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Ricardo and A2Mac1 renew partnership to expand benchmarking and competitive analysis of EVs and PHEVs; online database

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MY2016 Chevrolet Volt. MY2011 Chevrolet Volt. MY2011 Mitsubishi i-MiEV. The EV/Hybrid analysis database currently includes the teardown of the following vehicles: MY2017 Chevrolet Bolt. MY2016 Toyota Prius. MY2016 Mercedes GLE 550e. MY2016 Tesla Model X. MY2016 Volvo XC90 T8. MY2016 Audi A3 e-Tron. MY2014 BMW i3 Rex.

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AeroVironment EV dealer program bundles home charger, installation, and warranty with car purchase

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launched a dealer program that provides turnkey residential charging packages to consumers purchasing new electric vehicles (EVs) or plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and allows them to finance the charger in combination with the vehicle at the time of sale. EVs and PHEVs typically come equipped with a Level 1 120 Volt charger.

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August sales of plug-in hybrids in US up 83% from July, up 65% y-o-y

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Sales were led by the Chevy Volt, with 3,351 units, up 18.4% Jan-August 2013 sales for the Volt were 14,994 units, up 11.1% Honda’s Accord PHEV posted 44 units in August, with 2013 sales through August of 298 units. August PHEV share. The August results gave the Volt a 52.3% from the same period in 2012.

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Tesla likely Q1 US PEV leader with 4,750+ sales in North America; Nissan surges with LEAF in March in US

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GM posted sales of 4,244 Volt extended range electric vehicles in the US in the second quarter, representing an 8.4% March sales of the Volt in the US were weaker in March, with 1,478 units, compared to 2,289 units in March 2012, a decrease of 35.4%. Mitsubishi sold 625 units of the battery-electric i-MIEV in Q1, and 31 units in March.

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Near-Term Prospects for Automotive Li-ion Batteries: 21% of Hybrid and EV Market by 2011

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the i-MiEV) and extended range electric vehicles; and full electric vehicles—Anderman sees the greatest market opportunity (in terms of the value of batteries sold) in the mini EV and extended range electric vehicle market, with $134 million in battery sales and 8,000 units. PHEVs and EREVs require $7/gallon.

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UC Davis ITS study suggests hastening consumer adoption of plug-ins will require innovation on the sales side

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The SSI study captures 12 different PEV models from eight vehicle manufacturers, including GM (Chevrolet Volt); Nissan (LEAF); Tesla (Model S); Ford (Focus EV, C-Max Energi and Fusion Energi); Honda (Fit EV and Accord PHEV); Toyota (Prius Plug-in and RAV4 EV); Mitsubishi (i-MiEV); and Daimler (Smart Fortwo ED).

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Mitsubishi Motors Begins Production of i-MiEV; Targeting 1,400 Units in Fiscal 2009

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The i-MiEV system configuration. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) unveiled the production version of the i-MiEV electric vehicle on World Environment Day in Tokyo. The production i-MiEV. Power consumption of the i-MiEV (10-15 mode driving pattern) is 125 Wh/km. Click to enlarge.

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