AutoVolt drove the new plug-in hybrid Golf GTE in our latest issue. We were impressed by its ability to perform as both an electric car and a sports car when desired. Did we ever feel it lacked power? No. However, someone at Volkswagen obviously did. Our latest issue is available here. As a concept car, […]
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The new May-June AutoVolt includes the fascinating story of the Audi A2, its history and the parallels that may be drawn between it and the excellent BMW i3 electric car. Following this, we’ve interviewed Alex Calnan from Electric Blue. An electric taxi company with a big difference, Electric Blue aim to install a rapid charge
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British drivers have voted electric and hybrid cars the best to own, according to Driver Power 2015. This year’s car owner survey features a hybrid car in first place and two electric vehicles in its top ten for the first time ever. The survey, run by Britain’s popular website and weekly magazine, Auto Express, covers
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Feast your eyes on the ultimate 308. PEUGEOT has unveiled a stunning new version of the award-winning compact family hatchback – with a combined 500bhp and four-wheel drive. The press release below goes some way to show off what the PEUGEOT engineers have been able to achieve and the headline figures are 500+ bhp with
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The Audi prologue allroad has made its world premiere at Auto Shanghai. The five-door show car with its raised body and tough stance provides a new emphasis in the conceptual Audi prologue family. Its operating concept enables digital interaction between driver and passengers; the plug-in hybrid drive impresses with 724 bhp, offering 0-62mph in 3.5
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Mitsubishi Motors (UK) has reached a significant milestone by selling 10,000 Outlander PHEVs in the UK in its first year. The 10,000th car handover took place at the Humphries & Parks Mitsubishi dealership in West Malling, Kent, with Paul Aspin, of Sittingbourne, being handed the keys by Lance Bradley, Managing Director of Mitsubishi Motors (UK).
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Mercedes-Benz has thoroughly revised its best-seller in the SUV segment. The highlights of the new GLE include a more appealing front and rear and extensive measures which make new benchmarks with regard to emissions and the drive system possible. Across the available engine range, fuel consumption and CO2emissions are reduced by 17 per cent on
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If you were interested in the recent tyre concepts by Goodyear, which provided a rather radical energy generation via the tyres themselves, you’ll be pleased to see Goodyear are not the only tyre maker working on special tyre types for the EV and hybrid world. A novel tyre that features different tread areas could point
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Just as reports spread of the new BMW 5-Series sporting two inlets, one for fuel and another for electricity, BMW have officially announced their first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle in their mainstream line-up, the BMW X5 PHEV. Incomprehensible names are nothing new from car makers and this latest technological beast is no different with its
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Audi have revealed their latest take on the estate (or Avant if you’re Audi) with a shiny new purposeful yet refined hybrid. Power and comfort are high on the agenda as this car is no slouch, offering a super powerful 3.0 litre turbo-diesel mated with an electric motor to provide some heady statistics. 0-62 mph
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