Posts Tagged ‘electric car’

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    Volt, Leaf Sales Fall in February
    Sales of GM’s Chevrolet Volt were down 40 units in February compared to January sales, while Nissan has sold just 67 LEAF electric cars in the U.S. last month. GM sold 321 Chevrolet Volt units in January; this number dropped to 281 in February. Nissan LEAF sales totaled 87 in January and dropped to 67 for the month of February. In all, GM has sold 928 Volts, while Nissan,...
    by at March 6th, 2011 at 06:03 am
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    Mitsubishi i-MiEV Electric Car Passes Euro NCAP Crash Test
    Euro NCAP announced today the outcome of its first assessment of an electric car, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV. The car’s creditable four star rating shows that safety does not need to be compromised in zero-emissions vehicles. The i-MiEV shares its rating with its twin models, the Citroën C-Zero and Peugeot iOn, which have the same design and safety equipment. Dr Michiel...
    by at February 23rd, 2011 at 04:02 am
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    Nissan LEAF, Chevy Volt Post January Sales
    General Motors sold 321 Chevrolet Volt cars, while, Nissan, its fiercest electric car competitor, has sold just 87 LEAF electric cars in the U.S. last month. Production of both plug-ins are just getting off the ground, supplies are limited, and sales are still counted in the hundreds. GM had originally planned to sell the Volt in only select areas of the country before...
    by at February 6th, 2011 at 06:02 am
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    Nissan Delivers Texas’ First Electric Nissan LEAF
    Nissan USA delivered its first LEAF electric car in Texas on Tuesday to a Houston-area family of five that plans to use it for a 70-mile round-trip commute. Jimmy and Christie Sauers of Seabrook, a suburb of Houston, say the LEAF will replace their 2003 Toyota Matrix and will be a second car to the family’s 13-year-old Toyota 4Runner. Jimmy is an engineer and analyst...
    by at January 26th, 2011 at 04:01 am
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    Mazda to Lease Demio Electric Cars in Japan
    Mazda Motor Corporation is independently developing an electric car with plans to commence leasing in Japan in spring 2012. The new electric car, based on its Demio subcompact, is expected to have a driving range of 200 kilometers (about 124 miles) and will be leased mainly to local government bodies and fleet customers. Mazda is currently advancing its Building Block...
    by at January 24th, 2011 at 05:01 am
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    Masdar to Test i-MiEV Electric Cars
    Masdar announced the commencement of an i-MiEV electric car pilot program that could potentially see the city move closer to its aim of being the world’s first carbon-neutral city. Through the pilot, Masdar will test and validate the performance of electric cars and various charging solutions in the region’s climate conditions and patterns of car usage. The pilot...
    by at January 16th, 2011 at 06:01 am
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    One in Five Americans Likely to Buy Electric Car: Survey
    One in five U.S. drivers will consider an electric car as their next new car, but many others are currently held back by concerns over perceptions of EV performance, recharging and convenience, according to a new survey by IBM. The insights, from IBM’s Institute for Business Value (IBV), are derived from a new survey of 1,716 U.S. drivers and interviews with 123...
    by at January 12th, 2011 at 02:01 am
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    Volvo Displays Crashed C30 Electric in Detroit
    Volvo will display a crashed C30 Electric in its stand at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, taking a unique and very visual approach to future safety. The company said it is the first car manufacturer to display a crashed electric car at an international motor show. “We are the first carmaker in the world to show what a truly safe electric car looks like after a crash,”...
    by at January 10th, 2011 at 05:01 am
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    Electric Car Survey Reveals Consumer Interests
    ZPryme Research and Consulting recently conducted a web-based survey of 1,046 men and women across the U.S., asking how they felt about various aspects of buying an electric car. According to ZPryme, 37.2% of respondents said they are very (8.5 percent) or somewhat (28.7 percent) likely to purchase an electric car in the next two years. Of the remaining somewhat or very...
    by at January 3rd, 2011 at 02:01 am
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    2011 Will Be a Test of Electric Cars’ Commercial Viability
    The electric car will get its revenge in 2011 (along with a movie sequel) as many of the World’s largest carmakers begin selling its plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) to consumers. Sales of charging infrastructure and PEVs, including both plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles, got off to a slower-than-anticipated start in 2010, with only a few vehicles being delivered...
    by at December 28th, 2010 at 08:12 am
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