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Electric Cars That Most Excite Potential Electric Car Buyers

January 26, 2016January 30, 2016 Zachary Shahan 1 Comment 2016 BMW X5 xDrive 40e, audi, Audi A3 e-tron, Audi Q6 E-Tron, Audi R8 e-tron, BMW, BMW i3, bmw i8, BMW X5, BMW X5 xDrive 40e, Cadillac ELR, Chevy Bolt, Chevy Spark EV, Chevy Volt, Electric Cars: What Early Adopters & First Followers Want, Fiat, Fiat 500e, Ford, Ford C-Max Energi, ford focus electric, Ford Fusion Energi, GM, Honda, Honda Accord Plug-In, Honda Fit EV, Kia, Kia Soul EV, Mercedes B-Class Electric, mitsubishi, Mitsubishi i-MiEV, mitsubishi outlander plug-in hybrid, Nissan, nissan e-NV200, Nissan LEAF, Opel Ampera, Renault Zoe, Smart Electric Drive, Tesla, Tesla fanbois, Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model S, Tesla Model X, Tesla Roadster, Toyota, Toyota Prius, Toyota Prius Plug-in, Toyota RAV4 EV, Volkswagen, Volkswagen e-Golf, Volkswagen e-up!, Volkswagen Passat GTE, Volvo, Volvo V60 Plug-In, volvo xc90, Volvo XC90 T8

In our 4th article pulled from Electric Cars: What Early Adopters & First Followers Want — a new report from CleanTechnica, EV Obsession, and GAS2 —

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Auto industry Electric Vehicles Hybrid / EVs Industry News Plug-in Hybrids 

BMW i8 Sales Jump 2233% In US*

September 3, 2015 Zachary Shahan 5 Comments BMW, BMW i3, bmw i8, Cadillac, Cadillac ELR, Chevy Spark EV, Chevy Volt, Daimler, ev sales, Ford, Ford C-Max Energi, ford focus electric, Ford Fusion Energi, GM, Honda, Honda Accord Plug-In, Honda Fit EV, Kia, Kia Soul EV, Mercedes, Mercedes B-Class Electric, Mercedes S550 Plug-In, mitsubishi, Mitsubishi i-MiEV, Nissan, Nissan LEAF, Porsche, Porsche Cayenne S E Hybrid, Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, Smart, Smart Electric Drive, Tesla Model S, Toyota, Toyota Prius Plug-in, Toyota RAV4 EV, U.S., US electric car sales, Volkswagen, Volkswagen e-Golf, Volvo, Volvo XC90 T8

Via EV Obsession: Well, let’s be honest, August was a lame sales month for electric car lovers. There are clear

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Electric Vehicles Hybrid / EVs Industry News Plug-in Hybrids 

Germany Electric Car Sales Topped By German Car Companies In July

August 20, 2015August 20, 2015 Zachary Shahan 0 Comments audi, Audi A3 e-tron, Audi Q7 e-tron, BMW, bmw 2 series active tourer, BMW i3, bmw i8, BMW X5 eDrive, Daimler, ev sales, Ford, ford focus electric, Germany, Germany EV Sales, Kia, Kia Soul EV, Mercedes, Mercedes 350e, Mercedes B-Class Electric, Mercedes S500 PHEV, mitsubishi, Mitsubishi i-MiEV, mitsubishi outlander plug-in hybrid, Nissan, nissan e-NV200, Nissan LEAF, Opel Ampera, Peugeot, peugeot ion, Porsche, Porsche 918 Spyder, Porsche Cayenne S E Hybrid, Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, Renault, renault fluence ze, Renault Twizy, Renault Zoe, Smart Electric Drive, Tesla Model S, Toyota, Toyota Prius PHEV, Volkswagen, Volkswagen e-Golf, Volkswagen e-up!, volkswagen golf gte, Volkswagen Passat GTE, Volvo, Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid

Originally published on EV Obsession. It’s no surprise to see that German car companies continue to top the electric car

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Conventional Cars Electric Vehicles Hybrid / EVs Industry News Plug-in Hybrids Policy Politics 

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV = 95% of All Outlander Sales, 39% of Mitsubishi Sales in Netherlands

August 7, 2015August 7, 2015 Zachary Shahan 0 Comments audi, Audi A3 e-tron, BMW, BMW i3, bmw i8, Daimler, ev sales, Ford, Ford C-Max Energi, ford focus electric, Kia, Kia Soul EV, Mercedes, Mercedes 350e, Mercedes B-Class Electric, Mercedes S500 PHEV, mitsubishi, Mitsubishi i-MiEV, mitsubishi outlander plug-in hybrid, Netherlands, Netherlands EV Sales, Nissan, nissan e-NV200, Nissan LEAF, Opel, Opel Ampera, Porsche, Porsche 918 Spyder, Porsche Cayenne S E Hybrid, Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, Renault, renault kangoo ze, Renault Zoe, Smart Electric Drive, Tesla Model S, Toyota, Toyota Prius PHEV, Volkswagen, Volkswagen e-Golf, Volkswagen e-up!, volkswagen golf gte, Volkswagen XL1, Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid

