early sales. The Chevrolet Volt (pictured) is once again the top selling plug-in vehicle in the USA, according to official statistics for October. During the month it broke its own sales record delivering 2,961 Volt extended range [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 23, 2009

According to Edmunds.com, only six vehicles on sale today offer fuel economy of at least 35.5mpg in the USA - the Toyota Prius, Honda Insight, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Honda Civic Hybrid, Mercury Milan Hybrid and the Smart Fortwo.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

At the moment, only 2004-2007 Priuses , and to a limited extent, the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrids. Honda Insight, Civic and Accord use an entirely different design: the electric motor never runs without the gasoline engine running at the same time. See our How to Get a PHEV page for more information.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

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