Top Electric Cars 2011, Best Electric Cars 2012, Leaf, Volt

Top 10 Electric Car Makers

(updated 11/3/11)

United States Market Leaders EVs for 2011 and 2012

Nissan is the first automaker to put over 20,000 pure battery-electric cars on U.S. highways. 50,000 will be delivered globally by the end of 2012. The 2012 LEAF with DC Fast Charge and backup camera included starts at $35,200 or $369 per month. The Nissan Leaf is battery-electric with a 100-mile range per charge. LEAF Test drive. This 5-door, 5-seat, hatchback has the right size and range for many who drive under 100 miles daily, or for households with more than one car. Nissan will make another 50,000 LEAFs in 2012 and open a 150,000 electric car plant in Tennessee in 2013.

General Motors wants to be the plug-in leader with the Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid with 40 miles of electric range and 500 miles per gasoline fill-up range. The Volt has a starting price of $39,995. GM has a complete Voltec Propulsion System roadmap that envisions added offerings of pure battery-electric and diesel. The second plug-in hybrid from GM is the Opel Ampera, now selling in Europe. In 2013, deliveries start for the Cadillac ELR using a plug-in hybrid drive system similar to the Volt and for the Chevy Spark EV, GM’s first pure battery electric small city car. GM will deliver about 10,000 plug-in cars in 2011 and 65,000 in 2012. Chevy Volt Owner’s Range and Driving Experiences.

Ford will be selling at least two electric cars by the end of 2011 and five models by the end of 2012. The best seller will be the Ford Focus Electric, a battery-electric that will compete with the Nissan LEAF. The Focus Electric can now be ordered starting at $39,200. Ford also will be taking orders for a 2012 C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid, an exciting Crossover SUV that seats 5. In the future, the Ford Focus available any way the customer wants it: battery-electric, plug-in hybrid, hybrid, or fuel-efficient sedan. Ford is already selling the Transit Connect Electric compact van, delivering 500 to 1,000 to fleets in 2011. Ford 2012 hybrids will also have electric motors and lithium batteries as Ford invests heavily in an electric future.

Mitsubishi i fits tight parking spaces and tight electric car buyer budgets. The Mitsubishi i can now be reserved starting at $29,125. This fun-to-drive 5 door, 4 seat hatchback, has a wheel base 5 inches wider than Japan’s popular iMiEV for the U.S. market, but the micro-compact will still be able to get those precious city parking spaces that no other car can take except the Smart. The more powerful U.S. version will have an electric range of 62 miles (EPA adjusted) with a 16kWh lithium battery.

Toyota, world-leading seller of hybrids, will offer both plug-in hybrids and pure battery electric cars. The Prius Plug-in Hybrid looks like another Prius until you spot the J1772 plug for smart charging and experience the 15-mile electric range. With a starting price of $32,000, Toyota plans to sell 15,000 Prius Plug-ins in 2012. Spring 2012, Toyota will also sell the new battery-electric SUV, the RAV4 EV, with a 100-mile electric range. As city cars grow in popularity, the new pure battery-electric Scion IQ EV will compete with the Mitsubishi i and the Smart ED with dealer sales starting in Summer 2012.

Honda is preparing the Honda Fit EV and a plug-in hybrid for sale in the U.S. in 2012. The 2013 Fit EV can soon be purchased for $36,625 or $399 per month lease. The new EV will use Blue Energy lithium-ion batteries. Honda’s plug-in hybrid is likely to to be a premium midsized sedan, similar to its Clarity FCX, and be priced in late 2012.

Tesla owners are the first to put 10 million electric miles on U.S. roads. Like its Roadster, the company is going zero to sixty in less than four seconds. Tesla is starting test drives of a roomy Model S hatchback that starts at $57,400, about half the price of the Roadster. The Roadster is a battery-electric sports car with a 240-mile range; the Model S is a luxury sedan with remarkable electric range options of 130 to 300 miles per charge. Tesla is working with shareholder Toyota to bring back the Toyota RAV4 EV, an electric SUV. Tesla is working with shareholder Daimler to put Smart EDs on U.S. streets this year. In the future, the Tesla Model X will be a Crossover SUV for those that want more premium styling and interiors than alternatives from Chevrolet, Ford, and others.

