Plasma Boy's Silver Streak to Seattle
Electric Cars are for Girls
MARCH 17, 2011
I get asked this question quite a bit: Why not take a light, aerodynamic hybrid - like a Prius - and convert it into an all-electric car?
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Polk: 35% of hybrid owners buying hybrids again
Green Car Congress
APRIL 9, 2012
Polk’s assessment of hybrid loyalty by quarter. While the selection of hybrid models in the US has more than doubled since 2007, only 35% of hybrid vehicle owners choose to purchase a hybrid again when returning to market in 2011, according to recent analysis by Polk. Hybrid vehicles represent 2.4% Data: Polk.
Nissan Leaf Hits Seattle
Revenge of the Electric Car
DECEMBER 29, 2009
Listen to what happens when the Nissan Leaf roadshow reaches Seattle. Mark Perry, Nissan North America’s Director of Product Planning, says Seattle is part of a DOE project to place 2,500 charging stations to the Puget Sound region this summer. Read more about it in: Nissan Plans Leaf with Complete Charging Infrastructure.
Tesla Model X configurator, 2016 Toyota Prius crash tests, BMW ReachNow: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
APRIL 11, 2016
Today, an online configurator for all Tesla Model X variants appears, the 2016 Toyota Prius hybrid scores well in crash tests, and BMW launches its ReachNow car-sharing service in Seattle. All this and more on Green Car Reports.
Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 14, 2011
Seattle; and Washington, D.C. Ford will also be introducing the C-MAX Hybrid and the C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid—also to be built at Michigan Assembly— for sale in the second half of next year. When C-MAX Hybrid launches, Ford becomes North America’s largest maker of hybrid transmissions. Portland, Ore.;
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Adds 5,000 Hybrids to Nationwide Fleet
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 3, 2009
Enterprise Rent-A-Car is adding approximately 5,000 additional gas/electric hybrids to its nationwide fleet and designating nearly 80 rental locations across the country as “hybrid branches.” Louis; Seattle; and Washington, DC. per rental to fund certified offset projects through TerraPass.
Study suggests high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected
Green Car Congress
MAY 4, 2016
. … Livery fleets have changed significantly in the past decade, with many city fleets now featuring large numbers of hybrid and alternatively fueled vehicles. —Bishop et al. In their study, Bishop et al. Credit: ACS, Bishop et al. Click to enlarge.
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