The hybrid and electric vehicle race is heating up, as more automakers announce plans to bring a plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicle to market. Mitsubishi, whose i-MiEV electric car is scheduled to go on sale later this year, has plans to build a plug-in hybrid SUV.
Motor Trend’s Truck Trend reports that Mitsubishi will produce a plug-in hybrid SUV “based on the automaker's PX-MiEV concept it debuted at the 2009 Tokyo auto show.”
Reportedly, Mitsubishi’s hybrid SUV ...
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Mitsubishi to Build Plug-in Hybrid SUV
The hybrid and electric vehicle race is heating up, as more automakers announce plans to bring a plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicle to market. Mitsubishi, whose i-MiEV electric car is scheduled to go on sale later this year, has plans to build a plug-in hybrid SUV.
Motor Trend’s Truck Trend reports that Mitsubishi will produce a plug-in hybrid SUV “based on the automaker's PX-MiEV concept it debuted at the 2009 Tokyo auto show.”
Reportedly, Mitsubishi’s hybrid SUV ...
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Hybrid, Electric Vehicle Sales Plummet in June
Last month, electric and hybrid vehicles had their lowest sales numbers in more than six years, Edmunds.com reports. Edmunds says that shoppers are still very interested in all-electric and hybrid-electric vehicles because more consumers are researching green cars on their site, but it’s not translating into sales mainly due to a lack of inventory.
Overall sales of hybrids and all-electric vehicles were down 30 percent in June compared to the same month a year ago and down 17 ...
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Does the Media Overhype Hybrids?
Edmunds.com held a press conference this week that detailed five myths about the automotive industry. While all the myths are interesting, we dove into myth number five, which says there will be one million electric and hybrid vehicles on the road by 2015.
The data Edmunds presents is pretty persuasive. Hybrids make up only about 1 percent of cars on the road. Hybrid market share has been slow to grow. In 2005, it was 0.1 percent of the ...
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Chevrolet Volt Now Available Nationwide With Lower Price
Shoppers can now place their order for the Chevrolet Volt at any Chevrolet dealership across the country. The plug-in electric hybrid was only available in seven states and the District of Columbia when the 2011 model first hit the market.
The 2012 Volt starts at $39,995 before a federal tax credit of up to $7,500. This is about $1,000 less than the 2011. Kelley Blue Book recently reported the 2011 Volt will be worth $17,000 after ...
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Ford to Sell Hybrid and Plug-in C-MAX Minivan, No Gas-Only Version
Ford has decided not to build its seven-passenger gas-only C-MAX minivan for the U.S. market. Instead, the automaker will build a five-passenger C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid.
Ford also announced Thursday that it will triple production of its electric vehicles through 2013. The automaker says it is giving customers who want fuel-efficient vehicles new hybrid and plug-in hybrid options. The automaker is planning to sell five electric vehicles in North America by 2012, including the Transit Connect ...
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