Smart is putting 300 of these electric city cars into the San Diego Car2Go car sharing program. Fleet leasing of the Smart Fortwo ED is also underway in the United States using Tesla battery packs, but these second generation cars are underpowered on steep hills. Dealer sales are likely to start with a more powerful generation-three 2013 model year with a 55kW EM-motive motor and 17.6kWh ACCUmotive lithium battery.

Fisker Karma is a luxury sports plug-in hybrid with prices starting around $90,000. With 20kWh of lithium batteries, you could go 50 miles before the 2L turbo engine is engaged. The Karma invites you to accelerate, using two electric motors that deliver 403 horsepower, so your mileage may vary. In theory it’s a 4-seater; good luck fitting someone in the back seat. The Karma is about sex appeal, performance, and luxury. The 2013 Fisker Surf will be a premium sportswagen starting at under $50,000. A Fisker Nina crossover SUV is planned at more affordable prices.

Surprise entries will be party of intense competition in 2012 with more choices and better prices for the customer.

U.S. electric car Forecast

Accenture forecasts 1.5 million electric vehicles in the United States by 2015. Over 10 million electric vehicles are possible by 2020, especially if oil prices rise as battery prices fall. Single electric utilities have scenarios for charging over one million electric vehicles in their own service area by 2020. With renewable energy investment required of utilities in 30 states, these utilities are most interested in night time charging of electric vehicles with wind, geothermal, and hydropower. Utilities are also implementing smart grids and incentives for off-peak charging.

By 2011 year-end, competition will be intense for electric car leadership. The above Top 10 describe our best guess about the market share leaders for delivered plug-in vehicles on the United States roads in 2012. Battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, and electric vehicles with range extended by engines or fuel cells were all considered.

Over 100 competitors will be fighting for U.S. share by the end of 2012. Some may be struggle to get significant share due to the time and cost of safety and other regulatory approvals, delays in funding, or unpleasant surprises from a supplier. It’s a tough business. Even Tesla had to add 700 pounds and two years to get the first Roadsters in customers’ hands.

Asia Prepares for the U.S. Market

For three years, we have read about China’s plans to bring electric cars to the U.S. Although China’s U.S. ambitions have slipped badly, its automakers cannot be ignored. China has over 100 million light electric vehicles, e-bikes and e-scooters in daily use. It’s new 5-year plan calls for 100 million electric charging stations in China by 2020. BYD, with gold-plated investors such as Warren Buffett, has only put a few hundred electric vehicles on the road in China and continues to delay introduction to the United States. CODA with its pricey $45,000 sedan continues to seek DOE loans, more investors, and a viable delivery date. Volvo, now owned by China’s Geely has the new C30 Drive E Electric, but the Volvo electric car will be selling only in Europe in the short-term. SAIC, Chery, and hundreds of players are also preparing EVs for China. India might bring us a Maharinda Reva or Nano EV that under prices everyone, but not by 2012, the basis for this Top 10 Report.

European Innovation

By 2020, Europe with higher fuel prices and fewer oil subsidies, is forecast to have more electric cars by 2020 than the United States. Better Place may deliver 100,000 of the Renault Fluence with its switchable battery to Israel, Denmark, and other countries. Volkswagen may teach everyone how to extend range by making vehicles light. The concept Up Light weighs just over 1,500 pounds, but it’s only a concept. We loved test-driving the Volkswagen Golf Blue E-Motion, but don’t plan on buying it in the U.S. before 2014. You will likely be able to buy the Audi E-Tron sooner. BMW’s first U.S. electric car commercial offering, the Megacity Vehicle, may be a U.S. hit in 2013. For fun in the city in 2013, the Fiat 500 EV may be what you want. Competition will be tough, as we have witnessed in the bankruptcy of Think. There is a lot of European innovation that did not make this Top 10 List, which focuses on the U.S. market for the next 12 months.

Please bookmark this Top 10 List and check back as we update. Exciting new electric cars are being driven on the U.S. streets and freeways. Nissan is an early mover with battery-electric cars and General Motors with plug-in hybrids. Competition increases from Mitsubishi, Ford, Toyota, Honda, and dozens of Asian, European and American innovators. The winner will be the customer.

