Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2009

The US Cash for Clunkers program (CARS) ended Tuesday night with 690,114 dealer transaction submitted worth $2,877.9 Eighty-four percent of consumers traded in trucks and 59% purchased passenger cars. mpg and the average fuel economy of vehicles purchased is 24.9 Toyota Camry. Toyota Prius. mpg: a 58% improvement.

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EV Adoption

JANUARY 22, 2022

Toyota, which does publish sales of its PHEV models, reported that the RAV4 Prime — which is the PHEV version of the number 4-selling vehicle in the US since since 2017 — had 2021 sales of 27,707 units. From where I sit, a new PHEV from Jeep outselling the Toyota RAV4 Prime is actually pretty impressive. Flip a coin.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Ford will have one-third of its US dealers in all 50 states—more than 900— certified to sell the Focus Electric battery electric vehicle (BEV) and C-MAX Energi and Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) by spring. Fusion Energi—Ford’s second production plug-in hybrid—recently began shipping to dealers.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2018

The initiative provides residents with a rebate of up to $2,000 for the purchase or lease of a new electric car from participating dealers. million in rebates for New Yorkers who purchased 35 different types of cars. Earlier post.) Overall, most consumers received rebates of at least $1,100 for their new electric cars.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2012

Leviton launched its Level 2 (240V, 40A) charging station at EVS26 in conjunction with the unveiling of the Toyota RAV4 EV ( earlier post ). kW output, and will charge the Toyota 41.8 The charging station will be available for purchase through Leviton’s customer website for Toyota owners later this year. kW output).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2012

While the selection of hybrid models in the US has more than doubled since 2007, only 35% of hybrid vehicle owners choose to purchase a hybrid again when returning to market in 2011, according to recent analysis by Polk. As an example, the Honda Civic is the second most cross-shopped vehicle among both Toyota Prius and Honda Insight shoppers.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Toyota’s Prius maintained its top spot in Japan new passenger car sales in November for the seventh month in a row, posting 26,815 units, according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. Toyota’s new SAI hybrid, which goes on sale on Monday, has already drawn pre-orders for some 14,000 units.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The Drive Clean Rebate provides New York residents with a rebate of up to $2,000 for the purchase of a new plug-in car from participating dealers. In total, more than $3 million in rebates were provided to New Yorkers for the purchase or lease of 26 different types of cars.

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EV Adoption

JANUARY 8, 2022

Among electric vehicles from automakers that report specific sales numbers for their EV models, the Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV was tops in the US in 2021 with 27,3707 units sold. Perhaps at the top of the list of trends from our Scoreboard is how well the two PHEVs from Toyota sold. 4 was only beginning to reach US dealers.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Navigant’s analysis indicates that only buyers in California and Oregon will purchase sufficient numbers of vehicles in order to meet the ZEV requirement in 2018 and 2019. First, there are more products available for purchase with new entrants ready to boost the market profile.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2011

Yet today, low consumer familiarity and understanding of alternative fuel vehicles - including both electric only and gasoline-electric hybrids - has a cooling effect on their purchase intent. Just 25% of respondents labeled electric vehicles a fad and said they would not consider purchasing this alternative fuel technology.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

In addition to the vehicle’s introduction in Japan, Toyota launched the Mirai—a four-door, mid-size fuel cell sedan with performance that fully competes with traditional internal combustion engines—in Los Angeles on the eve of the Los Angeles Auto Show. Toyota FC Stack. Click to enlarge. Mirai powertrain.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2011

Fuel efficiency, safety innovation, and vehicle styling will be the three most important product issues influencing automotive consumer purchase decisions over the next five years, indicating a perceived shift in buying priorities, according to the 12 th annual global automotive survey conducted by KPMG LLP.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2015

The task of the committee of experts and stakeholders writing the report was (1) to identify market barriers slowing the purchase of PEVs and hindering the deployment of supporting infrastructure in the United States and (2) to recommend ways to mitigate those barriers. 2014 Chevrolet Volt (38 mi/70 km; total range = 380 mi/704 km).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

Previous Prius PHEV conversion kits—including PICC’s earlier generations ( earlier post )—have been limited by Toyota programming to a top speed of 34 mph in all-electric mode. Gold Peak purchased an equity stake in PICC late last year. PICC has three existing dealers with seven additional sites planned nationwide by year’s end.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2011

