Green Cars News

DECEMBER 2, 2012

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, much of the focus for Honda was on the new Honda Civic: however, the Japanese carmaker had arguably an even more significant announcement for green car enthusiasts. It revealed that the 2014 Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (pictured) will go on sale in the USA on January 15 – [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Toyota Motor Sales USA is teaming up with the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, to launch a field study into plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in a smart grid environment.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Consider this a bit of a teaser, but Toyota Motor Sales USA has announced that it will stage the world debut of a new dedicated hybrid concept early in the new year. The revelation will take place during the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit when the vehicle will be unveiled as part of [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 5, 2009

What would happen when the cash for clunkers sales boom came to an end has been a question many automotive executives in the USA dared not think about. September 2009 light duty vehicle sales dropped back to pre-incentive lows with 745,997 cars and light duty trucks sold during the month according to Autodata.

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Green Cars News

MAY 3, 2009

Green cars continue to be as badly hit as any during the on-going recession as sales of hybrid cars showed another dramatic year-on-year slump in April. Combined reported US hybrid sales from Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan and Toyota fell by 45.5 GM delivered a total of 1,534 hybrid vehicles in the month.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 3, 2012

The Chevrolet Volt may have dominated plug-in vehicle sales for most of the year: but last month it was surpassed as the pace-setter by not one, but two vehicles. The Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid (pictured) lead the way for plug-in vehicle sales among major automakers in the USA during November: with 1,776 units sold.

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Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2009

After months of doom and gloom for the auto industry in the USA, there is finally a ray of hope courtesy of hybrid cars. Reported sales of hybrids in the US increased by 5.2 Indeed sales of hybrids have significantly out-performed the total light duty vehicle market, which dropped by 27.7

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Hybrid sales in the USA enjoyed a significant leap during October, increasing by volume to 24,475 units – an increase of 11.4 However, with overall light duty vehicle sales remaining essentially flat over the month, there are clear signs that hybrid cars are developing into a more mainstream alternative.

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Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2012

Which of the new breed of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles do you think is leading the way in the sales charts? According to new statistics for vehicle sales in the USA during June, the Chevrolet Volt was the top-selling [.]. The Nissan LEAF? The Toyota Prius Plug-in?

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Just one day after we revealed massive growth in sales for alternative fuel vehicles in the UK (see article), we can now reveal the best-selling plug-in hybrid electric vehicle in the USA is… The Chevrolet Volt (pictured)!

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 9, 2009

The Lexus HS250h Hybrid that went on sale in Japan in July has proven so popular that Toyota Motor Kyushu Inc will nearly treble its production by October. The car utilises Lexus’s first four-cylinder gas engine as well as the latest hybrid system. So what makes the HS250h so special?

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Green Cars News

MAY 9, 2009

Despite the commitment it is expected that the introduction of green cars involve slow progress. Currently there are just over 2,100 hybrid and 2,600 compressed natural gas cars in the region according to a report in the Straits Times - this is less than one per cent of the total car population of around 550,500.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 6, 2013

Normal service was resumed during the final month of 2012: as General Motors once again established itself as the leader of the pack in terms of plug-in vehicle sales. During the month, GM sold 2,633 units of the Chevrolet Volt (pictured) in the USA: that’s up by 72.2 per cent compared to the same month [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 3, 2009

Some manufacturers have focused on hybrids, others on electrics - but it is the clean diesels of Volkswagen that are reaping the rewards in the USA. Volkswagen of America posted July 2009 sales of 20,590 units - that’s a 0.7 It accounted for more than 3,300 sales.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 21, 2009

With the Toyota Prius still providing stiff competition, it appears that Honda may be willing to undercut the price of its own Insight Hybrid car as it bids to land a larger share of the green car market. In addition Honda is expected to launch a hybrid version of its Fit model in fiscal year 2010/11.

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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.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 7, 2009

The end of the slump in the automotive sector appears far from over as total sales of light duty vehicles in the USA during May 2009 were revealed to have decreased by 33.7 Sales of passenger cars fell by 38.6 per cent to 488,045 units; while sales of light trucks fell by 27.2 Secondly, hybrids held a 2.8

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Green Cars News

MAY 8, 2011

2009 was a bleak time for the motoring industry – and alternative fuel vehicles and hybrids were not immune from the crisis, according to figures that have just been released by the US Energy Information Administration. It reports that a total of 1,076,350 alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles were made available in the US during [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

They may be class leaders in their respective segments of the market, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement with both the Toyota Prius and the Camry Hybrid. At the 2009 SEMA Show, Toyota Motor Sales USA partnered with the Surfrider Foundation to create a specially modified Camry Hybrid fuelled by compressed natural gas (CNG).

