Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Sales Summary (May 2013)
Note: these sales stats are for the US only. First of all, apologies for the long delay on this one! Unfortunately, I was unable to work for about a week (very not fun stuff), and this […]
Plug-In Hybrid Conversion Company Raises $3 Million
Echo Automotive, which converts regular old gasmobiles (specifically, fleet vehicles) into plug-in hybrid and conventional hybrid electric vehicles, recently announced that it raised an extra $3 million in working capital. Kudos to Echo Automotive! Here’s the […]
Ford Hybrid Vehicle Sales Surpass Previous Full-Year Record In Just The First Five Months Of 2013
Ford sold more hybrid vehicles in just the first five months of 2013 than it did in any previous full years. The first five months of 2013 saw Ford sell over 37,000 hybrid vehicles. That even […]
Nissan Leaf & Ford EV/Hybrid Sales Surge — GM, Toyota, Honda, Porsche Dip
Compared to April 2012, not many automakers can be too happy about their hybrid and electric vehicle sales. Basically, just Nissan and Ford have something to cheer about, and they certainly do!
BYD Going 100% Electric & Hybrid To Save Company
BYD, one of China’s larger automakers, recently announced a new strategic plan to save its ailing company. This follows BYD stock sinking about 75% in the past year. The company has decided to stop producing gas engines and […]
US Hybrid Vehicle Market Share Grows By 41% In 2012
According to a new study from Experian Automotive, hybrid vehicle market shares in the US increased by 40.9% in 2012. The overall market share increased from 2.2% to 3.1% in a single year. While hybrid vehicles still only make […]
Green(ish) Car Sales — March 2013
I put up a post yesterday on plug-in electric vehicle (including plugin-hybrid electric vehicle) sales for March 2013 and Quarter 1 2013. For an even broader look at “green car” sales (personally, if it’s not a […]
Hybrid Vehicle Sales Up 32% So Far This Year
New research conducted by Autodata Corp. shows that hybrid electric vehicle sales were up 32% for the first two months of this year, compared to the same period last year. This is not surprising at all […]
Ford Offers $50K Reward For Fuel Economy App
The Ford Motor Company has recently announced a $50,000 challenge for today’s best app developers. Looking to regain the claimed fuel economy of some of its hybrids, Ford is offering a $50,000 award to developers who […]
February 2013 Green Car Sales 15% Higher Than February 2012 Green Car Sales
And that’s the bad news. Apparently, 48,364 green cars (primarily hybrid and electric vehicles, but also green-ish diesels) were sold in the US in February 2013 (est.), 15% more than the 41,933 green cars sold in […]
EVs Selling Well At This Stage Of Their Evolution
One of the most common myths repeated and repeated and repeated in mainstream media (and even in cleantech and EV media) is that plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) aren’t selling well. Quite to the contrary, for this […]
2014 Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid Now Most Efficient Plug-In Hybrid On The Market, 115 MPGe
In October, we noted that the Ford C-Max Energi Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) had become the most fuel-efficient PHEV on the market. It has a combined rating of 100 MPGe. Well, the 2014 Honda Accord PHEV […]
Ford: November Should Be Best Hybrid Month To Date, Market Share Increases 5x In One Year
It’s no secret: electric vehicle (including hybrid electric vehicle) sales are expected to rise a ton in the coming years. So, we can expect to see many record-breaking months, but I certainly haven’t gotten tired of […]
Toyota: $5,000 Off Prius Plug-in
In an effort to boost its 2013 Prius Plug-In Hybrid sales, Toyota is reportedly offering discounts (or “financing funds”) of up to $5,000 on the PHEVs. There’s also a deal for regular Prius Hybrids, worth up […]
Honda To Sell & Produce Insight & Fit Hybrid In China
It’s no secret — China’s automobile ownership is booming. The best the country can do to avert ecological catastrophe as a result of that is get more drivers into clean electric cars. Hybrid electric vehicles aren’t […]