New car sales
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Tesla still intends to take its case to the Utah Supreme Court.
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European electric and plug-in hybrid sales for Jan-June 2016
The Renault Zoe was the best-selling electric car in Europe through June, while the Mitsubishi Outlander was the best-selling plug-in hybrid.
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Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, July 2016: the Model X factor
The second-generation Chevy Volt set a single-month Canadian plug-in electric vehicle sales record in July with 385 sales, the equivalent of about 3500 sales in the American market. That's more than August 2013, the Volt's best-ever month in the United States, when dealerships moved 3,351 units...
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Plug-in electric car sales in July: Volt passes 100,000 with strong numbers (more updates)
Last month marked a major milestone for U.S. sales of plug-in electric cars: the 100,000th Chevrolet Volt was delivered. It's the first car with a plug in any segment to reach 100,000 units, and Chevy's justified in celebrating the occasion with a press release and a bit of fanfare. Both the Volt...
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2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV to ship to dealers before end of year
General Motors has always had an aggressive schedule for launching its 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV, the industry's first mass-priced electric car with 200 miles or more of range. It was revealed as a concept just 18 months ago at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, with a production version unveiled at this...
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California bought more electric cars than rest of U.S. combined in June
Sales of plug-in electric cars are not evenly distributed across the U.S. by any means. California, with its pioneering zero-emission vehicle sales requirements, has always occupied an outsize place in the sales charts. Not only is it the most populous state in the union, with 39 million residents...
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The Nissan Leaf continued to lead European electric-car sales through May.
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BMW still leads U.S. plug-in sales percentages; X5 plug-in hybrid SUV helps
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...
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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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Several countries have proposed ending sales of new gasoline and diesel cars.
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European electric and plug-in hybrid sales for Jan to April
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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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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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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New-car average fuel economy fell in April, studies say.
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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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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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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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European electric and plug-in hybrid sales for January-February 2016
The Renault Zoe leads European electric-car sales so far in 2016.
Stephen Edelstein