article thumbnail

Volt continues to be top-selling plug-in in US; Prius PHV #2, LEAF #3

Green Car Congress

The Toyota Prius PHV posted 695 units, representing 3.6% of the 19,150 units of Prius family sales in June, and taking second place for PEV sales for the month. The Prius sedan posted 11,514 units (60.1% of family sales); the Prius C, 2,657 units (19.1%); and the Prius V, 3,284 units (17.1%). from a year ago.

Prius 262
article thumbnail

Hyundai Ioniq preview, new VW emission fines, and Toyota Prius Prime purchase: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

A reader reports on his final decision to purchase a Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid. Infiniti updates the QX30 and adds safety tech. We preview the 2019 Hyundai Ioniq and go over what the new model year brings. Volkswagen AG has been hit with new fines over its diesel-emissions scandal. All of this and more on Green Car Reports.

Prius 67
article thumbnail

Luxury Hybrid Sedan Face-Off: BMW 5 v Infiniti M v Lexus GS

Green Car Reports

While Toyota's Prius dominates at the lower end of the hybrid market and is set to tighten its hold further with the Prius V and Prius C, Toyota subsiduary Lexus is set to field its GS 450h luxury hybrid sedan against the Infiniti M35h (a Green Car Reports best car to buy 2012 nominee) and BMW.

GS 450h 85
article thumbnail

ACEEE ranks i-MiEV as “Greenest” car in US, Civic Natural Gas ties for second with LEAF

Green Car Congress

Toyota Prius. Rounding out the top six are the Toyota Prius, the Honda Insight, and the Smart ForTwo. This year saw the arrival of a number of new hybrid options for drivers from Hyundai, Kia, and Infiniti, but none broke into the top twelve. Mitsubishi I-MiEV. Honda Civic Natural Gas. 4, auto [CNG]. PZEV / Bin 2. Nissan LEAF.

i-MiEV 247
article thumbnail

Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

The Truth About Cars

It might not seem that long ago, but Toyota launched the Prius hybrid about 25 years ago,” Steven Elek, head of CR’s data analytics program, stated. In the case of America’s preeminent EV company, Tesla landed mid pack — sandwiched between Infiniti and Ram.

article thumbnail

Reported US Hybrid Sales Up 42% in December, Down 7.5% for CY 2009; New Vehicle Market Share of 2.8% for CY 2009

Green Car Congress

The Prius posted 11,775 units, up 49.8%. Total combined Nissan and Infiniti sales in the year reached 770,103 vehicles, compared with 951,350 vehicles sold in 2008, a 19.1 Toyota reported December sales of sales of 17,964 hybrid vehicles, up 47.2% over December 2008. over the same period last year. of all Camry models sold.

2009 207