The annual MPG Marathon is now open for this year’s entries. Although there are many classes in the 14 year old event, those of particular interest to us here at AutoVolt are: Class 5: Passenger cars powered by hybrid drive systems Class 7: Passenger cars powered by range-extender hybrid drive systems Class 8: Fully electric […]
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Lexus is adding to it’s range of hybrids with the latest incarnation of the IS 300h. The new Executive Edition model features the same specification as the current Luxury model with the addition of leather upholstery and Lexus’ Navigation system. The new model’s price is from £29,995 OTR (on-the-road) and Lexus say it represents £3,390
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GECO has been designed to guide drivers on their urban trips, helping them to adopt more fuel-efficient and eco-friendly driving behaviours. Objective? To reduce fuel consumption without necessarily reducing average speed. Target: 10 to 15% fuel savings. By consuming less, drivers will spend less but they will also reduce their pollutant and CO2 emissions. How
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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announces that it will dispatch a team of technical support engineers for an Outlander PHEV entered in the T1.3 4×4 Electric class of the gruelling 2,200km FIA-certified Asia Cross Country Rally 2014 (AXCR) from August 9 through 15, to be run from Thailand to Cambodia. The Two & Four Motor Sports
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We’re very excited to announce that our all new magazine, dedicated to hybrid and electric vehicles, is almost upon us. After a successful year online to build both our reputation and knowledge, we are at the stage where we are ready to launch our first magazine. Available in both digital and print on demand formats,
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To an exited new eight owners, BMW have handed over the keys to their all new carbon-fibre hybrid sports car the i8. The significance of this car is that it redefines the possibilities of what a sports car can be, with a combination of both raw electric power combined with a small capacity 1.5 litre
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Fashion consultant, author and TV personality Gok Wan is all about electric this season, taking delivery of a cutting-edge Vauxhall Ampera extended-range electric vehicle. Gok who is well known for his Channel 4 series ‘How to Look Good Naked’ and his fashion range in Sainsbury’s, will now be driving the eco-friendly way from behind the
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DeltaWing Technologies Inc. have revealed how the groundbreaking DeltaWing® architecture – a highly aerodynamic and lightweight design currently competing in IMSA sports car road races in the form of the DeltaWing race car – could look as a street-legal, four-passenger car. The rendering depicts an exciting, aerodynamic car design that evokes motion, energy and speed
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The NX, Lexus’s first mid-size crossover, will arrive in the UK this October, initially in the form of the full hybrid NX 300h. Next year the range will grow to include the NX 200t, the first model to adopt Lexus’s new 2.0-litre petrol turbo engine. Sharply styled and offering true Lexus quality and refinement, the
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The Audi R18 e-tron quattro uses less fuel than any of its predecessors. In addition to the powertrain, aerodynamics makes a significant contribution to achieving excellent lap times with low fuel consumption. At round two of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Spa (Belgium), the second body version of the new Audi R18 e-tron
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