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Renault EOLAB Hybrid concept

Renault Join in the Hybrid Fun with Innovative EOLAB Concept

Renault’s new EOLAB concept is an environmental prototype with nearly 100 technological innovations, all designed to deliver ultra-low fuel consumption. How low? Just one litre per one hundred kilometres – or 282mpg and emits a mere 22g/km CO2 (NEDC)! Despite the achievement of ‘most frugal’, Renault have ensured the concept maintains established B-segment levels of […]

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Volvo XC90 - recharging plug in hybrid PHEV

Volvo XC90 Renewed, Premiered and Plug-in Hybrid

Months of speculation ended today after Volvo Cars unveiled its all-new Volvo XC90, delivering on its promise to introduce a visually striking, premium quality seven-seat SUV with world leading safety features, new powertrain technologies, an unrivalled combination of power and fuel efficiency and a superlative interior finish. In photos and on paper at least, the

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A3 Becomes First Hybrid for Audi

The 2014 World Car of the Year adds the potential for zero emissions motoring to its repertoire from next month as the new A3 Sportback e-tron becomes the first plug-in hybrid to join the Audi range. Priced from £34,950 OTR (excluding any government incentives), the spacious five-door compact hatchback combines a conventional 1.4-litre TFSI petrol

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Prius Plug-in TRD Nürburgring

Nurburgring Meets Prius

Three-digit records are nothing new at the Nürburgring, the go-to location when car manufacturers want to prove the pace of their latest models, but until now, these feats have always been about miles per hour, not miles per gallon. Toyota turned tradition on its head when it took its Prius Plug-in hybrid to the track,

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