Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2009

Hybrids and EVs May Capture 10% Of Japan New Car Sales in Fiscal 2009 A tally by the Nikkei finds that sales of hybrids and electric vehicles in Japan may exceed 220,000 units and could account for more than 10% of domestic new-car sales in the current fiscal year (excluding mini-vehicles), up from 4.4% Earlier post.)

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 13, 2024

At a time when global electric vehicle major Tesla is set to announce its big-bang entry into the Indian market this month, the world’s third largest passenger vehicle market is set to take a big leap into electric vehicle exports, with the Make in India tag well proven over the last couple of decades.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

We’ll try to keep this up-to-date as the EV market continues to evolve. The hard numbers for the Top 10 EV sellers for the first eight months of 2021 are as follows: Tesla Model Y 105,445. This list is subjective and weighted toward functionality with an emphasis on fun, but also factors in sales numbers.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Honda is the latest name on the list – it will reveal the CR-Z Concept 2009, the most recent prototype of a compact sports car using Honda’s IMA technology, at the show. Two more Honda concepts will also make their debut at the event. Tags: Green cars Honda Latest news.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 24, 2008

“Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Toyota is going to show a Battery EV at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit next month, 12 full years after they began leasing the RAV4 EV to fleets in California, and 7 years after 328 private citizens got their hands on one. Tags: Production Diary Production News.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2009

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., announced manufacturer’s suggested retail prices (MSRP) today for the all-new 2010 Prius midsize hybrid ( earlier post ), scheduled to go on sale beginning in late May at Toyota dealers nationwide. EV, Eco, and Power modes. Tags: Hybrids. To be released at a later date. Cruise control.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 11, 2024

It will be the vehicle we look back on down the road and say ‘that is when EVs became truly affordable, user-friendly and desirable for all consumers’. Honda Civic). Then there are the models that don’t exactly top the sales charts but are culturally synonymous with women.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 14, 2024

It will be the vehicle we look back on down the road and say ‘that is when EVs became truly affordable, user-friendly and desirable for all consumers’. Honda Civic). Then there are the models that don’t exactly top the sales charts but are culturally synonymous with women.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It also carried an equally high price tag of nearly $30k. The high price tag combined with the Harley branding meant that the market was limited mainly to wealthy, older brand loyalists, and they weren’t exactly buying it by the thousands. And that’s where things got really interesting. And I get it, this is new stuff.

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Current EV

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Toyota’s ground-breaking SUV reached a 10M global sales landmark in February of 2020. By John Coulter, CURRENT EV CMO In its new Prime, Toyota offers a RAV4 green version that employs a hybrid drivetrain relying on a gas engine and electric motors that draw power from a plug and regenerative braking. Demand is intense.

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EV Central

APRIL 3, 2024

Rather than a low-volume player, Kia is preparing for the EV5 to be one of its top selling vehicles – and a car that can tempt buyers out of hybrids such as the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, Nissan X-Trail e-Power and Honda CR-V Hybrid. “We appeared first on EV Central. Kia EV5 has a traditional SUV look. Again, it’s all about containing costs.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Here is the comprehensive list of every new EV due in the next few years. ACE-EV X1 Transformer – Australian-based start-up plans a small range of affordable EVs focused on light commercial duties. $5 Aston Martin DBX PHEV and EV – electrified versions of AM’s first SUV on the cards. Subscribe now!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

FordExpress : Svein Medhus has the first EV conversion in Norway. Chevrolet S-10 :Brian has a new and very nice conversion. Chevrolet S-10 :Jim Coates very clean conversion Chevrolet S-10 :Mark Brueggemanns neat project, and more. Ford Fiesta :Interesting English conversion.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 24, 2023

By the second half of the 1950s, sales of small European cars in North America—mostly Volkswagen Beetles but also machinery from Britain , France and Italy —had grown large enough to alarm American manufacturers. The first Studebaker car was an EV that went into production in South Bend in 1902. The Lark VI got a 170-cubic-inch (2.8-liter)

