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At the Society of Automotive Analysts' (SAA) 2011 Automotive Outlook Conference in Detroit, J.D. Power released some statistics on U.S. light vehicle sales in 2010. The figures make an interesting reading.
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- Gm Claims Volt Owners Have Collectively Saved A Supertanker Of Fuel Since Ev Went On Sale
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- Analysts Lower Forecasts For 2011-2013 Us Sales
Massachusetts-based research company IHS Automotive has lowered its estimate for US light vehicles sales in 2011 by 200,000 units, to 12.5 million. Analyst Rebecca Lindland commented that IHS has also significantly trimmed its forecast for 2012 sales,...
- Detroit Auto Show: Chevrolet Volt Concept
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Green for Green: The Truth About America’s Car Buying Habits
At the Society of Automotive Analysts' (SAA) 2011 Automotive Outlook Conference in Detroit, J.D. Power released some statistics on U.S. light vehicle sales in 2010. The figures make an interesting reading.
86% of vehicles sold were gasoline-powered, 8.7% were flex-fueled, 2.6% were diesels and 2.4% were hybrids. Their forecast for 2020 is perhaps even more stunning. An estimated 71.5% of vehicles sold will be gasoline-powered, 10% will be flex-fueled, 9.5% will be hybrids and just 1% will be pure electric.
More than seventy percent will be gasoline powered in 2020? Whatever happened to my Hydrogen-7 or Tesla Model S? As Rebecca Lindland, Director of Strategic Review for IHS Automotive explains, nothing.
Read more »- Toyota Says Its 2015 Fcv-r Fuel-cell Car Will Cost Between $50,000 And $100,000
While we still have many years ahead of us for fuel-cell vehicles to become a practical and affordable alternative to gasoline- and diesel-powered models, automakers are edging closer and closer to that goal. On Tuesday, during the Fortune Brainstorm...
- Gm Claims Volt Owners Have Collectively Saved A Supertanker Of Fuel Since Ev Went On Sale
From time to time, makers of hybrids and pure-electric vehicles all like to mention how much gasoline fuel their cars saved over the years in comparison with regular models, and General Motors is no different. The Michigan-based carmaker did its math...
- Amp To Debut All-electric Jeep Grand Cherokee At The Detroit Motor Show
Adding another new green vehicle to the long line forming at the 2012 Detroit Motor Show, AMP Electric Vehicles will premiere it's latest electric conversion based on the new 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The Ohio-based company is in the business of...
- Analysts Lower Forecasts For 2011-2013 Us Sales
Massachusetts-based research company IHS Automotive has lowered its estimate for US light vehicles sales in 2011 by 200,000 units, to 12.5 million. Analyst Rebecca Lindland commented that IHS has also significantly trimmed its forecast for 2012 sales,...
- Detroit Auto Show: Chevrolet Volt Concept
Yep you guessed it, this is another one of those “I am definitely the future†concepts that we see by the dozens in every major Auto Show. Chevrolet’s Volta concept is a battery-powered 4door-coupe passenger vehicle that uses a gas...