Global hybrid and plug-in truck sales will almost double this year

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid

Global hybrid and plug-in truck sales will almost double this year as more companies and public entities turn to advanced powertrains to cut fuel costs, green-technology research firm Pike Research said.
In 2012, hybrid and electric-drive truck sales around the world will reach about 19,000 vehicles and will increase by more than 45 [...]

Toyota teases NS4 plug-in hybrid concept again

Filed under: Concept Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Hybrid, Hatchback, Toyota

Toyota has released a quick teaser video for the company’s NS4 Plug-In Hybrid Concept ahead of the vehicle’s debut at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. Though less than a minute in length, the clip gives us a clear look at the vehicle’s badges as well as [...]

BMW teases plug-in i3 with new smartphone app images

Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, BMW

Want to feel a little Mission Impossible-y? Then download BMW’s new i3 electric vehicle app to your phone. It’ll make you feel like you’re controlling one of the cars used in the new action flick from the palm of your hand. Except, well, you can’t actually get the app yet. All [...]

Toyota confirms NS4 plug-in hybrid concept and production Prius C for Detroit

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Toyota, Detroit Auto Show

Toyota is bringing a new concept to the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. The company calls its NS4 showcar an “advanced” plug-in hybrid, though it hasn’t shared any more information beyond the vehicle’s name. While we can’t say for certain, odds are the concept will give us a glimpse [...]

Iceland’s plug-in vehicle push gets aired with Independent People

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Europe/EU, Amp Electric Vehicles, Videos

The Icelandic television program Independent People (Sjálfstætt fólk) recently aired a half-hour episode all about charismatic entrepreneur Gísli Gíslason and his efforts to begin to shift the entire fleet of gas-powered vehicles in that country to plug-in power. If you can’t tell he’s worth spending 30 minutes with, [...]

NC Chevy Volt fire likely not caused by plug-in car

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM, USA

When news of a fire in a North Carolina garage housing a Chevy Volt broke last week, green car enthusiasts – and, no doubt, General Motors – sucked in a collective breath. Had the lithium-ion battery pack in the range-extending hybrid suffered from some sort of defect? Or was [...]

Honda previews Small Sports EV and AC-X plug-in concepts for Tokyo

Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Sedan, Etc., Japan, Technology, Tokyo Motor Show, Honda, Motorcycle, Electric

Honda plans to take to the Tokyo Motor Show this December with the largest display of any automaker in attendance. The company will show off a range of production and concept vehicles, including a slew of motorcycles.

The car side of the [...]

2013 Hyundai i30 plug-in hybrid to undercut price of Toyota Prius Plug-in

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Hyundai, Toyota

Korean automaker Hyundai is getting ready to take direct aim at the 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid with its scheduled-to-launch-in-2013 Hyundai i30 gas-electric with a plug, according to a report from German news outlet Auto Motor und Sport.
Word is Hyundai’s first-ever mass-produced plug-in hybrid – to be based on the [...]

Why plug-in vehicles with “small” battery packs should be subsidized in a big way

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, USA

Are plug-in vehicle incentives distributed correctly?
Apparently not. A study conducted by Carnegie Mellon University (PDF) suggests that by subsidizing vehicles with big battery packs (that is, bigger than 16 kWh), the return on investment (in terms of reducing gas/diesel consumption and lowering emissions) is less than if the $7,500 tax credit [...]

With plug-in sales, GM and Nissan aren’t competing, they’re learning

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Chevrolet, Nissan

It’s tempting to pop up the sales numbers for the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt each month and treat the results like the score of a sporting event. We certainly do it. However, when you’re looking at low-volume cars whose numbers have been constrained by supply issues and customer confusion, [...]

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