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Ford expects to sell 1 million EcoBoost-equipped cars and trucks this year.
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VW Diesel Scandal Is Hurting Prices, Dealers: Here's How
The Volkswagen diesel scandal is taking a toll on resale values.
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Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, October 2015: The Wallet Ballot
During the same month in which a second-generation Trudeau won the Canadian election, the second-generation Chevy Volt took the plug-in electric vehicle sales crown. The new model helped Chevrolet sell 203 Volts in Canada in October, well above the 126 sold in September and good enough for its...
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Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Oct: New Volt Surges, Old Leaf Flat (FINAL UPDATE)
At long last, a handful of lucky customers in selected areas drove home in brand-new 2016 Chevrolet Volts last month. Sometime this month, full pricing and availability for the 2016 Nissan Leaf with its 107-mile range will be revealed. These two updated plug-in electric cars represent improvements...
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Georgia Electric-Car Sales Plummet After Incentive Replaced By Tax
Georgia's electric-car sales crashed after the state eliminated a generous tax credit, a new report says.
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Battery Breakthrough To Boost Nissan Electric Cars To One In 10 Sales Around 2020, Exec Says
Back in November 2009, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said 20 percent of his company's sales would be electric cars by 2020--and that electric cars would make up 10 percent of global sales. But Ghosn was widely pillored for his projections just a few years later, when Nissan Leaf sales proved slower than...
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U.K. teenagers are enthusiastic about electric cars, a new study finds.
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More Than 1,000 People Want 2016 Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles
Toyota says it's received 1,900 requests for the 1,000 2016 Mirai build slots.
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Average New-Car Fuel Economy Falls As SUV Sales Rise, Gas Stays Cheap
Average new-car fuel economy in the U.S. fell 0.1 percent in September, researchers say.
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Plug-in Electric Car Sales In Canada, September 2015: Triple-Triple
With a "double-double" being Canadian shorthand for a coffee with two creams and two sugars, we might call September a "triple-triple": Three plug-in electric car models hit the 100-sales mark last month. Chevy sold 126 first-generation Volts in Canada in September, down slightly from August's 167...
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Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Sep: Waiting On Better 2016 Models
Sales of plug-in electric cars in the U.S. had a low-to-average month in September, with the sole bright spot being the astounding sales of the BMW i3 electric hatchback. Two new 2016 models, the entirely redesigned Chevy Volt and the longer-range 107-mile Nissan Leaf, should start this month, but...
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Tesla Delivered 11,580 Cars In Q3; Can It Meet Full-Year Goal?
While it still refuses to report standard monthly U.S. sales like other carmakers, Tesla Motors now at least reports quarterly global sales of its electric cars. During the third quarter--July through September--Tesla said last week that it delivered 11,580 cars, all but six of them presumably its...
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A new study claims lack of advertising is to blame for low electric-car sales.
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2016 Chevy Volt: Limited Markets Only, Nationwide Rollout In Spring For 2017 Volt
The second-generation Chevrolet Volt won't become available nationwide until next year.
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Tesla Model S Owners: More Incentives To Help Sell Electric Cars--Including Free Model X
Tesla is offering a free Model X to owners that refer friends.
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Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, August 2015: Still Chasing Chevy
The first-generation Chevy Volt notched 167 new Canadian customers in August, building on its sector-leading 150 July plug-in electric vehicle sales north of the 49th parallel. Though this represents a slight year-over-year drop from last August's 186 Volts, it's encouraging that sales have...
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Plug-In Electric Car Sales In August: Calm Before The Storm? (FINAL UPDATE)
With the Labor Day holiday imminent--falling well into September this year--industry analysts have expected U.S. new-car sales for August to be less buoyant than they might otherwise be. But in the lower-volume world of plug-in electric cars, model cycles remain the driving factor. The...
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Toyota Passes 8 Million Hybrids Sold Since 1997, Still Dominates Sector
Toyota recently sold its 8 millionth hybrid car globally.
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Tesla plans to update its store designs twice a year from now on.
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Tesla Must Alter Electric-Car Buyer Bounties, State Law Says
Virginia will not allow a promotion that pays Tesla owners for referring others.
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Toyota Prius V Sales Incentive Soars In San Francisco, Other Hybrid Discounts Too
The Toyota Prius V gets $4,000 in discounts in San Francisco.
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Plug-In Electric Car Sales In July: Leaf Plummets, Volt Holds (FINAL UPDATE)
While May was a good month for sales of plug-in electric cars, the numbers sagged in June--and they appear to be doing the same for July. Last month's sales data has now arrived, and it looks like the lack of new and exciting plug-in vehicles, plus buyers' continuing infatuation with SUVs, have...
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Tesla Doubles Down On Fight For Direct Sales In Michigan, Detroit Three's Home Turf
Tesla plans to lobby for direct sales in Michigan.
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Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, July 2015: Volt Vaults To Top?
The Chevrolet Volt sold 150 units in Canada in July, by far its best showing this year. Volume was up both from June's 120 sales, and year-over-year from last July's 132 customers. With Tesla sales historically slower in the first month of a quarter, the Volt may have ended the Model S's...
Matthew Klippenstein