New Chevy Volt Ad — Meh.
The Chevy Volt has a new ad out. I’m sorry to say that I think it misses the mark. It does a great job selling the Volt’s green idealism. But that’s not what should be getting […]
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!
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 […]
Nissan Leaf Has Record Month (2,236 Sales), Chevy Volt Going Strong (1,478 Sales)
March sales numbers are in for the Nissan Leaf & Chevy Volt. After lagging the Volt for many months, Leaf sales shot up and (as you can see in the title) far surpassed Volt sales for […]
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 […]
February Volt & Leaf Sales Up
While there are now about a dozen plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) on the market in the U.S., the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf are still the clear leaders in sales. They are also sort of like […]
GM: 20% More Plug-In Hybrid Production In 2013
GM, like most of us, see sales of plug-in electric vehicles increasing in the years to come. Of course, in GM’s case, its prize car is the Chevy Volt. However, it’s also rolling out the Cadillac […]
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 […]