More governmental consumer incentives (rebates or tax credits) to encourage the purchase of new electrics and plug-in electrics. The Toyota Prius became the biggest selling car in Japan in 2009, and has remained in that position throughout 2010. There is pressure to make European standards even more aggressive.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

The GM Viability Determination notes that the company is in the early stages of an operational turnaround in which it has made material progress in a number of areas, including purchasing, product design, manufacturing, brand rationalization and its dealer network. For example, of its top 20 profit contributors in 2008, nine were cars.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

GM dealers delivered 189,443 total vehicles in July, a 19.4% Toyota Motor Sales, USA (TMS) reported July sales of 174,872, down 11.4% Monthly sales of hybrids. Click to enlarge. General Motors. decline year-on-year by volume. Retail sales were down 9% while fleet sales declined 47%. year-on-year. However, sales were up 27.7%

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Green Car Congress recently had the opportunity to spend some time with Dr. Prabhakar Patil, the CEO of Compact Power, Inc. Although repair plans will vary by car manufacturer, it is likely for the initial PHEV programs servicing a battery pack at a dealer would be limited to pack swapping. by Bill Cooke.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2015

Pricing for the 2016 Chverolet Volt ( earlier post ) will start at $33,995 MSRP, including an $825 destination fee (excluding tax, title, license and dealer fees). In California, the vehicle’s largest market, residents of the state will be able to purchase the all-new Volt for as low as $24,995 after state and federal incentives.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2009

At the recent SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit, General Motors engineers presented the first front-wheel-drive (FWD) iteration of their two-mode hybrid transaxle, termed the 2MT70 ( earlier post ), scheduled for its first application in the Saturn 2009 VUE 2-Mode Hybrid light sport-utility vehicle later this year ( earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2017

That strategy will leave the 2018 Tiguan with a Monroney sticker (the window sticker) gap with segment competitors such as the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox with a diesel (40 mpg highway), the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, or the rumored Ford Escape plug-in hybrid model. 2017 Toyota RAV4. 2017 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid. Select compact SUVs.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2013

Further promoting this market is the recent establishment of a new federal Energy Department public-private partnership effort called H2USA, which includes Toyota, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz and Honda. million ZEV vehicles on the roadways by 2025. Earlier post.). Studies suggest that 68 stations are needed by 2017 to support the market.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

You referenced the infrastructure bills that are currently stalled in Congress. The two I'm looking at for my needs are the Subaru Crosstrek, which gets 14 miles on the electric, and the Toyota RAV4, which gets 42 miles on the electric. The main concern is purchase price or more likely, monthly payment. Fourteen seems very low.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

You referenced the infrastructure bills that are currently stalled in Congress. The two I'm looking at for my needs are the Subaru Crosstrek, which gets 14 miles on the electric, and the Toyota RAV4, which gets 42 miles on the electric. The main concern is purchase price or more likely, monthly payment. Fourteen seems very low.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2012

More broadly, Pike envisions PEV sales in California—the leading market for such in the US—expanding into smaller urban and suburban regions with more dealers beginning to offer the vehicles. Pike Research projects that 3,442 FCVs will ship in 2013 from vendors that include Toyota, Daimler, Hyundai, and Honda.

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EV Adoption

AUGUST 4, 2022

EVs from Tesla and GM currently do not qualify for the tax credit and Toyota reached the 200,000 sales threshold in Q2 and I’m forecasting that Ford will reach the threshold this quarter. Note the tax credit phases out over 5 quarters.) The addition of a $4,000 credit/rebate for used EVs. Closing Thoughts.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The credit is not available for Tesla vehicles acquired after December 31, 2019 and General Motors EV purchased after March 31, 2020. EVAdoption Analysis: The next automakers most likely to reach 200,000 EV unit sales in the US are Toyota, Ford, and Nissan in 2022 and 2023. Option to Convert the Tax Credit to a Time of Purchase Rebate.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It also appears that auto dealers may be able to convert the credit into a cash-on-the-hood discount for their customers. Marketing gurus tell us that luxury buyers don’t tend to be very price-sensitive—if you can afford an $80,000 car, a few thousand bucks one way or the other is unlikely to affect your purchase decision.

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