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MG Dynamo EV

MG Celebrate 90 Years with new Electric Vehicle Concept

MG celebrates the marque’s 90th anniversary year and looks forward to the next 90 years, with a display of current and future technology in central London today, including the global debut of MG’s concept electric vehicle. The display, to be shown at SMMT headquarters in Westminster, London, features current UK production models; MG6 and MG3, […]

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Chief Engineer Chika Kako with a Fuji Red CT 200h F Sport

Chief Engineer Chika Kako Explains How Lexus Created the New CT 200h

Lexus chief engineer Chika Kako shares her insights into the development that went into the new CT 200h as the first UK customers get to discover for themselves what improvements have been made. Kako is Lexus International’s first female chief engineer and took up responsibility for the CT 200h in June last year. She brings

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Bentley Hybrid Concept

Bentley to Unveil Hybrid Concept at Beijing Auto Exhibition

As a member of the Volkswagen family, Bentley are often privy to the latest in luxury technology but rarely has this extended into eco tech, until now. Bentley have announced their latest concept vehicle as being a hybrid, aptly named the, Bentley Hybrid Concept. Designed as a technology showcase that previews Bentley’s first plug-in hybrid

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Toyota i-Road

Toyota’s i-Road Concept Begins Japanese Consumer Trials

Toyota have announced the start of consumer trials of the “i-Road” personal mobility vehicle in the Greater Tokyo area. The limited trials, which aim to gauge the effectiveness of the electric vehicle in everyday situations in urban areas, will run from today, 24th March, through until early June. The i-Road offers a novel riding experience,

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Honda NSX Concept

Honda NSX Hybrid Prototype to make UK Debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed

The ground-breaking NSX supercar, powered by an innovative three-motor Sport Hybrid Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) system, and set for launch in 2015, will take centre stage at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed (27-29 June) when it takes on the world’s most famous hillclimb in front of a capacity crowd. The Festival will provide

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Nissan LEAF Italian Owner Vito

LEAF Owners Getting Nearer to 1 Billion All Electric Kilometres

Nissan LEAF drivers are clocking up a huge amount of all electric miles as they near the landmark achievement of surpassing 1 billion kilometres. Nissan has created a series of animated stories to celebrate the race to 1 billion electric km featuring owners. The story of Roberto, from Valladolid, is particularly interesting as he drives

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