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Figures this week showed that the first mass-produced electric cars in the United States, the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt, had total sales of 17,345 in 2011, the first year in which they were available.
Randy Essex & Ben Holland
Why So Many Critics After 17,000 EV Sales in First Year?
Seeded on Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:09 PM EST
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Compared with sales of 9,350 gas-electric hybrids in 2000, the first year the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius were offered in the U.S.—where total hybrid sales have now topped 2 million—17,000 might seem like a decent start for EVs.
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