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Tesla Model S #1 In US Electric Car Sales In January (… Based on Our Estimate)
You people asked for it, so I’m doing my best to deliver a solid estimate for Tesla Model S deliveries in the US — hopefully the best around. And the result for the first month of the year is that the...
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Tesla Model S, Nissan LEAF, & BMW i3 Top US Electric Car Sales In February
Here’s my latest electric vehicle sales report, originally published on EV Obsession: US February electric car sales are in, and the medals go to Tesla (Gold), Nissan (Silver), and BMW (Bronze). They...
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Tesla Model W, Elon Musk & Bill Gates Discussion (Clean Transport Link Drop)
Here are some more interesting stories on clean transport options. Enjoy! But note that several of these, published yesterday, were *very* timely pieces… if you know what I mean. 😉 Tesla Musk: Tesla...
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US Electric Car Sales: No Surprises. Tesla Model S, Nissan LEAF, & BMW i3 On...
Originally published on EV Obsession. I was just thinking about writing yet another article about compliance cars — basically, I was going to pose a question about when we can expect to see most car...
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Driving EVs For More Than A Decade — Comments & Stories From Early Adopters
It might be a bit of a surprise to some, but electric vehicles (EVs) have now been commercially available for more than a decade — enough time to get a really comprehensive handle on the experience of...
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Electric Car Evolution
Originally published on Sustainnovate. Following up on my articles on the history of solar power science, history of solar power policy, history of solar power manufacturing, history of wind turbines,...
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Electric Car Sales In April: Tesla Model S #1, Nissan LEAF #2… Chevy Spark EV...
Originally published on EV Obsession. 100% electric car sales were up 31% in the USA in April 2015 compared to April 2014, and sales from January through April were up 63% (with my estimate for Tesla...
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Big 3 Top US Plug-In Car Sales In May Again
Originally published on EV Obsession. May US electric car sales numbers are in, and there are no big surprises at the top. #1 is the best-selling electric car in history, the Nissan LEAF. #2 (based on...
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US Electric Car Sales Hit By Wait For 2016 Chevy Volt & Long-Range LEAF?
Originally published on EV Obsession. Unfortunately, June was a pretty poor month for US electric car sale when compared to June 2014. Of course, most electric cars on the market are compliance cars,...
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EV Owner & Lessee Survey (Complete It, Yo!)
I’ve been long planning to do an EV owner and lessee survey like this, so I am super eager to see the results. (I’m going to have a hard time not watching them obsessively as they come in.) But the...
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US Electric Car Sales In July — More Rocky Roads (For Models Under $35,000)
Originally published on EV Obsession. Well, that was a crappy month… if you’re an electric car fan. Almost across the board, US electric car sales were down in July 2015 compared to July 2014. However,...
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Electric Car Sales = 26% Of New Car Sales In August In Norway
Originally published on EV Obsession. I’ve finally got what seems to be official and complete data on electric car registrations in Norway. Woohoo! (In case you haven’t been following along for years,...
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Electric Car Sales Up 1.1% In US In Sept, But The Story Is Complicated
Originally published on EV Obsession. The wait for the longer-range 2016 Nissan LEAF and 2016 Chevy Volt continues to stunt plug-in car sales growth in the US. Just about every car within the price...
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Over-the-Air Updates Prove Their Value In New Mercedes B-Class Electric Drive...
Back in May, Toyota issued a recall on its Rav4 EV for a Tesla component recall related to an issue with the shifting where the car would suddenly shift back into neutral. This was related to a bug in...
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#1, #2, #3 = Tesla Model S, Chevy Volt, Nissan LEAF Top US Electric Car Sales...
Originally published on EV Obsession. Given that the Tesla Model S has risen to the clear #1 position in my sales reports, I think it’s important to reiterate that Model S sales are estimated. The...
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US Electric Car Sales In November Stagnate As People Await New LEAF, i3,...
Originally published on EV Obsession. US electric car sales are in, and they aren’t particularly uplifting. The big deal hitting sales seems to be that people are waiting for a longer-range Nissan LEAF...
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BMW & Tesla Have Stellar Electric Car Sales Month & Year (December Sales Report)
Originally published on EV Obsession. Following my slightly premature highlighting of Tesla crushing the electric car competition, here’s my full electric car sales report for December and 2015 as a...
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Leading Electric Car Models & Leading Companies
In our 4th article pulled from Electric Cars: What Early Adopters & First Followers Want — a new report from CleanTechnica, EV Obsession, and GAS2 — I’m jumping into which electric car models...
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Pre-History of EVs
Editor’s Note: Per my request, José put together an article summary of initial Cleantech Revolution Tour presentation. It’s a fun dive into the “pre-history of EVs,” as José calls it. Enjoy! (For a...
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Those Wild Electric Cars That Influenced Modern EVs & PHEVs
Along the way on the rebirth of the modern electric vehicle (EV), we've witnessed some "far out" and pretty wild projects. We also saw some of the world's smartest folks pull together top engineers and...
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28 Electrified Vehicles, 47 Electrified Vehicle Videos (Commercials, Reviews,...
I recently updated our “Electric Cars For Sale” page. I updated it in order to add in the 2014 models, but then I also ended up adding more pics and a bunch of videos. Here are the videos I just added...
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Electric Car Sales Update — Nissan Leaf Clearly Claims The Crown
Originally published on EV Obsession. Electric car sales numbers are in for the US! I’ve created a few charts below to share the big picture for January 2014 versus January 2013. However, I’m changing...
