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0Report: Bob Lutz: electrification of the automobile is "gradual" but inevitable 1329851580
Bob Lutz is keeping up his vocal support for the coming age of the electric vehicle. Speaking to students at the University of Michigan College of Engineering's Center for Entrepreneurship, he said something that most AutoblogGreen readers are likely to agree with (unlike his comment that global ...
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Report: Incentives fail to boost electric vehicle sales in Europe 1317149400
JATO Dynamics, a UK-based supplier of "automotive intelligence," reports that government subsidies and other monetary incentives have not significantly boosted plug-in vehicle sales in Europe. JATO's research suggests that price has only a minute impact on the decision to buy a plug-in vehicle ...
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Opinion: Pike says cumulative plug-in vehicles sales will hit 5.2 million by 2017 1314140040
It's true that crystal balls that accurately forecast the future of plug-in vehicles don't exist, but for $2,800 you can buy a copy of a report that concludes with this bit of info: worldwide cumulative plug-in vehicle sales will reach 5.2 million units by 2017. Sure, 5.2 million units represent ...
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Plug-in vehicle sales slip in UK 1311698520
2011 Nissan Leaf - Click above for high-res image galleryAccording to figures published by the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) Foundation, second quarter sales of plug-in vehicles in the UK slipped to just 215 units. That's down from the 465 plug-in vehicles sold in the UK during the first three ... -
Boston Consulting Group tones down its plug-in vehicle forecast 1308336960
Boston Consulting Group (BCG), in its upcoming report titled "Powering Autos to 2020," has toned down its estimated plug-in vehicle penetration in response to significant improvements to the internal combustion engine. BCG now says that electric vehicles will make up three percent of automotive ...
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CNN Money says be wary of plug-in vehicle sales forecasts 1306947420
A recent article posted on CNN Money opens with this statement:To be a successful forecaster, the wise man said, pick a number or a date – but don't pick both. I only wish that seers into the future of the electric vehicle and its cousins, the plug-in hybrid and the standard ... -
Mitsubishi targeting Europe's public sector to boost i-MiEV sales to 25,000 units in FY 2011 1306619340
In an effort to boost sales of its electric i-MiEV, Mitsubishi Motors will reportedly reach out to Europe's public sector, including police departments, utility companies and even numerous municipalities, and hype them on the electric jellybean. According to the Nikkei (sub. req.), the ... -
Incentives spark electric vehicle sales in France; 187 sold last month 1305215700
During the month of April, 106 Citroen C-Zeros, 76 Peugeot iOns, two Tesla Roadsters, a pair of Mitsubishi i-MiEVs and a lone Nissan Leaf were sold and registered in France. That's 187 electric vehicles. Of the battery-powered Peugeot iOns, 41 were purchased by a car sharing service in Nice ... -
Study: Annual plug-in vehicle sales to eclipse 1M globally by 2015 1301500140
Automakers are racing to launch two types of plug-in vehicles: battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). According to Pike Research, while penetration of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) is expected to remain low for some time, sales volumes will soar by ...
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Study: Worldwide sales of electric vehicles could hit 30M by 2050 1298048220
2011 Nissan Leaf - Click above for high-res image galleryUK-based Trend Tracker Ltd. (TT) conducted a study of the potential global market for electric vehicles and concluded that cumulative sales of battery-powered autos (vehicles like the Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi i-MiEV) could feasibly hit ...
