Nissan disappointing drop in sales of electric vehicles

Speaking at the mid-term results press conference at Nissan’s headquarters in Yokohama recently, the company’s Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga said he was “disappointed and frustrated” by lackluster sales of electric vehicles in general and the Leaf in particular.

Hybrid Jaguar won a reward “Most Energy Efficient Luxury Car Prototype”

Jaguar’s experimental plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is proving itself in real world competition. The British brand’s XJ_e experimental plug-in hybrid won “Most Energy Efficient Luxury Car Prototype” and “Technical Panel’s Award of Merit” at the third-annual RAC Future Car Challenge.

Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) is on a roll sales-wise, and hybrids represent a growing percentage of this action. Canadian hybrid sales represented 7.5 percent of Toyota sales