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk & CTO JB Straubel In Norway Q&A (VIDEOS)
Originally published on EV Obsession. Following up on the Amsterdam Q&A that Tesla CEO Elon Musk and CTO JB Straubel held last week, below is a 1½-hour Q&A that was held in Norway, electric...
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Fuel Efficient Cars 2014 — Top 14
Time for an update of the most fuel efficient cars on the US market. Notably, this 2014 fuel efficient cars list includes 2012 and 2013 models in cases where a 2014 is not yet out and rated. Check out...
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Toyota RAV4 EV Gets New Lease Incentives In Bid To Increase Sales
Toyota’s making big moves with regard to leasing incentives in an effort to boost the flagging sales of its RAV4 EV. To be exact, a total of $16,500 in lease incentives will now be available to those...
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Toyota Issues Green Bonds To Drive Efficient Vehicles
By James Lester Toyota recently issued the world’s first “green bond” of asset-backed securities in the auto industry. The $1.75 billion bond’s net proceeds will be used to acquire retail installment...
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US Electrified Car Sales Update (April Sales)
Originally published on EV Obsession. Apologies for the late monthly sales report. I was delayed by my visit to the UAE for Abu Dhabi Ascent. Nonetheless, here are the numbers: The Nissan LEAF was the...
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Toyota Prius Plug-in Sales +297%, Ford Fusion Energi Sales +223% (US EV Sales...
Originally published on EV Obsession. Time for the latest US plug-in car sales update! The big winner in May was the Nissan LEAF, which set a new monthly sales record for itself and crushed the...
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US Electrified Vehicle Sales Update (Nissan #1, Ford Fusion Energi #2!)
EVObsession.com Once upon a time, the US electrified vehicle (EV) sales rivalry was between the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt. Now, it seems the Ford Fusion Energi has taken the Volt’s place, but the...
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Nissan Leaf Still King, Ford Fusion Energi Sales Jump 201%
Originally published on EV Obsession. July was a momentous month for Mercedes and me. Mercedes saw the US birth of its first electric vehicle, the Mercedes B Class Electric, and my little girl was...
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US Electric Car Sales Report: Nissan LEAF Hits Record, BMW i3 Rises Fast
EV Obsession. [Note: Aside from this report below, I wrote up an extra article on the big increase in BMW i3 sales. I’d love to see some comments on that one, as I might be missing some important...
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Free EV Parking In Germany, Free Home Tesla Charging… (EV News)
Some top EV news from around to keep you busy this weekend: EV Policy Germany may soon offer free EV parking and EV access to “bus-only” lanes. (EV Obsession) Leading Senator Harry Reid is pushing for...
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Nissan LEAF Sales Up 47% In September, BMW i3 Sales Strong (EV Sales Update)
EV Obsession. Above are four charts you can toggle between. You can see that Tesla Model S (and Fiat 500e) sales are absent. Unfortunately, Tesla and Fiat don’t report their month sales. With Tesla now...
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Electric Car Referrals (Survey Results)
About a month ago, I got curious about how many of our electric-car-owning readers had convinced others to go electric, so I decided to put together a short survey on the matter. Aside from the simple...
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October Electric Car Sales Report (US)
EV Obsession. Time for another electric car sales report. As you can see in the charts and table below, the Nissan LEAF again led electric car sales in the United States. The Chevy Volt took its...
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Nissan LEAF Breaks Another Electric Car Sales Record (November EV Sales Report)
Originally published on EV Obsession. To no one’s surprise, the Nissan LEAF led US electric car sales in November, with a total of 2,687 sales. It commanded ⅓ of the electric car market in November...
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100% Electric Car Sales Up 58% In US In 2014
Originally published on EV Obsession. Time to wrap up reporting of 2014 electric car sales. I’ll run down the highlights below, but first, I’ve got a very important matter that I want your opinion on....
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How To Haggle For Your Next Electric Car, & Other #ChargingConversations
I met a new Chevy Bolt owner the other day (within his first 12 hours with the car). We were both at an EV fast charger. He shared his EV shopping style with me, a shopping style that led him to choose...
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1 Millionth Electric Vehicle In US Provides Opportunity To Look Back
At some point this fall, someone somewhere drove the millionth electric vehicle sold in the US off a car lot and onto the road (Europe passed the one-million-EV milestone in August, and China reached...
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Most “Social” Electric Cars (Infographic)
Here’s a fun infographic on the most “social” electric cars out there today. As you can see, aside from some of the normal car facts, viralheat (the creator of the infographic), notes that the Tesla...
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447.95% — Increase In 100% Electric Car Sales In US In 2013
Originally published on EV Obsession. August and September 2013 were funky months in the US auto industry. Basically, the reason for this is the auto industry’s funky calendar. The “last day” of the...
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US Electric Car Sales Have Increased 361% In 2013 So Far
Originally published on EV Obsession. I would say that the strong growth of 100% electric car and plug-in hybrid electric car US sales is really no longer a story — they’ve been growing strongly month...
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10 Most Fuel Efficient Cars In US (2014)
Originally published on EV Obsession. Update Dec 5, 2013: It seems that the Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model S aren’t on this list because the EPA has created the list for 2014 models only and it doesn’t...
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300% Increase In 100% Electric Car Sales In 2013
Originally published on EV Obsession. 100% electric car sales are up about 300% in 2013 so far, while plug-in hybrid electric car sales are up about 31% for the same period. Note that Tesla doesn’t...
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EV Sales Up 228.88% In 2013 In US (2013 Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Sales Report)
Originally published on EV Obsession. Hybrid and electric car sales for December and 2013 as a whole have all finally come in. You can see the specific numbers above, as well as a chart showing the...
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