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GM R&D Boss Hints At Tesla-Surpassing Batteries
Unlike Tesla Motors which has gone on record saying by 2016 it will offer a Nissan Leaf-beating, 200-mile-range electric car in the low $30,000-range, General Motors plays its hand much closer to its chest, but it would be inadvisable to think the giant is sleeping. On Wednesday this week at the annual conference of Canada’s
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The HybridCars.com monthly sales dashboard is a collaboration of HybridCars.com and Baum & Associates, a Michigan-based market research firm focusing on automotive issues including the hybrid and electric vehicle market. Hybrid sales from April to May increased more than overall sales, while diesel and electric sales narrowly trailed the increase in overall sales. Relative to
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2013 Leaf Sales Now Edging Out Volt YTD, Yet Trailing Tesla
While the Chevy Volt’s total volume since launch lets it remain the top-selling plug-in car in the U.S., the longstanding rivalry between it and Nissan’s Leaf saw a trading places for this calendar year with the Leaf yet believed to be trailing Tesla’s Model S year to date (YTD). Officially, YTD sales for the Leaf
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Focus Electric Production Starts In Europe
Ford Motor Company’s Focus Electric has now officially crossed the Atlantic. That distinction was made official today as Ford started production of the European Focus Electric in Saarlouis, Germany. The Focus Electric is the first full-electric vehicle to be built by Ford in Europe. According to Ford, the zero-emission Focus Electric is spearheading Ford’s line-up
GM Significantly Discounting Chevrolet Volts
In light of weakened Chevrolet Volt sales that have seen Nissan Leaf sales push ahead this year, GM is offering various discounts on its “extended-range” EV. Combined with all potential government incentives and discounts, the net result may be the Volt is the recipient of the highest percentage of money off from any car in
Volvo Cars Launching A Bi-Fuel Version Of Its V60
Volvo Car Group unveiled its new Volvo V60 Bi-Fuel car in conjunction with the NGV 2013 Gothenburg event being held between June 11 and 13 at the Swedish Exhibition Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden. Sales for the new bi-fuel V60 will start in October 2013 in Sweden. Volvo developed the bi-fuel version of the V60 with
ChargePoint America Program Complete; Over 4600 Chargers Installed
ChargePoint, Inc. announced June 11 the completion of its ChargePoint America Program with more than 4,600 shipments and installations of its home, public and commercial EV charging ports. In May 2010, ChargePoint was awarded a $15 million dollar matching grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Transportation Electrification Initiative administered by
BMW And GM Engineers Complete DC Fast Charge Testing
Following several days of joint testing, General Motors and BMW AG engineers declared being confident that DC “Combo” Fast Charge stations from several suppliers will consistently allow an electric vehicle to take on an 80-percent charge in about 20 minutes. The first electric vehicles expected to benefit from the Society of Automotive Engineers’ (SAE) new
Spanish Seat Develops VW Group PHEV Prototype
VW’s Spanish division, Seat, has showcased a brand new plug-in hybrid prototype based on the new Leon. Most Seat vehicles are based on VW products, like the Golf and Jetta. This means the technology in this prototype could easily be transferred to VW vehicles offered in North America, even though Seat has said there are