Originally published on EV Obsession. Well, the Netherlands is certainly turning out to be one of the most interesting electric

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Tesla Model S #1, Chevy Volt #2, Nissan LEAF #3 In July US Electric Car Sales

August 6, 2015August 6, 2015 Zachary Shahan 6 Comments BMW, BMW i3, bmw i8, Cadillac, Cadillac ELR, Chevy Spark EV, Chevy Volt, Daimler, ev sales, Ford, Ford C-Max Energi, ford focus electric, Ford Fusion Energi, GM, Honda, Honda Accord Plug-In, Honda Fit EV, Kia, Kia Soul EV, Mercedes, Mercedes B-Class Electric, Mercedes S550 Plug-In, mitsubishi, Mitsubishi i-MiEV, Nissan, Nissan LEAF, Porsche, Porsche Cayenne S E Hybrid, Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, Smart, Smart Electric Drive, Tesla Model S, Toyota, Toyota Prius Plug-in, Toyota RAV4 EV, U.S., US electric car sales, Volkswagen, Volkswagen e-Golf

Originally published on EV Obsession. Well, that was a crappy month… if you’re an electric car fan. Almost across the

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Climate change Electric Vehicles Environment Hybrid / EVs Media Plug-in Hybrids 

EV Owner & Lessee Survey (If You Drive Electric, Complete This!)

July 25, 2015July 25, 2015 Zachary Shahan 5 Comments audi, Audi A3 e-tron, BAIC, BAIC E-Series EV, BMW, BMW i3, bmw i8, Bollore, Bollore Bluecar, BYD, BYD e6, byd qin, Cadillac ELR, Chery, Chery eQ, Chery QQ EV, Chevy Spark EV, Chevy Volt, citroen, Citroen Berlingo EV, Citroen C-Zero, Daimler, Fiat, Fiat 500e, Ford, Ford C-Max Energi, ford focus electric, Ford Fusion Energi, Geely-Kandi Panda EV, GM, Goupil, Goupil G3, Honda, Honda Accord Plug-In, Honda Fit EV, Kia, Kia Soul EV, Mercedes, Mercedes B-Class Electric, mitsubishi, Mitsubishi i-MiEV, Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In, Nissan, nissan e-NV200, Nissan LEAF, Opel, Opel Ampera, Peugeot, peugeot ion, Peugeot Partner EV, Porsche, Porsche Cayenne S E Hybrid, Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, Renault, renault fluence ze, renault kangoo ze, Renault Twizy, Renault Zoe, Smart, Smart Electric Drive, Tesla, Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model S, Tesla Model X, Toyota, Toyota Prius Plug-in, Toyota RAV4 EV, Volkswagen, Volkswagen e-Golf, Volkswagen e-up!, volkswagen golf gte, Volvo, Volvo V60 Plug-In, Z100 EV, Zotye, Zotye Cloud, Zotye E20

I’ve been long planning to do an EV owner and lessee survey like this, so I am super eager to see

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Electric Vehicles Hybrid / EVs Plug-in Hybrids 

The Most Popular Electric Cars In Europe May Surprise You

July 16, 2015July 22, 2015 Zachary Shahan 4 Comments audi, Audi A3 e-tron, BMW, BMW i3, bmw i8, Bollore, Bollore Bluecar, citroen, Citroen C-Zero, Daimler, electric car sales, Europe, ev sales, Kia, Kia Soul EV, Mercedes, Mercedes 350e, Mercedes B-Class Electric, mitsubishi, Mitsubishi i-MiEV, mitsubishi outlander plug-in hybrid, Nissan, nissan e-NV200, Nissan LEAF, Peugeot, peugeot ion, Porsche, Porsche Cayenne S E Hybrid, Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, Renault, renault kangoo ze, Renault Twizy, Renault Zoe, Smart, Smart Electric Drive, Tesla Model S, Toyota, Toyota Prius Plug-in, Volkswagen, Volkswagen e-Golf, Volkswagen e-up!, volkswagen golf gte, Volvo, Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid

Originally published on EV Obsession. I love looking at the Dutch, French, German, and Norwegian electric car sales data, but

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Autonomous Cars Electric Vehicles New Technology 

Automated Car Parking From Bosch, Daimler, & car2go

July 10, 2015 Zachary Shahan 0 Comments bosch, car2go, carsharing, Daimler, Smart Electric Drive

The jury is still out — autonomous cars (or self-driving cars) may be the future of everything (according to some people)

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Electric Vehicles 

Electric Smart, Renault Twingo Facing Weak Demand

May 26, 2014 Jo Borrás 2 Comments Carlos Ghosn, consumer demand, demand, electric car sales, electric cars, ev sales, EVs, Nissan, Nissan LEAF, Renault, renault twingo, sales, Smart Electric Drive, Twingo

Despite Mitsubishi and Smart basing their next EVs on the new Renault Twingo, Renault claims there’s no demand for such a vehicle. Who’s right? We’ll see.

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