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May Electric-Car Sales: Leaf Recovers, Volt And Prius Steady
The May sales figures for plug-in electric cars continued steady, with the Chevrolet Volt leading the pack at 1,680 deliveries--15 percent up on the April figure of 1,462, but below its all-time March high of 2,289. The Nissan Leaf logged sales of just 510 units in May, barely starting a recovery...
Dept Of Unforeseen Effects: High Gas Prices Boost Car Sales
With gas prices high, you'd expect people to buckle down and hang onto their existing cars rather than spending the money to buy new ones, right? Errrrrrr, actually not... May 4, 2012 by John Voelcker
Toyota Prius Hybrid Sales Soar For Second Month
Yesterday, we told you electric-car sales were down slightly in April--even as overall car sales continued to recover. But while the plug-in sales will likely stay low for... May 2, 2012 by John Voelcker 4
April Electric Car Sales Lower; Plug-In Prius Leads Sales
Sales of plug-in electric cars fell last month, with especially low sales of the Nissan Leaf, following their strong showing in March. Last month, just 370 Nissan Leaf... May 1, 2012 by John Voelcker 19
One In 10 New Vehicles Will Be Diesel In 2015, Bosch Says; Here's Why
Hybrids have fans, diesels have fans, and while they produce their best fuel economy under different circumstances, each one tends to be a greener choice than a conventional... April 30, 2012 by John Voelcker 27
Average Fuel Economy Tops 24 MPG In March For First Time Ever
It's working. Concerted efforts by automakers to meet new, more stringent fuel-economy requirements are gradually driving up the efficiency of new passenger vehicles sold in... April 11, 2012 by John Voelcker 2
Nissan CEO On Leaf Sales: Take The Long View, It Will Happen
It's the kind of question that makes every CEO roll his eyes. In effect, it translated to: Your sales of one model last month were lousy, so is that car a failure in the... April 4, 2012 by John Voelcker 30
Plug-In Car Sales Soar In March, Led By Chevrolet Volt
Car sales overall continued their upward trend last month, but sales of plug-in cars soared in March to more than 3,800 units. The bulk of those sales came from a resurging... April 3, 2012 by John Voelcker 49
Electric Cars ARE Coming, But It Will Be Slow: Why Is This So Hard To Grasp?
Major evolutionary change takes a long time. That's as true for electric cars as for opposable thumbs--though it will be measured in decades, not millennia. We frequently... March 30, 2012 by John Voelcker 78
80 Million Vehicles Built Globally Last Year--A New Record
Well, the numbers are in. Despite the lingering effects of economic recession, the world's auto industry built more vehicles in 2011 than ever in history: 80 million, in... March 29, 2012 by John Voelcker 10
Toyota Prius Hybrid Demand Rises As Gas Heads Toward $5/Gallon
As gas prices across the U.S. continue an upward march towards $5 per gallon, demand for Toyota Hybrids is now the highest it has been for nearly four years. On Thursday last... March 5, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 3
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... February 15, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 12
Will Electric Cars Become Popular? BP, Exxon Remain Skeptical
President Obama might see a bright future for electric cars in the United States, but not everyone shares his positive outlook. Unsurprisingly, oil giants BP and Exxon are... February 1, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 24
Coda: We’ll Start Selling 2012 Sedan In February, Papers Allowing
Earlier this month at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, Californian startup Coda Automotive promised that it would begin sales of its first car -- the all-electric 2012 Coda Sedan... January 27, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 7
Gas Mileage Rises, Hybrid Car Sales Fall: Here's The Reason
Gas mileage: It's all about hybrids, right? The 2012 Toyota Prius hatchback and Toyota Prius C models each get a combined 50-mpg rating from the EPA, the highest fuel... January 20, 2012 by John Voelcker 14
U.S. Sales Of The Nissan Leaf Electric Car Now Over 10,000
Nissan might have ended 2011 a with sales of its all-electric Leaf a few hundred cars short of its 10,000 unit target for the year, but there are now over 10,000 Leafs on the... January 20, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 7
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