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It seems that, despite all the noise they make about their hybrid, plug-in and all-electric vehicles, carmakers still expect the internal combustion engine to dominate sales until 2015.
- New 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid, First Details, Goes On Sale Worldwide Next Year
Together with the premiere of the European version of the Mirage, Mitsubishi will present the global debut of the new Outlander PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) at the 2012 Paris Motor Show held from Thursday, September 27 through Sunday, October...
- High Prices And Limited Range Keep U.s. Buyers Away From Electric Cars
Reports of the death of the internal combustion engine have been greatly exaggerated. In 2011, hybrids and EVs like the Nissan Leaf and Chevy’s Volt made many headlines, though not always for the reasons the automakers would prefer. The truth...
- Gm Moves On To New Battery Technology For The Pure-electric Spark
Electric vehicles may be all the rage in the zero-emission-obsessed 21st century automotive world, but they are not the novelty carmakers would have you believe. In fact, the first electric vehicle was manufactured in the early 19th century, predating...
- Ford Fiesta And Focus With Fuel-saving Econetic Tech Coming To Europe
Hybrid cars are the readily available solution to drastically reduce fuel consumption and, thus, CO2 emissions. But they are also much more expensive than regular vehicles powered only by internal combustion engines. And the truth is they are not the...
- New Nissan Leaf Commercial Mocks The Chevy Volt For Using Gasoline
Electric carmakers are trying hard to promote their products, with the environmentally friendly nature of these vehicles being their most exploited feature in advertising. Nissan is going down the same path with a new campaign for the fully-electric...
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Survey Shows Carmakers Remain Skeptic about EV Sales, will Invest in Internal Combustion Engines
It seems that, despite all the noise they make about their hybrid, plug-in and all-electric vehicles, carmakers still expect the internal combustion engine to dominate sales until 2015.
According to a survey conducted last November by audit, tax and advisory company KPMG, which surveyed 200 global automotive executives, including 22 in North America, automakers believe that sales of electric vehicles will not account for more than 15 percent of global sales for at least a dozen more years.
Read more »- New 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid, First Details, Goes On Sale Worldwide Next Year
Together with the premiere of the European version of the Mirage, Mitsubishi will present the global debut of the new Outlander PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) at the 2012 Paris Motor Show held from Thursday, September 27 through Sunday, October...
- High Prices And Limited Range Keep U.s. Buyers Away From Electric Cars
Reports of the death of the internal combustion engine have been greatly exaggerated. In 2011, hybrids and EVs like the Nissan Leaf and Chevy’s Volt made many headlines, though not always for the reasons the automakers would prefer. The truth...
- Gm Moves On To New Battery Technology For The Pure-electric Spark
Electric vehicles may be all the rage in the zero-emission-obsessed 21st century automotive world, but they are not the novelty carmakers would have you believe. In fact, the first electric vehicle was manufactured in the early 19th century, predating...
- Ford Fiesta And Focus With Fuel-saving Econetic Tech Coming To Europe
Hybrid cars are the readily available solution to drastically reduce fuel consumption and, thus, CO2 emissions. But they are also much more expensive than regular vehicles powered only by internal combustion engines. And the truth is they are not the...
- New Nissan Leaf Commercial Mocks The Chevy Volt For Using Gasoline
Electric carmakers are trying hard to promote their products, with the environmentally friendly nature of these vehicles being their most exploited feature in advertising. Nissan is going down the same path with a new campaign for the fully-electric...