Porsche blew us away earlier this year with the 918 Spyder hybrid concept, followed up with the impressive 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car, and today confirmed it has built three electric prototypes based on the Boxster--and that it will "definitely" build electric sports cars in the future. Who says...
Audi's motorsports heritage is unquestionable--from rally to road racing, the four-ringed brand has proved its ability time and again. This time, Audi gets to add a new kind... July 14, 2010 by Nelson Ireson
Ahh, 1997. Titanic was breaking records, Final Fantasy VII was released, and Toyota had just started building the original RAV4 EV. While Kate and Leo's love story may never... July 12, 2010 by Nelson Ireson
To date, electric cars have largely been the golden children of the green movement. As sleek or stylish as they may be, they're often equally boring behind the wheel (the... July 8, 2010 by Nelson Ireson
We've seen the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell prototype, and we've heard Mercedes' promises that an all-electric version of the car will be on the road by 2013, but until... July 2, 2010 by Nelson Ireson
Plans for the electric version of the SLS AMG have been official since the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show, but now it looks like Mercedes-Benz has built a prototype. Painted in... June 22, 2010 by Nelson Ireson
Sneaking an 800-horsepower electric supercar onto the scene is a bit like sneaking an 800-pound gorilla into a dinner party. But that looks to be just what Bugatti has done... May 27, 2010 by Nelson Ireson
Super-streamlined, often three-wheeled and impeccably green, the cars battling it out at Michigan International Speedway for the Automotive X PRIZE win are chock full of... May 4, 2010 by Nelson Ireson
We've been following the Automotive X PRIZE for over a year now, and it's finally getting to the cars-on-course phase, pitting 28 teams against each other on the track to... April 26, 2010 by Nelson Ireson
Fisker's sleek and sporty Karma plug-in hybrid and its upcoming Project NINA got a shot in the arm late last week when the U.S. Department of Energy confirmed a $528.7... April 26, 2010 by Nelson Ireson
Getting a new vehicle startup off the ground is tough, and even tougher when you're trying to build all-electric, three-wheeled, futuristic bubble cars. Aptera knows this... April 14, 2010 by Nelson Ireson
Our spy photographers have captured these images of what appears to be a 1-Series hybrid that runs on hydrogen instead of gasoline, and possibly stores its electricity in the... April 12, 2010 by Nelson Ireson
It would be really easy to make fun of Leonardo DiCaprio. Heck, if nothing else, the guy was in Titanic, which, according to our extensive research, is the sole reason for... March 19, 2010 by Richard Read
Fans of Mercedes-Benz know that while the U.S. sees only midsize-and-up vehicles from the brand, it sells a full range of cars, including compacts, in Europe. But that may be... March 8, 2010 by Nelson Ireson
We've seen the Audi e-tron concept in its various guises over the past few auto shows, but this week’s 2010 Geneva Motor Show is hosting a design study for Audi's first... March 1, 2010 by Nelson Ireson
'Extreme' is a word that's bandied about all too easily in the realm of high-end supercars, but in the case of Koenigsegg it's simply the most accurate way to say it: their... February 22, 2010 by Nelson Ireson