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Twenty months ago, in November 2014, the BMW i3 electric car had only been on sale in the U.S. for six months. But the numbers sold just in the first half-year had, surprisingly, catapulted BMW to the highest percentage of plug-in vehicles sold—2.3 percent—for any carmaker in the U.S. that isn't named Tesla Motors. It marked, we suggested, a sign of BMW's commitment to electrifying its vehicle range, as well as the appeal of the unusual and technically sophisticated i3 five-door hatchback. DON'T MISS: Which Electric-Car Makers Are Serious? U.S. Sales Show Top Three (Nov 2014)...
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Tesla Stores don't hard-sell shoppers; this baffles dealership groups
Tesla Stores baffle traditional car dealers.
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Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, June 2016: volte-face for the Volt
Paced by the Chevrolet Volt, Canada may have had its first-ever month in which 1,000 plug-in electric vehicle were sold. Volt sales continued to soar in Canada during June, with GM's electric flagship topping 300 for the first time. Factoring in population ratios, this would be roughly equivalent...
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Plug-In Electric Car Sales Report for June: more of the same
Sales of plug-in electric cars last month continued at pretty much the same level as in May, with few notable gainers or losers among the high-volume entries. While the Nissan Leaf electric car and the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid had run neck-and-neck in total sales last year, the Leaf has now fallen...
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Tesla delivers 14,370 electric cars in Q2, fewer than planned
Electric-car maker Tesla Motors said it delivered 14,370 vehicles from April through June, made up of 9,745 Model S sedans and 4,625 Model X utility vehicles. That number means the company missed its second-quarter production target of 17,000 cars. During the first six months of this year, Tesla...
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Are 100-mile BMW, Nissan, VW electric cars already a lost cause?
The continuing tepid sales of the Nissan Leaf electric car, despite a range upgrade to 107 miles, remains one of the puzzles in the plug-in car market. Sure, it's an aging model now in its sixth year with a polarizing design; it lost a huge swath of buyers in Georgia when that state canceled its...
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The Nissan Leaf and Renault Zoe continue to battle for the lead in European electric-car sales.
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What hurts Nissan Leaf sales: Tesla Model 3 or Chevy Bolt EV electric cars?
The numbers are in, and for the Nissan Leaf electric car, they're not pretty. Despite a boost in its EPA-rated range from 84 to 107 miles, its year-to-date sales of 4,697 units are down 40 percent on the 7,742 that were sold in the same five months last year. And those were down on the total of...
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Tesla to sell electric cars at Nordstrom department store, expanding retail footprint
Tesla will open a pilot "gallery" in a Nordstrom store in Los Angeles.
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Plug-in electric car sales for May flat: Leaf struggles despite range boost
U.S. sales of cars with plugs were essentially flat last month, as low gas prices and perhaps anticipation of longer-range entries within months kept a lid on buyer interest. The second-generation Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid, now available throughout the country as a 2017 model, logged 1,901...
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Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, May 2016: Canada crosses 20,000 cars with plugs
The Chevy Volt's May sales numbers put it in the driver's seat in Canada for the fourth time in five months The country welcomed its 10,000th plug-in electric vehicle around October 2014, about 40 months after the first Nissan Leafs arrived. This past April—about 18 months later—the...
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Electric-car interest in France spikes due to gas shortage
French drivers are showing more interest in electric cars because of a fuel shortage.
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Toyota says it has sold 9 million hybrids globally.
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50,000th Nissan Leaf electric car built in U.K. plant
Nissan's Sunderland plant recently built its 50,000th Leaf electric car.
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European electric and plug-in hybrid sales for January-March 2016
The Nissan Leaf surpassed the Renault Zoe in European sales by the end of March 2016.
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2017 Chevy Bolt EV sales could go as high as 80,000, says analyst
The question of how many electric cars can be sold in a single year remains a topic of hot debate as the U.S. market awaits the launch of the 200-mile Chevy Bolt EV at the end of this year. The world's best-selling electric car, the Nissan Leaf, had its highest-sales year in the U.S. in 2014, when...
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Average new-car fuel economy keeps falling as SUVs surge
New-car average fuel economy fell in April, studies say.
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Is China the key to all those Tesla Model 3 deposits?
China is the second-largest source of Model 3 reservations.
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Tesla says it will nearly double deliveries in 2016.
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Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In is 4th electric to reach 100,000 sales
The Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid is the fourth plug-in car to reach 100,000 sales globally.
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Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, April 2016: Model S sales ludicrous
With the Stanley Cup destined to be won by an American team for the 23rd straight year, Canadian hockey fans seemingly spent the month of April shopping. The country's monthly auto sales topped 200,000 for the first time in history, and least two plug-in electric vehicles set sales records. None...
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Plug-in electric car sales for April 2016: Volt romps, Leaf stagnates (update)
After the usual winter doldrums at the start of the year, April proved to be a good month for plug-in electric car sales in the U.S. March was a record-breaking month, and as April results come in today and tomorrow, last month's pace seems to be robust as well. As usual, the two highest-volume...
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50,000th Renault Zoe electric car delivered (after 200,000 Nissan Leafs)
The Renault Zoe recently passed 50,000 sales.
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Volvo's ambitious sales plans: 1 million electric & plug-in hybrid cars by 2025
Volvo plans to offer two hybrid versions of every model, and at least one all-electric car.
Stephen Edelstein