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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

Green Car Congress

Hybrid gains were largely due to an increase in Prius sales (up 29.7% GMC sales increased 8%, led by Sierra, Canyon and Yukon XL. Some highlights: The all-new redesigned Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted best-ever July sales of 19,173 units, up 29.7% Jeep Compass sales were up 95% (2,727 units) versus July 2008.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

It followed the new Volt with the all-electric 238-mile range Bolt before the Volt was unceremoniously dropped as the company shifted to full-electrics only with the introduction of the Ultium battery platform that will underpin the next generation of vehicles, led by the GMC Hummer EV pickup and Cadillac Lyric crossover.

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Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives

EV Adoption

Currently only five PHEVs would not meet the proposed 10 kWh threshold: Toyota Prius Prime, Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid, Hyundai IONIQ, Kia Niro PHEV, Ferrari SF90 Stradale (which exceeds MRSP cap and would not qualify anyway). Of these five, the Toyota Prius Prime is the only one that sells in any significant volume. kWh battery.