Sentences with phrase «electric vehicles on the market»

For a time, Tesla had the competitive advantage of being the only quality, semi-affordable electric vehicle on the market.

Its second problem is one that it shares with every other electric vehicle on the market (that includes pure EVs and range - extended EVs.)

Using next generation technologies, Nissan has developed one of the most popular electric vehicles on the market.

The goal of the cooperation, which will create a pioneering architecture called the Premium Platform Electric (PPE), is to put future electric vehicles on the market more quickly.

Far from impressive compared to other electric vehicles on the market, but the 155 - mile range is pretty good.

However, these are much greater ranges than the other few electric vehicles on the market at the time of the Model S's release.

Short of the Tesla Model S, this is the nicest, most fun - to - drive battery - powered electric vehicle on the market — or soon will be, when it comes to the U.S. in mid-2014.

The Smart ForTwo Electric Drive is hoping to be the least expensive German electric vehicle on the market and the brand seeks about 10,000 annual sales of the plug - in vehicle.

The end result is arguably one of the top hybrid - electric vehicles on the market.

«It's always great to go 500 miles on less than $ 20 in gas,» said Jim Alden of Hollywood, Calif., who recently sold his 1994 Honda Accord and bought a $ 22,000 silver 2001 Toyota Prius, one of two hybrid gas - electric vehicles on the market, along with the Honda Insight.

It differs from most other electric vehicles on the market in that it's a clean - sheet design that was conceived as a dedicated EV from the get - go.

He also confirmed that the model would spearhead the EQ electric sub-brand created by Mercedes - Benz: «By 2025 we'll have more than 10 fully electric vehicles on the market.

The Nissan Leaf, one of the best — or at least more car - like — electric vehicles on the market, has a full - charge range of 73 miles.

About Blog Go Ultra Low is a ground - breaking joint government and industry campaign which aims to increase purchase consideration of electric vehicles by helping motorists and fleets understand the benefits, cost savings and capabilities of the wide range of electric vehicles on the market.

Not exact matches

The Vancouver company aims to have a 7.7 - kilowatt wireless electric - vehicle (EV) charging system on the market by then, at a price of US$ 3,880 per unit.

And with traditional automakers slow to cannibalize their combustion engine vehicles, he thinks it's going to be hard for them catch up to on electric, despite the production problems plaguing Tesla's new Model 3 sedan, its first vehicle aimed at the mass car - buying market.

Over the past three years, GM has sought to focus on profitable markets, mainly the United States and China, and new technologies such as electric and automated vehicles.

The focus will likely be the Model 3, the mass market electric vehicle that Tesla's future is riding on.

Ford said it strengthened its relationship with Mahindra Group, and the two will collaborate on new SUVs and electric vehicles for India and other emerging markets.

Chinese companies have nearly a 90 - percent market share on electric vehicles.

Tesla's market value officially outpaces Ford because of the record vehicle deliveries in Q1 of 2017, with the electric car maker's stock bordering on $ 300.

Tesla is going all - in on its mass - market electric vehicle, the Model 3.

Growth in SUV segments and new energy vehicles, especially electric cars, can help the Chinese car market expand 8 percent per year, Francois Provost, senior vice president and Asia - Pacific chairman at Renault, told CNBC on the sidelines of the show.

We are the first and currently only company to commercially produce a federally - compliant highway - capable electric vehicle, the Tesla Roadster, which combines a market - leading range on a single charge with attractive design, driving performance and zero tailpipe emissions.

The stock dropped despite China saying overnight that it would lift foreign ownership restrictions on local electric - vehicle ventures, removing a hurdle to the company establishing a manufacturing presence in its second - biggest market.

We believe the successful launch of the planned Model S is critical to our ability to capitalize on the electric vehicle market opportunity.

The country will scrap the limits on firms making fully electric and plug - in hybrid vehicles in 2018, commercial vehicle firms in 2020 and lift restrictions on the wider passenger vehicle market by 2022, China state planner said in a statement.

