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August Plug-In Electric Car Sales: Volt Surges, Leaf Static
While car sales often lag during August, when family vacations take priority, the Chevrolet Volt proved an exception to the rule last month. During August, 2,831 of Chevy's range-extended electric car found buyers--along with 685 Nissan Leaf battery electric cars. The third high-volume plug-in car...
Honda’s 2016 Civic Will Be Developed, Built In The U.S.
With the yen weak against the dollar, Japanese automakers like Honda, Nissan and Toyota are working hard to relocate production of U.S. market cars to the U.S. Now it seems... August 9, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 3
Mitsubishi Halts Electric-Car Shipments To Peugeot On Low Sales
It seems that Nissan isn’t the only automaker suffering from low electric-car sales figures: Mitsubishi is too. Yesterday, the Japanese automaker announced a temporary... August 9, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 3
Ford Focus Electric, Plug-In Hybrids Sold Nationwide In 2013
Ford is the current king at dribbling out factoids on future products (though Honda's been taking lessons). But buried toward the bottom of its current press releases on all... August 8, 2012 by John Voelcker 3
July Plug-In Electric Car Sales: Volt Steady, Leaf Lethargic (Again)
Last month, sales of the Chevrolet Volt stayed strong while the Nissan Leaf languished. This month, it's more of the same. In July, Chevrolet sold 1,849 Volts, bringing its... August 1, 2012 by John Voelcker 60
Small, High MPG, Hybrids, Plug-in Cars All Gain Sales In 2012
With continued uncertainty about gas prices, more Americans than ever are buying smaller, more efficient cars. According to Automotive News (subscription required), the... July 18, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 2
Elon Musk Bets Half Of All Cars Built In 2032 Will Be Electric
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has an enthusiastic base of fans who consider him a visionary. And with Paypal in the past, and SpaceX as well as Tesla today, Musk has an... July 17, 2012 by John Voelcker 37
Nissan Leaf Electric-Car Sales Slump: What's Happening Here?
Last year it was the Chevy Volt, which went through several months of slow sales before rebounding in the spring. This year, it's the Nissan Leaf, the world's highest-volume... July 11, 2012 by John Voelcker 47
2012 Coda Sedan: On Sale, But Can You Test-Drive One?
It’s been nearly four months since deliveries of the 2012 Coda Sedan started, but with the automaker not willing to divulge its sales figures and very few cars spotted... July 6, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 19
June Plug-In Electric Car Sales: Volt Stays Strong, Leaf Low
Half of this year is now gone, which means it's time once again to look at sales of plug-in electric cars--both for June and for the first six months of 2012. Coming off a... July 3, 2012 by John Voelcker 52
Why Is Tesla Scared To Release Its Electric-Car Sales Data?
Frankly, we understand why Fisker Automotive and Coda Automotive might not want to release their sales data. Both companies have struggled mightily with delayed rollouts of... June 29, 2012 by John Voelcker 75
So How Many 2012 Model S Electric Cars Can Tesla Really Sell?
The 2012 Tesla Model S has launched, short drive reviews are coming in, and new owners are taking delivery every day. So what's next for Tesla? We know what the company plans... June 26, 2012 by John Voelcker 25
Nissan Sticks With 20K Leafs In U.S. By End Of (Fiscal) Year
Electric-car sales are actually doing better than sales of hybrid-electric vehicles were at the same stage of their launch, though you'd never know it from much of the media... June 18, 2012 by John Voelcker 8
Penske Automotive Signs To Become 2012 Fisker Karma Dealer
Yesterday, Fisker Automotive, makers of the super-sexy 2012 Karma plug-in hybrid sports car, announced that it had just signed its 80th independent dealer. But Fisker’s... June 8, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 6
Chevy Volt Plug-In Sales Surge In CA, Outsells 'Vette Too
It's quite the morning for electric-car news today, but we didn't want to let one from yesterday slip by either. After a lumpy start to sales of the Chevrolet Volt, it... June 6, 2012 by John Voelcker 7
2012 Nissan Leaf Leases: $289 For Base SV, $319 For Nicer SL
The low sales of the Nissan Leaf electric car have been much discussed in the media--just as those of the Chevy Volt were until it began to log respectable sales numbers over... June 5, 2012 by John Voelcker 15
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