A verified hit, Kia Soul EV will come to new markets
The Soul EV is so popular with new customers that Kia wants to expand availability beyond the 17 dealerships in California where it's currently sold. Where is still unspecified.
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Chevy Spark EV could be coming to Midwest later this year
Ohio is not known as a hotbed of EV sales – if anything, the state is a bit anti-EV, thanks to a legislative fight against Tesla's direct sales model – but it might be on Chevrolet's short list to expand the market for the Spark EV in the near future. The latest official GM press release on the battery-powered Spark Sebastian Blanco
Ford Focus EV is 'not a compliance car,' executive says
One Ford executive is speaking out against claims that the Ford Focus Electric is merely a bit of lip service to California's zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate.
Honda's modest sales target adds 200 Fit EVs in Japan
Honda continues its low-volume rollout of the Fit EV with a decision to lease 200 units in Japan over the next two years, mostly to local governments and businesses. After unveiling the car in the U.S. last November, Honda announced it expects to bring about
Marchionne: We're only making Fiat 500 EV because California's forcing us
It's a near-endless tale, the story of the all-electric Fiat 500. Whether you're looking back at 2010, 2011 or earlier in 2012, there's been reports and claims and stories. Today, there's more.
EVS: Why Toyota set sales numbers for RAV4 EV at just 2,600
Last week, Toyota unveiled the all-new RAV4 EV and announced two important numbers: a $49,800 MSRP and a sales target of just 2,600 over the next three years. There's more to the story, though, as told to us by Bob Carter, group vice president and general manager of Toyota Division at Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. The short version