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  • The Greenest Month Ever: Hybrids Race Ahead

    The Greenest Month Ever: Hybrids Race Ahead

    by Daniel Gross Columnist The Daily Beast December 4, 2012 November 2012 may not have been the best month for sales of cars in recent memory. Some 1.14 million cars were sold in the month. Analysts expect about 14.4 million cars will be sold in the U.S. this year, and that sales will rise again in 2013. That’s an impressive comeback, but it doesn’t approach the sales levels of 2007. But it is most likely to be the best month […]

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  • NRDC and Auto Analysts Dub 2012 “The Year of the Green Car”

    NRDC and Auto Analysts Dub 2012 “The Year of the Green Car”

    by Mike Martin Greener Ideal November 6, 2012 With the 2012 model year ending in September, auto industry analysts at the Natural Resources Defense Council and Baum & Associates are calling it the most successful year ever for green cars. Preliminary data suggests the average fuel economy among new cars and the sales of hybrids and plug-in electric vehicles are currently at all-time highs. Read more…

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  • 2012 Model-Year: Greenest in US Automotive History

    2012 Model-Year: Greenest in US Automotive History

    by Andrei Nedelea Autoevolution November 5, 2012 The number of green cars, as well as their efficiency numbers, are on the rise, on US roads, and it is beginning to have a widespread effect throughout the country. According to automotive analyst Alan Baum, who cites a recently-released Natural Resources Defense Council study, the 2012 model year was the greenest the US has ever seen. Read more…

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  • 2012 model year was the greenest new U.S. auto fleet ever

    2012 model year was the greenest new U.S. auto fleet ever

    by Danny King Autoblog Green November 4, 2012 To paraphrase the infamous Gordon Gekko from the movie Wall Street: “Green, for lack of a better word, is good.” That’s what auto analyst Alan Baum is saying upon the release of a Natural Resources Defense Council study that shows that model-year 2012 was the greenest, MPG-wise, on record. Read more…

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  • Year of the Green Car: 2012 Autos Set Records for Fleet Average Fuel Economy and Sales of Hybrids and Plug-in Electric Vehicles

    Year of the Green Car: 2012 Autos Set Records for Fleet Average Fuel Economy and Sales of Hybrids and Plug-in Electric Vehicles

    2012 is the greenest new automobile fleet ever. Preliminary data for model year 2012, which ended with September, show that new records have been set for fleetwide average fuel economy and the sales of hybrids and plug-in electric vehicles.

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  • The Facts Don’t Lie: Fuel Efficiency and Car Sales Both on the Rise

    The Facts Don’t Lie: Fuel Efficiency and Car Sales Both on the Rise

    by Roland Hwang Natural Resources Defense Council September 5, 2012 August sales data reconfirms that current stronger fuel efficiency standards are already working for consumers. Gas prices and fuel efficiency are up, but so are vehicles sales. What’s going on here? This morning’s New York Times sheds light on this question, simply entitled “Gas Prices Rise, but So Do Auto Sales.” The piece notes that August sales figures show very strong sales growth, jumping 19.9% year-over-year. Sales-weighted fuel efficiency of […]

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