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 5, 2009

Yesterday we told you how the cash for clunkers scheme has enjoyed early success in the USA. Today we take a closer look at how each manufacturer has faired as US auto sales slowed their decline throughout the month of July. In all, passenger car sales dropped 10.6 Reported sales jumped 31.8 per cent year on year.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 21, 2009

The F3DM is China’s first mass-produced plug-in hybrid car that went on sale in December last year, well ahead of competitors such as General Motors and Toyota which plan to launch their plug-in vehicles in 2010.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

China has already surpassed the USA as the world’s number one automotive market – and the potential for growth in the region is staggering. So much so, that Japanese carmaker Toyota wants to sell 1.5million-1.8million new vehicles in the country in 2015: up from 800,000 in 2011. The ambitious target was outlined by Toyota Motor [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 12, 2009

To the surprise of… well, nobody really… the Toyota Prius was once again the top-selling car in Japan in June marking the second month in a row the vehicle has topped the sales charts in its native country. It wasn’t the only green car to enjoy success in Japan, however. In June, Prius sales were 71.5

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Green Cars News

JULY 13, 2009

Good news for the forthcoming Lexus HS Hybrid as pre-orders smash the firm’s monthly sales target. Earlier this week we reported how the Toyota Prius had topped the sales chart in Japan (see earlier post ). This in sharp contrast to the USA however, where hybrid versions of the Lexus RX represented just 7.2

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Green Cars News

JUNE 2, 2012

It is early days for the plug-in vehicle market – including both plug-in hybrid electric cars and pure battery electric cars – but at the moment there is a clear frontrunner in the USA. During May, the Chevrolet Volt (pictured) enjoyed 1,680 sales – well up from the 481 units it sold in May 2011. [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 21, 2009

The most successful green car in history is back and promises to be better than ever - the all-new Toyota Prius is scheduled to go on sale at the end of May across the USA. Toyota Motor Sales USA has now announced the manufacturer’s suggested retail prices (MSRP) for the vehicle.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 3, 2013

Hybrid hotspots are driving the market for electrified vehicles in the US, according to new research. It perhaps won’t come as a surprise to many that it is California that is the most ‘electrified’ state in the country, with the northern city of San Francisco boasting almost one in ten new cars sold there is [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 23, 2012

Going on sale in the USA later this year, the vehicle will have a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $84,895 – well below the 2011 model which had a starting [.]. The brand new BMW ActiveHybrid 7 (pictured) is set to be released with a retail price 21 per cent below that of the first generation.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 2, 2009

Japanese manufacturer Nissan has made no secret of the fact that it believes the future of green cars revolves firmly around zero-emission electric technology rather than hybrid cars - and now it has the vehicle to back up its claims. The vehicles will go on sale in Europe, the USA and in Japan in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2011

2012 Camry Hybrid. Toyota has unveiled the seventh-generation Camry, the best-selling car in the US for nine years running and for 13 of the past 14 years. liter V6; and a highly revised version of the Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrain for the Camry Hybrid, including a new 2.5-liter Under the hood of the 2012 Camry Hybrid.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 27, 2009

With the global recession making drivers think about their wallets and the environment ahead of power and good looks, a green car race has emerged with manufacturers keen to offer more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles than their rivals. So who is leading the green car race?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In About Dr. Frank.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

sooner have we had an attack on the UK Government’s strategy for boosting electric car sales (see story) then a report comes out damning the US’ approach too.

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APRIL 21, 2009

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?",

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Green Cars News

MAY 23, 2009

President Barack Obama’s new national fuel policy has earned praise from Japanese car makers who could be put at a significant advantage by the proposals. On Tuesday Obama announced rules that will bring new cars and trucks sold in the USA to an average of 35.5miles per gallon by 2016 - around 10mpg above today’s standards.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 17, 2009

Ian Robertson, Sales and Marketing Director of BMW Group AG, today joined Business Secretary Peter Mandelson and Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon in Scotland as they launched the Government’s vision for ultra-low carbon transport in the UK. MINI E specification and performance.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 31, 2021

The EV6 will be produced in South Korea and go on-sale in select global markets starting from the second half of 2021, with online reservations beginning from March 30 in some markets. – March 30, via Green Car Reports. Once fully charged, the plug-in hybrid off-roader can travel up to 21 miles on all-electric energy.

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