Jeff Cobb's team did a great job but changes are coming: model Apr_15 Mar_15 Feb_15 Jan_15 1 Prius Liftback 8822 9485 7070 7316 2 Ram Pickup Diesel 5072 3 Prius C 3523 3564 2701 2614 4 Camry Hybrid 2650 2739 2110 2143 5 Sonata 2481 1793 1605 672 6 Prius V 2462 2516 1850 1913 7 Passat Diesel 2182 1949 1387 970 8 Jetta Diesel 1949 2409 1786 1555 9 Model S 1900 2000 1400 1300 10 Fusion Hybrid 1820 2534 2416 1782 11 Leaf 1553 1817 1198 1070 12 C-Max Hybrid 1237 1054 878 765 13 CT200h 1170 1416 978 1005 14 Accord Hybrid 1118 948 832 805 15 GLK Class Diesel 1117 270 179 144 16 Golf Sportwagon Diesel 928 87 17 Spark 920 151 119 86 18 Avalon Hybrid 906 902 864 912 19 Volt 905 639 693 542 20 Optima Hybrid 892 805 856 844 21 Golf Diesel 821 841 631 730 22 MKZ 810 717 480 468 23 ES Hybrid 789 1076 758 746 24 Fusion Energi 711 837 603 426 25 C-Max Energi 553 715 498 395 26 XV Crosstrek Hybrid 552 587 549 512 27 Lacrosse Hybrid 531 497 514 326 28 RX 400 / 450 h 492 641 494 521 29 Q5 Diesel 486 464 309 306 30 500E 450 164 117 119 31 Cayenne Diesel 444 314 357 483 32 A3 Diesel 438 240 178 225 33 Prius Plug In 428 473 397 401 34 X3 Diesel 426 20 258 93 35 X5 Diesel 417 459 405 263 36 i3* 406 922 1089 670 37 Civic Hybrid 386 351 358 320 38 GL-Class Diesel 371 377 265 235 39 Q7 Diesel 355 345 234 158 40 Cruze Diesel 345 387 262 186 41 Touareg Diesel 323 273 232 257 42 Grand Cherokee Diesel 321 336 275 128 43 e-Golf 309 195 130 181 44 Highlander Hybrid 305 295 256 268 45 Q50 Hybrid 299 390 365 297 46 3-Series Diesel 217 386 155 125 47 CR-Z 216 255 175 196 48 NX Hybrid 210 225 164 163 49 Insight 183 209 211 223 50 QX60 Hybrid* 170 195 179 129 51 Pathfinder Hybrid* 167 258 212 184 52 B-Class Electric 158 145 109 240 53 i8 138 143 113 85 54 A6 Diesel 130 94 72 74 55 Focus EV 124 140 145 85 56 forTwo EV 124 103 76 147 57 Beetle Diesel 114 129 91 87 58 ELR 104 92 127 92 59 Cayenne S E-Hybrid 88 72 106 83 60 Soul EV 73 63 48 69 61 5-Series Diesel 65 106 79 52 62 A7 Diesel 60 30 15 26 63 E-Class Diesel 60 593 70 323 64 Impala Hybrid 49 29 19 19 65 Jetta Hybrid 41 45 36 50 66 Civic 34 38 26 50 67 Panamera S E-Hybrid 30 44 40 61 68 Regal Hybrid 28 21 20 12 69 A8 Diesel 24 35 17 15 70 Promaster Van Diesel 18 23 71 i 16 10 2 3 72 Q70 Hybrid 15 22 14 19 73 RLX Hybrid 15 18 21 14 74 GS 450h 12 9 10 8 75 Q5 Hybrid 7 9 10 8 76 Accord Plug In 5 5 12 28 77 LS 600h 5 7 7 5 78 Malibu Hybrid 4 8 8 6 79 ML Class Diesel 4 14 4 2 80 ML Class Diesel 4 14 4 2 81 RAV4 EV 4 4 2 7 82 Yukon Hybrid 3 3 3 2 83 ActiveHybrid 3 (335ih) 2 3 1 3 84 ILX Hybrid 2 4 5 3 85 ML450H 2 2 86 ActiveHybrid 5 (535ih) 1 3 87 Tahoe Hybrid 1 0 3 0 88 7-Series ActiveHybrid 0 5 89 E400H 0 13 3 30 90 Escalade Hybrid 0 1 2 1 91 Fit EV 0 1 92 S-Class Diesel 0 1 93 S400HV Hybrid 0 1 94 Touareg Hybrid 0 3 1 2 Source: Jeff Cobb's Hybrid Market Dashboard | HybridCars.comHybridCars.com (well worth reading!) Yes, that is a Ram Pickup Diesel - 20/23/28 City/Comb/Hwy - $3/gal diesel Sonata hybrid made a nice recovery Lower number models are showing some life Enjoy, Bob Wilson
The 1500 Ram diesel came out last year. Same for the Grand Cherokee, and I think the Promaster van is a Ram. Why are some of them showing up in the list now? Overlooked or break out numbers unavailable? Edit: Answered in the link. FCA doesn't break the numbers out. The Ram numbers are actually all sold since 2014 Jan. The 500e numbers have also been adjusted based on a new source, since it too isn't officially reported seperate.
