Delays

  • 2012 Coda Sedan

    Once every four years -- with a few odd exceptions -- February gets an extra day. That’s probably a good thing, because Californian automaker Coda promised earlier this year that it would deliver its first all-electric 2012 Sedan by the end of this month. Even with an extra day, Coda looks to be letting yet another milestone whir past. We’re not surprised, but can’t help feel a little concerned about the plucky electric car startup. You see, we fear everyone from industry insiders to retail buyers may simply lose interest in Coda. In its short history, the Coda Sedan --...

  • 2012 Ford Focus Electric
    2012 Ford Focus Electric Won’t Be Available Outside NY, CA Until Sept.

    Back in November, we reported that Ford was planning on starting deliveries of its 2012 Ford Focus Electric to customers in New York and California before the end of 2011, with sales in other areas due to follow some time this year. In reality, while Ford technically did get all-electric Focuses to...

  • 2012 Fisker Karma
    Fisker Promises 15,000 Karmas for 2012, Changes Story On Production Delays

    Fisker Automotive, maker of the plug-in Karma sports sedan, hasn’t had an easy time of late, thanks to the Karma’s rather low EPA fuel economy rating and slower-than-expected initial production volumes. But that is all behind the firm, company Chairman Ray Lane told Reuters yesterday...

  • Nissan LEAFs arrive in the U.K.
    Buying a Nissan Leaf? The Wait Could Be Longer Than You'd Like

    There’s no mistaking the fact that Nissan is rapidly increasing its production volumes for its 2011 Nissan Leaf in order to clear its order books and get 12,000 Leafs delivered in the U.S. by the end of 2011. You’d think that by the start of next year, a Nissan Leaf might be easy and...

  • 2011 Coda Sedan at Hertz Global EV rental launch, New York City, December 2010
    Coda Automotive Needs Funding to Finish Delayed Electric Sedan

    What does $50 million buy you? We can think of plenty of good things we could do, but according to Californian electric car firm Coda Automotive, $50 million is how much it needs to bring its four door all-electric sedan to market. According to The New York Times, Christopher Rose, the...

  • 2011 Nissan Leaf
    Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Delay 2011 Leaf Production (UPDATED)

    Nissan has announced that as a consequence of Friday's devastating 9.0 earthquake and Tsunami in Japan production at all of its factories will remain halted until it has fully assessed the damage sustained to its factories, equipment and parts suppliers. Although Nissan's factories have been spared...

  • Aptera 2e production intent vehicle

    Nissan may have got heat recently for its long, drawn out and significantly delayed rollout of the 2011 Nissan Leaf, but it isn’t the only company struggling to fulfil its own sales figures for 2011. Over the past two years there have been a whole barrage of cars which were promised to the consumers by the end of the first quarter of 2011. But how many of those cars have actually made it to production and are in the hands of eager owners? Here’s our list of 5 electric cars we were assured would be here by early 2011 but which seem to have got a little delayed in the process...

  • John Duncan takes delivery of one of the first 2011 Nissan LEAF EVs, near Portland OR, 12/15/2010
    Will 2011 Nissan LEAF Sales Suffer Due To Delayed Roll-Out?

    Uh-ho, Nissan. You’ve come out with one of the best five-seat all-electric production cars we’ve ever seen and your pre-order figures are impressive. But as your rival Chevrolet is eagerly rolling out 2011 Range-Extended Volts we’re starting to hear more and more stories that your...

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