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

O’Brien highlighted the case of the RAV4 EV, on which Toyota pitched a huge marketing and sales effort equivalent to $9,000 per unit including an attractive lease payment. However, sales did not exceed several hundred units in total. Tags: Hybrid cars The Green Piece Toyota Volvo hybrid plug-in. Faye Sunderland.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Some of the new and updated models, such as a battery-powered version of Geelys Panda hatchback, may hit the market as early as October, and in some cases they might carry price tags low enough for farmers and other rural residents with limited financial means. Great Wall Motor Co., in late 2010. GM plans to launch the Volt in China in 2011.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Because of Hondas different architecture (the engine runs whenever the motor runs), aftermarket conversion of Hondas are unlikely. Pricing from $8-15,000 for installed low-speed EV range of 8-24 miles. And the company donates 5% of sales to CalCars.org in recognition of its role in promoting PHEVs and the conversions industry.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

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. Plug-ins are slated to hit the Chinese market in earnest over the next few years. and EU buyers. Think it’s a bad trade? The floor is yours.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

Since the Cube is 200 lbs heavier than the final body of the EV, it should be a bit quicker still. Some think Nissan is taking a gamble by rapidly moving into mass marketing of EVs, comparing the company’s approach to Toyota and Honda’s approach of “wait and see how the market materializes for EVs, then jump in.&#

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

If they force noice makers on Hybrids and EVs, this will be yet another break down in common sense. My friend (same one who made the ice cream truck sound effect comment to me) asked me if this was some kind of conspiracy from gasoline advocates to try and further delay mass acceptance of EVs. I have stated the same before.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Toyota: When the Toyota Prius originally went on sale in 1997, it was the world’s first mass-produced hybrid car, meaning the Japanese automaker effectively stole a march on its rivals. When sales of the Civic Hybrid started to flag, Honda introduced the Insight Hybrid earlier this year. So who is leading the green car race?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Despite the skepticism of many consumers, the early adopter market should easily meet the industry’s expectations for the first few years of electric vehicle sales, according to senior analyst Dave Hurst. Tags: Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Surveys. —senior analyst John Gartner.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Only PHEVs and battery EVs get cleaner as they get older - because the electric grid gets cleaner every decade. The high demand for the Honda Civic hybrid tell us its at least $3,000. Tags: evdriven. These are "features" -- and no one asks about the payback. How much more?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler , Dodge , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , SAE World Congress Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day by Sebastian Blanco on Apr 22nd 2009 at 7:48PM Two months ago we went for a ride in the Dodge Circuit EV.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

I wish the thing was for sale as-is. Competition is going to force them to produce a comfortable, usable, extended range EV for that price, and I will just have to wait. Reply ↓ ↑ report 9 Ernesttechuser 11:15PM (4/25/2009) Tesla have nothing to do with the official Smart ForTwo EV (a.k.a. and 49 mpg.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

The biggest obstacle for those who would prefer an alternative has been lack of purchasable plug-in electric vehicles since 2003 when auto manufacturers ceased production of plug-in EVs like the GM EV1, Honda EV Plus, and Toyota RAV4-EV. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. The vans themselves are based on the concept Town and Country EV that was unveiled last Fall by Chrysler.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 20, 2009

Tesla probably did not sign up because they are already making EV cars. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. Previous Engadget goes legs-on with Hondas walking-assist devices (with video!) Tags: evdriven. They will have to access how much it will cost them to switch.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. In addition to Smart Grid City, another major EV/V2G initiative is unfolding.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. headquarters and will begin sales in the U.S. The Think Global would definitly be classified as a mini-car, several size classes smaller than a compact car like the Honda Civic or Ford Focus.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

What isclear is that the full £5,000 will not be available for a £8,000 G-Wiz or a£15,000 Smart EV. Related Links Government to offer £5,000 to boost green cars Electric shock as sales of green cars reverse With or without incentives, these are still likely to be a specialisedpurchase. Tags: evdriven.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

If cost is an important consideration, than charging your EV at home is a no-brainer as it cuts out any profit-hungry middlemen. Many future owners may be driving EVs in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint and charging at home could give them the opportunity to control the source of the energy that goes into their car.

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Teslarati

MAY 27, 2021

The “ Clean Energy for America ” Bill would limit tax credits to vehicles with a price tag of less than $80,000. Perhaps the biggest addition to the EV Tax Credit , besides the value, is that there will be no cap to how many vehicles a manufacturer can sell before they no longer qualify for the credit. unionized workers.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year. Honda has probably sold more Civics in a year than the combined total of all 18 of those GM models. If the EV1 was viable (or even close) we would see Ford, Toyota, Honda, etc all with 80 mile cars right now.do you see that?

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