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Kia Carnival hybrid minivan debuts for just above $40,000
Kia’s all-purpose Carnival MPV, which arrives this month with a number of cosmetic and technology refinements, adds a new turbo…
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2011 U.S. alt-fuel vehicle sales: a mix of ups and downs
U.S. alt-fuel vehicle sales for December showed mixed results relative to a year earlier, as gains by Toyota and Nissan…
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January U.S. alt-fuel vehicle sales: Prius leaves other hybrids in the dust
When it came to January alt-fuel sales, there was Toyota, and then there was everyone else. While the world’s biggest…
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Monthly record sales for Prius, Volt help drive up March alt-fuel sales almost 40%
Rising gas prices may not have lifted all alt-fuel vehicles last month, but they did a pretty good job for…
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Prius Plug-in helps Toyota extend lead for April’s alt-fuel sales
“Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.” The classic couplet from the Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again” applies…
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May 2012 alt-fuel sales led by Prius sales jump, Volt gains
Any hypermiler will tell you that a fierce tailwind will do wonders for fuel economy. The same could probably apply…
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June alt-fuel sales double year-earlier figures on Prius surge
Alt-fuel vehicle sales across all automakers in June more than doubled from a year earlier. The Prius may be better…
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Alt-fuel vehicle sales slowed in July as EV demand stalls
U.S. sales of advanced-powertrain vehicles in July had their slowest year-over-year growth rate in three months, and below-peak gas prices…
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August alt-fuel sales almost double as gas prices rise
Bad news for U.S. consumers turned into good news for sellers of advanced-powertrain vehicles like the Toyota Prius and the…
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September alt-fuel sales continue rapid clip, plug-ins sell 5,000+ for first time ever
For the second straight month – and the third out of the last four – U.S. alt-fuel sales in September…
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