2011 Electric Car U.S. Model Comparison

By John Addison. Publisher of the Clean Fleet Report and conference speaker. (c) Copyright John Addison. Permission to repost up to a 200 word summary if a link is included to the original article at Clean Fleet Report.

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Todd Haskins May 25th, 2010, 10:55 pm

There’s a new electric car manufacturer in the U.S. thats been designing and now building fully electric,DOT approved, highway speed,200 plus miles on a single charge vehicles…and it’s called EMC. The “family” of vehicles includes a 5 or 7 pass. wagon, a 1/4 ton p/u, and a cargo van. They are real…I have driven one, and it is the new class of electrics.
Biff Tidwell June 28th, 2010, 8:23 pm

I DON’T WANT A PLUG-IN !. . . I DON’T WANT A HYBRID! , , , I’M NOT ABOUT TO SUBSTITUTE DEPENDENCE ON OIL FOR DEPENDENCE ON THE GRID! . . . HELLO!!!!!! . . .I WANT A TOTALLY BATTERY POWERED, SOLAR CHARGED VEHICLE THAT GIVES ME ABOUT 100 MILES PER CHARGE. . .AND AS IT SITS IN THE PARKING LOT FOR 8 HOURS A DAY, I WANT SOLAR CELLS TO BRING THE CHARGE BACK UP BY ABOUT 20% OF TOTAL. . . .THIS WILL GET ME THROUGH THE WEEK! . . .AND AS THE CAR SITS IN THE SUN OVER THE WEEKEND, IT WILL FULLY CHARGE! . . .GRATZEL CELLS, THAT WILL WORK EVEN OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT, PLEASE! . . .THE TECHNOLOGY IS AVAILABLE! . . .I’M NOT PAYING $40K OR MORE FOR YOUR IDEA OF AN “ELECTRIC CAR” . . .YOU GOT A CHANCE TO GET IT RIGHT! . . .STOP SCREWING AROUND!
Rick July 6th, 2010, 7:19 pm

All talk talk talk about electric cars and no action. We had the technology years ago. I’m disgusted with all the auto makers. Where are the promised EV’s that were going to be on the market in 2010? Are they waiting for the last minute.

I have no interest in hybrids either. They still consume gas. There doesn’t seem to much of a choice for 100% electric. I’ll probably build my own before something reasonable is available. The only one I saw that may be affordable and available is the “Think”. I’ll have to read more about it.
Simon July 17th, 2010, 7:02 pm

Why the heck are the companies that receive funding to build electric cars like tesla only making great cars that are unaffordable! … HELLO, we need a sedan with a 200 mile range, 0-60 in 6-7 seconds, that looks decent with midgrade amenities all for $28 – $38k.
Robert Howell July 19th, 2010, 7:52 am

The GM EV1, the Toyota Rav 4EV, and the Honda EV Plus were designed and rolling on the streets with a 60+ range in the mid 90′s. The movie “Who Killed the Electric Car” covers the testing. The technology has been around for 14 years. Tesla Motors has a life of 240 miles per charge for the consumer that wants a sports coupe. Where is the publics average priced vehicle with the same range with a faster charge? Still raping the American citizens, the ones who pay for the grant money from the government to design and sell these vehicles. It’s disgusting. No wonder so many millions of Americans are sitting at the house on unemployment living off the government. It is hard to dream with shackles on your neck, wrists, and ankles.
Which New Car Has The Best Gas Milieage July 20th, 2010, 6:41 pm

2010 Toyota Prius (48 mpg)

The $28,070 V is equipped with a standard 1.8L, 4-cylinder, engine that achieves 51-mpg in the city and 48-mpg on the highway.
jamie July 31st, 2010, 5:53 pm

electric only last so long it has to have fuel back up or alot of people would be on the side of the road needing an outlet to charge, until they get charging stations atleast , but still even then how long will it take to charge a car , right now its hours so….
wowlfer August 14th, 2010, 11:26 am

