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June 2014: The looks-can-be-deceiving edition
To paraphrase the classic villain line from the old Scooby Doo episodes, it would’ve been a good June if it…
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July 2014: Summertime blues edition
Heaven help the analyst trying to get a handle on year-over-year green-car sales numbers, because there is little rhyme or…
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Nissan Leaf makes it 19 in a row for record sales; Chevy Volt drops 21 percent
The Nissan Leaf continues its streak of “best month ever” sales with 2,881 EVs sold in September. Compared to the…
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September 2014: A tiny-step-in-the-right-direction edition
Fans of small victories will appreciate the “progress” that Americans made with their purchases of green-car vehicles last month. Automakers…
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There’s a truly unfair assumption that green cars are too expensive
It’s been a rough year for green car manufacturers. To many consumers, it appears that so-called green vehicles cost more…
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October 2014: ‘Now-what?’ edition
Like the sun rising in the east, we thought we could always count on year-over-year US plug-in vehicle sales to…
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Is BMW ready to increase i8 production?
The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid is really fast. But the car is getting to customers really slowly. The German automaker…
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2014: A year that will live in infamy? Edition
Last year was finally the year when US sales of hybrids, plug-ins and diesels dropped off, and December numbers were…
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It won’t be long now before Nissan Leaf finally overtakes Chevy Volt
The two best-selling plug-in vehicles ever are the Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf. When the two vehicles launched in…
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Honda Accord barely edges Toyota Prius as California’s best-selling car
The Toyota Prius definitely still matters, at least to car buyers in California. The long-lived hybrid was the state’s second-bestselling…
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