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Hybrid Vehicles

News, reviews and information about hybrid vehicles, including cars, bikes and vans.

Audi A3 e-tron

Audi A3 e-tron Hybrid Car

Official Audi press release about the forthcoming Audi A3 e-tron reveals impressive fuel consumption together with excellent performance. New 188 mpg Audi A3 e-tron motors into Geneva (Feb 21, 2013) Plug-in hybrid provides a  realistic glimpse into the future of Audi, as the new A3 e-tron makes its debut at the Geneva Motor Show Electric […]

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Honda Confirms Pricing for Revised CR-Z Sporty Hybrid

Pricing for CR-Z Hybrid

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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Jaguar XJ_e Plug-in Hybrid

Jaguar XJ_e Hybrid Success in RAC Future Car Challenge 2012

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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Cumulative Worldwide Sales of Honda Hybrid Vehicles Reaches 1 Million Units

1 Million Honda Hybrids

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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Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid

Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid

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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BMW ActiveHybrid 7 Series - Front quarter view

The New BMW ActiveHybrid 7

BMW Asia has announced the arrival of the second generation BMW ActiveHybrid 7, a move that is in sync with the ongoing development of BMW‟s intelligent hybrid drive systems. The new model sets itself apart with lower fuel consumption and emissions, as well as innovative auxiliary functions. This latest evolution stage uses BMW TwinPower Turbo

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Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4

Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4

The Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4, the first full hybrid diesel-electric crossover in the world, is now available with even lower CO2 emissions, reduced to just 91g/km. Peugeot, the innovator of the HYbrid4 technology, stays one step ahead by improving the environmental performance of its innovative drive train (an HDi 163 diesel powering the front wheels and

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BMW ActiveHybrid 3 Series - Front quarter view

BMW ActiveHybrid 3 Series

The quintessential sport sedan combines with cutting-edge hybrid technology for a new dimension to the “Ultimate Driving Machine” Woodcliff Lake, NJ – July 6, 2012…. The all-new BMW ActiveHybrid 3 brings cutting-edge hybrid technology to the quintessential sport sedan for a new take on The Ultimate Driving Machine TM.  The ActiveHybrid 3 blends BMW’s TwinPower

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