Leaf works for me–I’m on the list. As a 3 car family we will swap one of them for the Leaf and use it extensively for in town to work run about. Gas strictly for weekend warrior shopping, family, etc. Hopefully we will cut our gas use by 90%. I expect we will buy some solar power panels to charge the LEAF directly from solar power and bypass our home grid (direct from solar to Leaf). That will make it very cheap in the long run for a city runabout even if it takes a full 14 hours to charge that is fine with us.
Liam August 14th, 2010, 10:02 pm

Wowlfer, now you’re talking! Solar pv installed on the home and a new electric car. for about $45,000 you can buy a new car, and a solar system, never pay for energy again, except maybe a rare long haul car trip!
Suman September 17th, 2010, 11:50 pm

Boy these cars are expensive. I wish I can or most general public can afford these cars.
Ryan September 18th, 2010, 10:34 pm

Why are the Volt And Prius even in this article, they are hybrids!! isn’t this article on full electric cars? the only full electric cars comming in 2011 are the Leaf and Coda (In the U.S. that is!). The Coda from what i understand is only being launched in Hawaii in 2011 in limited production and the leaf is comming out in limited production with only 20,000 units … I saw on another sight that over 100,000 people have signed up for a Leaf… How does that math work? their are many companies doing awsome conversions, maybe thats the best way to force the change over to electric.
John Addison September 21st, 2010, 8:46 am

Ryan, we appreciate your enthusiasm for pure battery-electric cars which use zero petroleum and have a lower carbon footprint than plug-in hybrids, also discussed, which use an engine to extend the range of pure battery-electrics. In 2011, I hope to get delivery of the Nisssan LEAF (they have my $99). In 2011, other battery-electrics that will probably be available include the Mitsubishi i_MiEV, the Ford Transit Connect, the Ford Focus Electric, and a couple of surprises.
John Addison September 21st, 2010, 8:49 am

Suman, yes electric cars are currently expensive. In the next few years we hope to see declining prices with volume manufacturing and lowering costs of lithium battery packs. It’s good that Nissan and Chevy offer $350 per month leases, and that Enterprise, Zipcar, and others will offer electric cars by the day and even as low as $8 per hour.
Norm Odeneal September 25th, 2010, 2:24 pm

I vote for the Tesla! The 0-6- time is amazing. and so is the range
Rug Restorer September 27th, 2010, 6:28 am

Electric cars are expensive right now. But we know that prices will go down very soon. Chevy volt is my favorite. I am following Chevy Volt almost 2 years now. I can not wait to see on the streets of New York City.
Merit Herman September 27th, 2010, 7:39 pm

Try buying a Volt from any dealer in California……can’t get anyone to sell me one at MSRP…..one dealership had the nads to tell me the base cost is $51K due to a $10K ‘market adjustment’. Well, here’s where the US bailed out bankrupt dealership can stick his market adjustment….come on guys, $41K is bad enough, but do they really think anyone is dumb enough to pay an extra $10K for the ‘priviledge’ to be the first model year gunea pig?

I have a full 5KW panel system on my house so effectively could be paying next to zero to power the Volt (or any other EV), and the money to pay the extra $10K, but does anyone think the greater fool theory is that pervasive? Maybe in L.A.?

Guess I hold off until Ford comes out with a PHEV Escape (I own one of these hybrids right now and it’s fabulous – best SUV on the planet). Screw off GM – been a Volt follower for years, but bad taste in mouth from your ‘dealers’.
John Addison September 28th, 2010, 1:53 pm

Merit, thanks for sharing the behavior of Chevy dealers. This is valuable info for all readers. I’d welcome an article or email to me about your experince as a PHEV Escape driver and your future plans. I believe that Ford will offer a Focus pure-electric in 2011, a Focus PHEV in 2012, and that it will be a longer wait for a Ford Escape PHEV (as opposed to conversions). Thanks for the input.
Robert Pierce October 16th, 2010, 3:37 pm

Why can’t someone make an affordable car that uses a small gasoline engine that only generates electricity for the electric drive train and batteries? This would use the existing infrastucture and be a good interim vehicle until the manufacturing costs come down on true electrics with the performance and range that we want. Volt is an expensive version of this, but the technology has been around for a long time (submarines, aircracraft carriers, diesel locamotives, etc.) and sould be affordable to produce.
Gilbert October 28th, 2010, 5:52 pm