Adding the Ram diesel has raised an old conflict that I had to face since pre-Prius days: total vehicle efficiency. I choose my first Prius because the City MPG was greater than the Highway MPG. Unlike ordinary cars, brake pads can last the life of the vehicle because regenerative braking is efficient in saving energy. In the early years at the old GreenHybrid.com site, we had diesel advocates who seemed as oblivious to efficiency as Bob Lutz. Yet every time I investigated diesel MPG using either EPA or Fuelly reports, I got the same numbers showing the best, user reported diesels barely overlapped the worst Prius mileage. Compared to an Otto cycle, diesel is 'less bad' but they both wear out their brake pads. So I plan to separate vehicles based upon the following, EPA ratings: efficient: City MPG >= Highway MPG others: City MPG < Highway MPG I am fully aware of the risk of using EPA numbers because our 2003 Prius and 2001 Echo were redefined: model original-current City original-current Highway 1 2001 Echo 32->27 38->35 2 2003 Prius 52->42 45->41 Sad to say, the CARB rating does not change but a lot harder to find. There are cases where a diesel is the better tool. In like fashion, a gasser can be a better choice for low annual mileage owners. Yet I know when I reach work about 1/4th of the 4,000 lb trucks and SUVs are commuting vehicles, a huge waste of resources. I summarize the HybridCars monthly sales reports because I am interested in efficient vehicle sales. Sad to say, the Ram diesel pickup runs smack dab into my motivation: a life-long, Sisyphus struggle with the Second Law and the enemy, Entropy. Bob Wilson
thanks bob! toyota better do something quick, or they're gonna get left behind by all the fabulous competition! (thought i'd say it before the prius haters)
I was going to post this in 'Freds' but it explains the rot that was in GM 'leadership': Source: Former GM Euro Boss Docherty Takes Non-Auto CEO Job | TheDetroitBureau.com Former General Motors executive Susan Docherty, who was considered by some observers to be a candidate to be the first woman CEO at the automaker, has been appointed the CEO of the Canyon Ranch, the operator of spas and health resorts. Docherty left GM in September 2013 after holding series of top level positions in sales and marketing in North America, China and finally Europe where she was president of Cadillac and European operations. . . . Having 'hands on' experience in all aspects of vehicle manufacture is what makes sense in the CEO. But apparently this executive is just as happy switching to "spas and health resorts." Would that Wagner/Lutz had done the same in 1998! Bob Wilson
Prius LB+c+v only down about -5% (53831 vs. 566222 last year) vs. hybrid category down -16%: Prius actually getting stronger !! Not too shabby for Prius but April was weaker than I had hoped, I was hoping for 0% YTD reduction. as always, wait for next month. I've learned to focus on Hybrid category.
Toyota posts gain, needs more trucks More push coming for Camry/Prius from Toyota (0% 60 mo) hmm...you can read between lines for what happened to PiP (shifting production to meet SUV sales?)
The EPA city test cycle is a simulated 11 miles long with 23 stops. A higher city mpg than highway may not be indictitive of efficient propulsion as much as the ICE just getting turned off at stops.
I tossed this chart together from the EPA fueleconomy.gov site: all diesels diagonal is City MPG = Highway MPG all hybrids with City MPG >= Highway MPG (17 of 46) all electrics with City MPG >= Highway MPG (11 of 16) Based on this initial survey, only 28 hybrids and EVs meet my selection criteria. But I still don't like using the EPA ratios because another 'revision' could throw things into turmoil. Engine off at stops are not enough. The engine has to be off for a significant part of the test; the AC, brakes, transmission, and steering have to be efficient and; the engine has to be efficient from cold-start. Bob Wilson
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