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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: electric Microbus finally arrives

Charged EVs

The media drive in mid-October was held in the San Francisco Bay Area, already home to more EVs per capita than any other part of the U.S. After a seven-year wait, the high-style 3-row box on wheels will hit dealerships in November and December—with priority going to those dealers who sold higher numbers of VW’s ID.4 save Los Angeles.

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Flash Drive: 2025 Cadillac Optiq

Clean Fleet Report

Driving Experience Cadillac invited the automotive press to San Francisco to showcase what it says is the entry point into luxury for the next generation of EV buyers. Entry-Level Cadillac Electric SUV Ready to cross the bridge The 2025 Optiq will be the entry-level all-electric SUV for Cadillac when it goes on-sale in early 2026.

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Event: 2025 ACT Expo

Clean Fleet Report

This years show had several announcements on battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric and fuel cell electric vehicles. Harbinger A new plug-in hybrid Harbinger showed its all-new plug-in hybrid commercial vehicle, which is an electric vehicle with a gas-powered range extender. In alphabetical order, this is some of what we saw.

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Road Test: 2025 Maserati GranCabrio Folgare EV

Clean Fleet Report

The Merriam-Webster Thesaurus says lightning is synonymous with rapid, brisk, hot, dizzy, breakneck, quick, speedy, rush, ultrafast (the list goes on) and breathtaking. With no hyperbole even in the slightest, there is no argument with any of these descriptions for this luxury grand tourer. seconds, their smile will be the tell for what they think.

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Zipcar Launches Pilot PHEV Program in San Francisco

Green Car Congress

Zipcar, the world’s largest provider of cars-on-demand by the hour or day, launched a pilot program for plug-in hybrid vehicles in its Bay Area fleet through a partnership with the city of San Francisco. Zipcar is looking for ways to increase the percentage of these types of vehicles in the fleet in 2009.

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San Francisco Bay Area leaders announce formation of “EV Strategic Council” and $5M+ for EV infrastructure

Green Car Congress

San Francisco Bay Area elected and business leaders launched a CEO-level “EV Strategic Council”, along with more than $5 million in new funding, to ensure that the Bay Area becomes the “EV Capital of the US”. The package of grants and initiatives for the region includes: $1.5 Publication of Ready, Set, Charge, California!

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Ford doubles electric drive market share in US from 2012 to 2013; surging with plug-in hybrids

Green Car Congress

Ford’s changing share of the hybrid-electric, plug-in hybrid electric, battery-electric vehicle segments and total ED market in the US in 2012 and YTD 2013. Ford Motor Company’s C-platform electric drive strategy has driven an increase in Ford’s overall electric drive market share (hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric) from 7.3%

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