News from the world of electric and hybrid vehicles.
The next era in Toyota’s technology development is about to become production reality, with the market introduction next year of the company’s first hydrogen fuel cell-powered car. It’s a major, but logical next step for the company, as it builds on the success it has achieved with hybrid over the past 15 years. Karl Schlicht, […]
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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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Three-time Japanese Super GT champion Satoshi Motoyama will join Nissan GT Academy winners Lucas Ordóñez and Wolfgang Reip on the driver line-up for the revolutionary electric Nissan ZEOD RC at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours. Motoyama will make his fourth Le Mans start aboard the Nissan racer which combines a 300 horsepower electric powertrain with a 400 horsepower/40 kilogram/1.5 liter turbocharged petrol engine. The Japanese ace completed his first
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Volvo will reveal the Volvo S60L PPHEV (Petrol Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) Concept Car at the 2014 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition. The ingenious petrol plug-in hybrid – an electric car, hybrid car and high-performance car all rolled into one – offers the driver an outstanding combination of dynamic driving pleasure and superb fuel economy. The
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All electric fleet car sales are on the rise with the likes of Nissan reporting a staggering 30% increase in sales for the last financial year with high demand for it’s all electric LEAF EV. Fleet operators are increasingly being encouraged to operate greener fleets, which in turn saves them money and helps aid environmental
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Organisers of the FIA Formula E Championship have today announced a new partnership with leading carbon capture company Global Thermostat to significantly reduce the CO2 emissions generated by the series and to jointly promote sustainable technologies. Beginning this September in Beijing, Formula E is the FIA’s global motorsport championship featuring fully- electric open-wheel cars racing
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State-of -the-art Mitsubishi Electric photovoltaic (PV) modules are now powering cutting-edge automotive research and development at Mazda North America’s Research & Development facility in Irvine, Calif. Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., a diversified global electronics manufacturer, celebrating 40 years in the solar business, supplied Mazda with 1222 PV modules for a 317kW solar electric system that is expected
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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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Peugeot has unveiled their latest hybrid concept, the EXALT. Following on from the strangely copper clad 2012 Onyx Concept which focussed on design for a sports car, the EXALT is in a similar style but aimed at radical design changes to a saloon car. First seen on Onyx, the distinct line in the bodywork is
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Often people in the market for a second car are tempted by a classic vehicle which ticks all the right boxes; a bit offbeat, stylish and more. With electric cars, the choices are somewhat limited but that’s not to say there aren’t any available. For the more discerning collector, there is currently for sale a
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