Beyond our own electric vehicle (EV) stories, here are some topic EV stories from around the interwebs from the past week or so: Trains Hybrid Trains are the Future: EU to Fit KERS Systems to High-speed Rail Thanks to the success of the Prius and others, hybrids have become a … [continued]
Purchase prices for both top-selling electric vehicles, the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt, are set to plunge, potentially opening up emissions-free driving for a much wider class of drivers and turning a corner toward a sustainable transportation future…
Electric car sales have been booming in Norway, largely thanks to the many strong incentives there to buy one. In the US, electric and hybrid vehicle sales for 2012 made up only 0.6% of new vehicle sales, but in Norway they topped 5.2%. Total sales for EVs reached 50,000 for … [continued]
I may be new to the automotive world but this latest headline story has me a little confused. According to two new Pike Research reports, electric scooters and motorcycle sales are going to eclipse that of plug-in vehicles by the end of this decade. Not bloody likely! Sales of … [continued]
Here’s another great post from “Volt Owner” regarding his first year of Chevy Volt ownership. Some really interesting stuff in here. Feel free to head on over to the original post to drop him some comments and questions! (Note: the original article was published two days ago, as you’ll notice.) … [continued]
Here’s some top clean energy, dirty energy, and climate change news from the past couple weeks (beyond what we’ve already reported on): Clean Transport EVs Tesla Lawsuit Over Massachusetts Dealerships Dismissed A Second Time New Ford Fiesta ECOnetic Van Offers 71 mpg US Mitsubishi Sets Outlander PHEV Debut for … [continued]
This article was originally published on Climate Progress. It has been reposted with full permission. General Motors had a record-breaking year for fuel-efficient autos in 2012. The company became the first American auto manufacturer to sell more than one million vehicles with a 30-mpg fuel rating. And due to … [continued]
Electric and hybrid vehicle sales rose 73% in the US in 2012, according to the research firm Mintel. That makes them the fastest-growing sector of the US auto industry, with around 440,000 hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicles sold in 2012. Mintel is predicting that sales in 2013 will … [continued]
From one of our friends, Volt Owner, here’s an intitial one-year review of the Chevy Volt along with some interesting reflections regarding other matters (reposted from his blog — My Chevy Volt — with the image added): On Monday, January 7, 2013, I will have owned a 2012 Chevrolet Volt for one year … [continued]
Mitsubishi Motors has been struggling to sell cars — it sorely needs to produce a competitive vehicle to survive in today’s car market. One attempt at this is the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicle), which goes on sale in Japan on January 24. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV propulsion system is comprised of … [continued]
