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Automotive Market Research Perspectives on Selling Green in a Try-to-Survive Market

Green Car Congress

In a panel session entitled “Does Green Matter in a Try-to-Survive Market?” How big is the green market? Edwards points out that attitudes like being green arise from values that are usually stable, internalized and emotionally charged and as a result they frequently stay constant over one’s lifetime.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric Microbus for North America appears, at last

Charged EVs

The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. and Canadian markets in the second half of next year. That puts it squarely into the nascent segment of mass-market 3-row electric family utilities. First, the Tiguan small sport-utility launched in 2018 arrived on the U.S.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) Raising money to bring a PHEV to market. Batteries not ready. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs. See Chevy Volt for latest. Expects production around 2014.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The three leading new options to re-supply our autos with energy are charging at home, battery swap stations and fast charge stations. The method that should seem most natural is charging at home. Hit the jump for a comparison that includes plenty of pics and video.