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U.K. electric-car sales hit record highs in the first quarter of 2016.
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Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, March 2016: springing forward
Though many countries opt out of daylight savings time, the Canadian auto market always "springs forward" in March. Last month set a Canuck record for total March auto sales, at 175,000 units; depending on Tesla volumes to be reported this month, the plug-in electric vehicle segment may have broken...
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Diesel scandal hurts VW sales in Europe and U.S., not China
Volkswagen sales declined in the U.S. and Germany, but increased in China.
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Finally, auto industry starts to admit: electric vehicles are better
Carmakers may soon begin promoting electric cars based on their driving experience.
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While U.S. plug-in sales were flat last year, rest of world soared
U.S. electric-car sales decreased slightly last year, but they increased in China, Europe, Japan, and Canada.
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Lexus has sold 1 million luxury hybrid vehicles in 11 years
Lexus recently passed 1 million hybrid sales.
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The majority of cars sold in Norway last month were hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or battery-electric.
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European electric and plug-in hybrid sales for January-February 2016
The Renault Zoe leads European electric-car sales so far in 2016.
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Tesla delivers 14,820 electric cars from January through March
Tesla experienced delays in ramping up Model X production.
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Tesla mulls Federal suit over state franchise laws banning it from selling electric cars
Coffins made by monks don't often figure into either legal decisions or the electric car industry, but they do at the moment. Tesla Motors is weighing whether to sue in Federal court over various state franchise laws that prohibit it from selling Model S and Model X electric cars online to buyers...
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BYD electric-car sales may triple this year, Chinese maker says
China's BYD eked out a global victory in electric-car sales last year, selling more plug-in cars than BMW, General Motors, Nissan, Renault, or Tesla. The company delivered nearly 62,000 battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles last year, almost entirely in China. Now, the company projects that...
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How to reserve a Tesla Model 3 at stores and online (updated)
Tesla will begin accepting Model 3 reservations March 31.
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Electric-cars sales in New Zealand stalled after the Nissan Leaf was withdrawn, an advocacy group says.
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VW values, sales continue to fall as U.S. CEO leaves abruptly
Another shoe dropped yesterday in the continuing Volkswagen diesel-emission cheating scandal, as VW Group of America announced the immediate departure of its president and CEO Michael Horn. With the scandal now approaching its six-month anniversary, values of used Volkswagen TDI diesels continue to...
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Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, February 2016: Volt Valentine
Chevy's 102 Volt sales may have led the Canadian plug-in electric vehicle market in February, and bring its national total to 5,611 units. As it happens, this is a mere 103 units away from Nolan Ryan's major league baseball strikeout record of 5,714. Up slightly from January's 94 sales, this was...
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Plug-In electric car sales for Feb: winter doldrums continue
As in previous years, the dog days of January and February were not kind to electric-car sales this year. Both 2014 and 2015 saw the lowest number of plug-in cars sold in their first two months, and 2016 appears to be following that pattern. While February sales were slightly up on those in...
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Diesel Car Sales Negligible In January, Trucks And SUVs Fare Better
Just 222 diesel cars were sold in the U.S. in January.
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Electric Cars To Be 35 Percent Of Global Sales By 2040: Energy Analyst
Decreases in lithium-ion cell costs will drive a massive expansion of electric-car sales, new analysis says.
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About 55 percent of U.S. plug-in car sales in January were in California, according to the California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative.
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Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, January 2016: New Year, Old Models, New Records
Like an exhausted Times Square reveler, the Canadian plug-in electric vehicle market tends to start the New Year slowly, and this past January was no exception. Chevy sold 94 Volts, down more than half from December's 220 but well ahead of the 71 from a year ago. Similarly, Nissan's 72 Leaf sales...
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Plug-In Electric-Car Sales Will Bounce Back After 2015 Decline: Report
Electric-car sales will rebound this year, new analysis says.
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Toyota Prius Family May Shrink As Low Gas Prices Dim Allure
Toyota may cut the number of Prius models, but will keep the plug-in hybrid.
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Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Jan: Steady, But Little To Celebrate
January has historically been a tough month for plug-in electric car sales, and last month doesn't look like it'll be an exception. Added to the usual winter slowdown in electric-vehicle sales were the effects of Winter Storm Jonas, which effectively closed parts of the Eastern Seaboard for several...
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Tesla Vs Michigan (UPDATED): Dealership Application, Conservative Coalition, Ballot Push
Electric-car maker Tesla Motors is the fourth-largest U.S. car maker, but its home in California's Silicon Valley is far from the heartland Detroit base of GM, Ford, and Fiat Chrysler. In Michigan, Tesla is banned by law from selling cars directly to buyers, and from opening Tesla Store retail...
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