Increasingly ambitious standards are being set worldwide to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses and pollutants (NOx and particulates), with targets of 95g of CO2 per km in Europe and 117g per km in China by 2020. Full-Hybrid vehicles will be a necessary part of the equation to meet the 2020 CAFE targets, even though the […]
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Volkswagen has unveiled a new SUV concept at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Called the CrossBlue, it has been developed specifically for the U.S. and Canada, and if it goes into production would sit above the Tiguan and below the Touareg in the Volkswagen SUV line-up. The CrossBlue features a plug-in hybrid
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With its distinctively sleek and striking profile, the 2014 Cadillac ELR luxury touring coupe delivers an electrifying presence even without its extended range electric propulsion system. Together, they represent a bold new expression of Cadillac’s Art & Science design philosophy and expansion of the Cadillac brand. Being revealed today at the North American International Show,
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Honda has announced prices for the CR-Z will start from £20,550 OTR for the Sport variant and £23,050 for the top of the range GT. The CR-Z has been given a range of enhancements to performance and styling and will be available in dealerships from January 2013. As the makers of the world’s first sporty
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On December 1st, at Campidoglio, the Mayor of Rome – Mr Gianni Alemanno, President of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) – Mr Jean Todt, Formula E Holdings CEO – Mr Alejandro Agag and Chairman of the Italian Automobile Club (ACI) Mr Angelo Sticchi Damiani, announced that Rome would be the first European city to host
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Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid – highest safety score ever for an electrified car in Euro NCAP. Volvo Car Group has a philosophy that an electrified car should be as safe as any other new Volvo car. This is now highlighted by the latest Euro NCAP results. The new Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid has achieved the highest-
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Electric Ampera wins Energy Efficiency Awards in “Best Car in C segment” and “Best Range Extender/Plug-in Hybrid” categories for production vehicles HydroGen4 wins “Best Hydrogen Fuel Cell EV” At the Future Car Challenge 2012, Vauxhall once again demonstrated the strength of its low and zero emission technologies competing over a 63-mile stretch from Brighton to
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The Jaguar XJ_e experimental plug-in hybrid was awarded ‘Most Energy Efficient Luxury Car Prototype’ and ‘Technical Panel’s Award of Merit’ at the third annual RAC Future Car Challenge from Brighton to London on 3rd November 2012. Jaguar Land Rover entered three of its Jaguar XJ_e PHEV engineering research cars into the event, resulting in a best-in-class
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Honda has announced that its cumulative worldwide sales of hybrid vehicles broke the 1 million mark at the end of September 2012. This milestone was reached almost 13 years after sales began of the first generation Honda Insight in Japan in November 1999. The first generation Insight achieved fuel economy of 35km/litre* which was the
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The world’s first diesel plug-in hybrid is Volvo Car Corporation’s most technically advanced model ever – an electric car, hybrid car and high-performance car all rolled into one. At the mere touch of a button you can choose which of your three cars you want to drive at any given moment in time. The production
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