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What to expect from plug-in car sales through 2020
The plug-in built for America, but not Japan? At least according to the latest plug-in analysis from Pike Research President Obama’s goal of 1 million US plug-in sales by 2015 will not be met, at least...
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Just a PR move for Mercedes, but another win for Tesla
The modern, electric station wagon. Elon Musk for President! Ok. Elon Musk isn’t Presidential material. His foreign birth simply makes him ineligible, but it’s the vision of guys like Musk that should...
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Mitsubishi i plug-in electric car fairly safe
Just don’t get hit on the passenger side. Four out of five NHTSA stars OK. Let’s cut straight to the chase on this one because there is no easy way around this. No way of being polite. The Mitsubishi i...
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What’s wrong with the Nissan Leaf?
Time to turn a new Leaf on plug-in sales Is the Leaf Carlos Ghosn’s biggest mistake? Happy Fourth of July. Wasn’t going to post anything today, but then I saw the sale’s numbers for the Nissan Leaf....
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Study finds China to fall far short of plug-in car goals
BYD’s electric dreams still more dream than reality Still an important market for the development of plug-in cars though The Chinese government has both over-estimated Chinese demand for plug-in...
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Cool concept but $18,000 is just too much for MyCar
$10,000 or less? But neighborhood electric cars could have potential Aside from less interest in cars compared to previous generations, another reason millennials are driving less is because many...
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Better residual value: Hybrid cars versus plug-in cars
c hybrid offers best residual value compared to all hybrids and plug-ins How does plug-in depreciation compare to hybrids? Obviously, no one wants to buy a new car and then drive off the lot and...
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New study on cheaper plug-in battery prices: Now to 2025
Much cheaper Volt battery packs by 2025 Is plug-in success more dependent upon psychology than technology? After reading the details of a new McKinsey study on lithium-ion battery costs from now...
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Is the Tesla Model S Bob Lutz’s new Toyota Prius?
The key to electrification. Had GM focused on a Model S-like plug-in, rather than the Volt, would they be more successful? I never liked ex GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz and co-father of the Chevy Volt...
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A $30,000 Tesla plug-in electric car by 2015?
An Model X Teaser. $30,000 plug-in next? To be followed by a Tesla pickup truck? MotorTrend via Autocar is reporting that Tesla is planning a BMW M3 Series plug-in to come some time after the Model X...
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