I own a Tesla Roadster 2.5. The car is fantastic. It is fast, comfortable and has great styling. It is a beautifully engineerd car. Yes, it is expensive but lots of people drive expensive sports cars that are gas guzzlers. The cost averages out to about 2.5 cents per mile. It is not designed to be a family car but would work very well as a commuter car.
Encryption Softwares : October 31st, 2010, 7:54 pm

electric range is much better than gas range because it does not produce smoke .
Will November 11th, 2010, 6:00 pm

The Think City car is also coming to the US, will be built in Indiana. Think EV has sold more EV’s than any other pure electric in the world. I also hear a rumor that it will be totally re-designed for 2012. The Think City has my vote!
Jeremiah Waetzig November 24th, 2010, 9:59 pm

electric ranges are very convenient to use compared to gas ranges ::*
William J Dorsett December 8th, 2010, 9:50 pm

Here is my question. Why don’t they make a car that recharges itself as its rolling down the highway?
First off, the are generators being built with magnets that once they get a push start, continue to generate free energy. Install a small one on a electric car, and you wont need a plug, and the car can drive from one end of the country to the other.
Second, so you don’t trust the magnet idea, well each wheel on the car is constantly turning while the car is driving. This motion is generating energy, not only is the energy pulling the car to its destination, but there is kinetic energy that could be collected if belts or a extra gear system was attached to each of the wheels. These could work like 4 separate alternators, suggesting that while the car is in motion, there is a constant charge being added to the battery.
The magnet generator I have build a small test model and burn a tiny light for days off it,
the wheel alternators I have never tried, but I have had many dreams of…
So why is it, normal everyday people can think of things like this, yet the brilliant scientists that work for companies like GM and FORD, and so on and so forth can’t even come up with a half way decent electric car?
Come on already it’s almost 2011…….!!!!!
AAdler December 10th, 2010, 2:02 am

Its pathetic that our national safety is always at stake with terrorist threats and instability in our economy resulting from oil dependence…..yet we can’t loosen auto safety standards to get weight down for electric cars and let consumers make their own choices. And start mandating charging stations as much as handicap ramps. Gee…go figure how we have noise polluting Harleys on the roads, with exposed riders…but we can’t approve a less than US government safety standard car that is electric..
Same politics, different day. Thank you GM, Washington and Big Oil for your lobbying that continues to drag as backward. Oh and did I mention Harley Davidson?
Jennifer McIntosh January 5th, 2011, 9:22 am

I love Williams idea of a car that recharges itself as it is moving. I have also had dreams of this and dreams of incorporating magnets. This is brilliant ! why, like you said, have the scientists and engineers not worked on making cars from this angle ? !
Jerry January 7th, 2011, 12:29 am

I like nothing about to buy from any Banks finance. I just want Government
let everyone free to make Solar power car or Battery cell charging by Solar and other than that Horse Rider $1.00 tax per year,$2.00 Vaccine shot per year and
Home Build with Solar Wind motor power, water well . Horse Sheriff or Marshall
Less peoples sit in the Office just talk and looking for Last name to mess with.
I love to go back with Civil War time more better than all killer machine at this time.
Ala King January 8th, 2011, 11:20 am

This car companies will not give it ALL.. although the technology is available. If they release an EV this year let say top speed of 84kph they will introduced a more advanced EV next year with top speed of 120kph to gain more profit. just like smartphones we have iphone iphone3g iphone4g then what next iphone 5 iphone6…78910……
Jorden Klingbell January 15th, 2011, 2:01 pm

Ah, human greed. Funny how it drives us forward and holds us back at the same time. The way I see it, better sooner than later, at least their starting to come out now. We can’t redo the past so might as well be happy with what we’ve got and be vigilant the next time we’re completely destroying one recourse..
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Spencer De Fontaine January 28th, 2011, 9:23 am