Several national and local governments have established tax credits, subsidies, and other incentives to promote the introduction and adoption in the mass market of new electric vehicles depending on battery size and their all - electric range.

Already the world's largest electric - car market, the nation has ambitions to have 7 million such vehicles on the road by 2025.

Sengpiehl envisions more branded content hosted on VW - owned channels that includes education about electric vehicles, which today control a tiny portion of the market.

The first mainstream plug - in hybrids and fully electric vehicles (EVs) are just now hitting the market, and while initial sales have been slow, the Department of Energy predicts there will be 1.2 million of them on the road by 2015.

SHANGHAI (Reuters)- BMW will start delivering imported electric cars in China in September, with pre-orders indicating short supplies in a market that could become the world's biggest for green vehicles, China president Karsten Engel said on Wednesday.

Transportation and communication around the world increasingly rely on lithium - ion batteries, with cell phones ubiquitous on six continents, and electric vehicles on pace to accelerate from a $ 1 billion worldwide market in 2009 to $ 14 billion by 2016, according to analysts Frost and Sullivan.

«But as the electric vehicle market expands and we start to replace on - board electronics on airplanes, this will become a much larger problem,» Zhuo said.

In July a report from MIT, On the Road in 2035, found that if a market for lightweight hybrid and plug - in hybrid electric vehicles were developed, the United States could cut its gas consumption by 68 billion gallons — about half our current fuel use — within 27 years.

In the months after Nissan's announcement last year that it would soon introduce the Leaf, the world's first mass - market electric vehicle, the company embarked on a 24 - city «zero - emission tour» to show off the technology.

Much depends on how quickly electric vehicles infiltrate the market and whether consumers will recharge them during off - peak hours.

That's not happening yet: After a dozen years on the market, gasoline - electric hybrids — like the Toyota Prius or Chevrolet Volt — account for no more than three percent of total vehicle sales, she said.

The best - selling pickup truck on the market outsells all electric vehicles combined.

About two dozen battery and plug - in electric vehicle models, by Toyota Motor Corp., General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co., Volkswagen AG and other major manufacturers, were sold on the U.S. market last year.

A new report on fuel cell vehicles from IHS Automotive forecasts that global production of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) will reach more than 70,000 vehicles annually by 2027, as more automotive OEMs bring FCEVs to market.

Short - term oil demand is still growing strong and will continue to do so through the end of 2020 despite the market's increasing focus on electric vehicles and the forecasted future plateau in oil demand, according to new analysis from IHS Markit, a global business information provider.

It strikes the deathblow to early electric vehicles, which had been marketed on their simplicity.

Generally speaking yes, and as electric vehicles become more common, particularly on the secondary market, in your area, you'll find that non-branded mechanics will be able to handle more and more of the specialty repairs.

That's still greater than every other electric car on the market in the UK and should give most buyers a suitable range for commuting purposes, but such a figure may soon become a minimum for new electric vehicles.

Aside from General Motor's Chevrolet Bolt (nee Opel Ampera - E), there is still a lack of truly affordable long - range electric vehicles on the global market.

I've been leasing a 2012 Nissan Leaf for the past 2 1/2 years, so each time a new battery electric vehicle comes on the market, it isn't just for review.

The automaker's first all - electric production vehicle may be trailing cars like the Model S to market by several years, but Porsche is counting on fast charging stations several times more powerful than Tesla's Superchargers to help close the gap.

The global market for electric vehicles is rapidly evolving, and EVs are becoming a common sight on streets across all continents

This is why, back in 2010, we were the only OEM worldwide who decided to offer all types of drives in all vehicle segments from the next decade on, and to do so depending on market demands: state - of - the - art, efficient, clean combustion engines; plug - in hybrids starting in 2015; and fully electric, battery - powered drives from 2021 onward.