GM says it will have 20 plug-in hybrid or battery electric models for sale to Chinese customers by 2023. Meanwhile in the US, it rails against fuel economy standards and continues to push pickups. Can you say “two faced,” boys and girls?
News from the Beijing auto show this week includes electric SUV concepts from BYD, BMW, and Buick.
GM is now aiming to sell 150,000 “new energy vehicles” a year by 2020, and 500,000 a year by 2025 — as revealed at a recent 20th anniversary of the company’s launch of its first two joint ventures in China with SAIC.
In an interesting bit of news, it’s been revealed that the 2018 Buick LaCrosse will feature the firm’s eAssist mild-hybrid (light-electrification) system as standard when it goes on sale this autumn. This system will reportedly (when coupled with the 4-cylinder engine option) result in a 19% increase to city fuel economy (as compared to the V6) — as a result of the 86V lithium-ion battery pack allowing for effective regenerative braking.
The Chevrolet Bolt is off to a respectable start in terms of US sales, but will it become America’s top-selling green car? In “12 Factors That Will Limit Chevy Bolt Sales In The US (Part 1),” I offered up the first 6 factors that will unfortunately limit the Bolt’s sales, preventing it from coming close to those achieved by the Toyota Prius at its height of popularity. In this article, I close out my case with 6 more factors.
A rebranded (and notably modified) version of the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid (PHEV) known as the Buick Velite 5 has been revealed in concert with the Shanghai Auto Show, as expected.
Something that seems to often be a bit of a surprise to some of those in the US is that the Buick brand is quite well regarded in China. As a result, GM often sells its vehicles under that brand in the Chinese market even if the model is sold under a different name here in the US.
Will the second-generation Chevy Volt be rebranded as the Buick Velite when it goes on sale in the Chinese market? Rumors are going around that that’s exactly what’s going to happen, but nothing solid has emerged yet. For those scratching their heads right now, Buick is actually a very popular … [continued]
While I was creating the charts for yesterday’s June Netherlands electric car sales article, a realization of sorts hit me: What if all automakers tried to sell electric cars like Tesla does? To put that thought into context, though, it is helpful to first accept what Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has already admitted … [continued]
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