Hello, I been long waiting to get a good electric car and the price for one is quite too steep i know a lot of hard work to put out one trouble free machine the nissan leaf seems a good model to go for,the only thing is i had not driven the nissan leaf see what she provides As an electronic & electrical engineer i recomend to go for the nissan leaf and if you have the Bucks then the tesla roadstat s looks great to end this its time we all change to green the Electric way so we all can breath easier warm regards Spencer De Fontaine Srilanka
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Fuel Cards February 15th, 2011, 1:27 am

The only competition as of now is between Nissan and Chevy Volt. And both seem to have targeted visitors. On one hand the Leaf is essentially emission-free while the Volt offers a flexible fuelling policy in the form of gas and electric charge. It does seem that in the long term, Nissan may be able to garner better market share.
paul wied February 22nd, 2011, 3:09 am

i should think total electric at three/charge with no pollution is WISE, FINALLY not depending on Arab oil. when home i use a bicycle ALSO EVERYONE must pitchin!
paul wied February 22nd, 2011, 3:16 am

every city should promote rentals of plug-in RIDES!
jimmy c March 1st, 2011, 6:05 pm

Ask yourself why cars back in the seventies (small cars) got better milliage than the small ones today,40 years later, then ask yourself who stands to gain from low milliage cars and its not hard to figure out why there,s no electrics that are afforable to the average consumer.We have the technogly to build a fantastic electric car with total solar and wind and kinetic energy etc,but big oil and the powers that be haven,t found a way to put a meter on it,so as to get their share,thats why the delay.When electrics fill the market place eventually you can bet the cost of operating it will be about what gas cars are now. Its hard to beat,em at their own game.
Scott March 6th, 2011, 5:32 am

Remember the original costs of the flat screen TV? These costs will come down as well.

As far as using electricity (from utilities burning coal) it is still slightly more environmentally friendly than using gas directly and I expect charging it with solar, wind etc. will become increasingly more common.

As far as miles per charge go remember the average daily miles driven by US citizens in roughly 29-35 miles. Imagine if all two car families drove the electric for daily use and saved the big SUV for those rare long hauls. That alone would be a huge step in the right direction.
tom Cosgrove March 9th, 2011, 8:02 am

John,
Good article on EVs and PHEVs; driving will never be the same! Quick question: I produce green fairs for corporate employees to educate them as to what’s available in the green marketplace. I’ve been trying to get a Nissan Leaf and other EVs to come and exhibit at my events but the dealers have no show room models to demo as they are sold out for 2 years in advance! Any idea of how to contact EV car clubs or EV enthusiasts who may want to show off their EV? I’m in the San Francisco bay area. Thanks and keep feeding us the latest in EV/PHEV.
Donna March 10th, 2011, 8:24 pm

All the talk about 100% electric and solar cars. Those cars won’t have a big market. If you look at it from a car maker’s perspective, they have to build what will sell. A 100% electric car sounds great. I and lots of others would love one. But it’s not practical. Last year my power was out for days due to an ice storm. I was able to make it via car to local Target and buy emergency supplies. That wouldn’t have been possible if I’d been unlucky enough for my car not to be sufficiently charged. Or if my charge starts going out, esp. as the car gets older and the battery gets weaker…it’s not like I can pull in somewhere and fill-er-up in a few minutes. I have a serious problem if my charge goes out when I’m gadding about town. Going to visit my family out of state would be out of the question…no EV car to date can make it that far. Rent a car? Okay. Will the rental agency let me leave my car there, fully secured and protected, while I rent a car? Probably not. And solar…that will only work in a truly sunny area, and then only when you don’t rely on the car for must-do tasks, like going to work every day. Those would be good options for a second car. But for those of us who can only have one car, it has to be dependable, and you have to be able to fill-er-up in a few minutes. So the combo electric-gas seems to fit that need. That’s why those cars are being made sooner and more of them. If you were a car maker, that’s what you’d do, too. (Also, let’s not forget that the tax credits up to Dec. 2010 were for hybrids, not plug-ins. Tax credits for electric kick in this year, so that’s at least partly why electrics are coming into the market now, it seems.) I’m going to take a serious look at the new plug-ins and see if I can buy one. Hope they’re not out of my price range (with the tax credit).

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