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 […]
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 […]
2013 Ford Fusion Energi Gets 5-Star Safety Rating
The Nissan Leaf isn’t the only electric vehicle getting a great safety rating. The Ford Fusion Energi plug-in electric vehicle (PHEV) has also received a 5-star safety rating (the highest possible) from the National Highway Traffic […]
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!
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 […]
Tesla Likely 1st Quarter EV Sales Leader In US
I wrote yesterday that the Nissan Leaf beat the Volt (by quite a bit) in March sales — to be specific, 2,236 to 1,478. Looking at the full quarter, however, the Volt was on top. The Volt had 4,244 sales, […]
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 […]
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 […]