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It's Official: We Now Have One Billion Vehicles On The Planet
How many vehicles are there on Earth? We'd ask you to guess, except the headline above gives away the answer. According to industry trade journal Ward's, which added up both reported vehicle registrations and historical trends, the total crossed 1 billion sometime last year. The vehicles include...
Live in Idaho and Want an Electric Car? You’re In For a Long Wait
If California is the undisputed capital of electric cars in North America, which state is its antithesis? According to the Idaho Business Review, Idaho could be that state... August 9, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 14
Electric Car Sales: Leaf Trounces Volt, But Don't Take It Seriously
It was a slow month for electric-car sales, with just over 1,000 Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt vehicles together delivered during July. Nissan delivered 931 Leaf... August 2, 2011 by John Voelcker 9
Prius Shortages Will End For 2012, Sales Will Rock, Toyota Says
It's been a tough couple of years for Toyota. First was the entire sudden-acceleration mess, along with multiple recalls covering almost 10 million cars. Then came the March... July 11, 2011 by John Voelcker
2012 Fiat 500 Cabrios, Manuals More Popular Than Projected
Launching the 2012 Fiat 500 minicar in the U.S. market was a gamble to begin with. But it's one that is paying off in some unexpected ways. Fiat's top North American... July 6, 2011 by John Voelcker 6
June Electric Car Sales Continue To Climb: Leaf Soars, Volt Steady
Sales of plug-in electric cars continued their slow climb in June. The 2011 Nissan Leaf racked up its best U.S. sales number ever while the 2011 Chevrolet Volt sales held... July 1, 2011 by John Voelcker 5
After 11 Years, Two-Millionth Hybrid Car Sold In United States
Sometime early last week, someone somewhere in the U.S. bought a hybrid car. And while we may never know exactly who that person was, the car was the 2-millionth... June 17, 2011 by John Voelcker
2011 Fisker Karma Plug-In Hybrid: Sales Now To Start In July
Much attention and too little perspective has been focused on the monthly sales reports for the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf, the first mass-market plug-in electric cars. But... June 2, 2011 by John Voelcker 1
Nissan Doubles Leaf Sales, Volt Stays Steady: Some Perspective, Please
Sigh. Here we go again. It's the first of the month, which means that auto journalists are scrambling to put together their monthly sales reports. Sales in May weren't great... June 1, 2011 by John Voelcker 23
Why Haven't Hybrid Sales Been Higher, And Should They Be?
Hybrid cars seem to bring out strong beliefs among car buyers, both pro and con. On the pro side, they get better gas mileage, offer some small degree of all-electric... May 27, 2011 by John Voelcker 8
Is GM’s U.S. Boss Scared By The 2011 Nissan Leaf Electric Car?
You’d hardly expect Mark Reuss, the North American President of General Motors, to be a fan of the primary rival to the company's 2011 Chevrolet Volt. But in a recent... May 9, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 38
April Electric Car Sales: Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf Steady
Sales of plug-in electric cars continued at a steady pace in April, with 493 Chevrolet Volts and 573 Nissan Leafs sold during the month. That brings yearly totals of the cars... May 3, 2011 by John Voelcker 4
90% of Chevy Volt Plug-In Hybrid Customers New to Brand
There’s nothing sales executives love more than seeing sales figures indicating that the latest product is attracting new buyers to their brand, so we’re sure... May 3, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 6
2012 Mitsubishi "i" VS 2011 Nissan Leaf
What is the basic purpose of the new electric cars? For most of us, it is as a city or local commuting vehicle. The basic commuting "appliance" might be optimized to: 1. cost... May 3, 2011 by George Parrott 6
Sales Of Small Cars Boost Average Gas Mileage For 2011 So Far
During the first quarter of 2011, small car sales accounted for 19.4 percent of all vehicles sold. That is a sudden increase in popularity--up 2.8 percent from the last... April 22, 2011 by Kurt Ernst 2
Will Surging Gas Prices Save The Honda Insight?
The Toyota Prius is the best-selling hybrid vehicle of all time and recently passed three million sales globally and a million in the U.S., over more than a decade. And when... April 20, 2011 by Bengt Halvorson 5
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