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  • BMW ActiveHybrid 5 Concept

    BMW is set to launch a hybrid version of its 5-Series sedan, the production version of the ActiveHybrid 5 concept, later this year, but according to a new report the automaker is also working on an all-electric model based on the same platform. According to a report out of the Beijing Youth Daily, BMW will team up with its Chinese partner Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. to develop a new electric vehicle based on the 5-Series platform. BMW and Brilliance are tied in a joint-venture, which currently builds the 5-Series sedan, as well as the long-wheelbase variant, in Shenyang, a city...

  • 2011 Dodge Challenger 392 HEMI
    Hey, Vince, A Dodge Charger or Challenger Hybrid Is Simple!

    In the recently-released film The Dilemma, Vince Vaughn's character, Ronny Valentine, and his best friend Nick (played by Kevin James), run an automotive supplier business that has to create a "sound-alike" system for hybrid-powered muscle cars. Using a 2011 Dodge Charger as the guinea pig, the duo...

  • 2011 Chrysler 300
    Chrysler 300 Hybrid Coming In 2013

    It’s official. Chrysler plans to launch a gasoline-electric hybrid version of its latest generation 300 sedan, the information revealed by company CEO Sergio Marchionne at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show last week. It will be fitted with an eight-speed automatic transmission and will be on sale in...

  • 2011 Lexus CT 200h configurator
    Play Around With The 2011 Lexus CT 200h’s New Configurator

    Earlier today we saw news of a configurator for the Bugatti Veyron supercar and its Grand Sport open-top sibling, and on a separate note we also found out that pricing for the new 2011 Lexus CT 200h will start at $29,995 (including delivery) when the luxury hybrid hatch goes on sale early next...

  • 2010 Volkswagen Taxi Concept
    Report: Volkswagen Considering Production Of Electric Up Taxi Concept

    Over the past 12 months or so Volkswagen has unveiled three all-electric taxi concept vehicles based around its Up small car platform. These included the previous Berlin and Milano Taxi concepts, and now this new London Taxi. While the cars themselves are nothing to rave about, the possibility that...

  • Brabus Tesla Roadster Sport Green Package
    Brabus Unveils New Tesla Roadster Sport Green Package

    The German nutters at Brabus were the first to the scene with a tuned EV when they brought out the Brabus Tesla Roadster at the Essen Motor Show in 2008. Now they're following up with a new package for the Roadster Sport, complete with pre-paid electrcity for at home or on-the-go charging. That's...

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt

    Ahh, the beauty of time-lapse video. The technology allows us to see the construction of the new 2011 Chevrolet Volt, from beginning to end, in less than two minutes, from when the first few pieces of metal and welded together to the point where the cars are driven off the production line. The action takes place at GM’s Hamtramck assembly plant in Detroit where production of the Volt is now in full swing. First deliveries of the car aren’t scheduled to start until later this month but you can get our full driving impressions in John Voelcker's extensive report by clicking here...

  • Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL
    Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell B-Class Leasing At $850 Per Month

    So you want to be a trendsetter in green luxury, but don't want to ditch the Mercedes star for a Tesla or a half-hearted Lexus hybrid? Mercedes-Benz has your answer, provided you've got $850 a month to spend and you're one of the lucky 70 chosen to lease the new 2011 B-Class F-Cell. That's right...

  • Audi solar powered EV charging station
    Audi Demonstrates Solar Powered Charging Stations For EVs

    Electric vehicle backers love to tout the fact that the so-called green vehicles don’t produce any emissions and don’t rely on dirty fossil fuels dug up out of the ground, but at the end of the day their electrical energy has to come from somewhere--and more often than not it comes from...

  •  2010 Mercedes-Benz Biome Concept
    Mercedes-Benz Planning New Ecological Mid-Engine Supercar?

    BMW is working on a brand new plug-in hybrid sports car based on its Vision EfficientDynamics concept car for launch in 2013, around the same time Mercedes-Benz plans to launch an all-electric version of its SLS gullwing sports car. However, this is just the start of the battle for ecological...

  • BMW prototype based on Vision EfficientDynamics concept
    Video: BMW Engineer Juergen Greil Talks About The Vision EfficientDynamics

    In the latest episode of the BMW Unscripted series we have one of the automaker’s top engineers, Juergen Greil, giving insight into the development process and the general feeling towards the Vision EfficientDynamics green supercar concept, a vehicle that’s due for sale in 2013. Hearing...

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt test drive, Michigan, October 2010
    2011 Chevrolet Volt Snags Green Car Of The Year Title In LA

    Though we pegged the 2012 Nissan Leaf as our winner for the best green car out there, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt has been named the 2011 Green Car of the Year at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show today. The Green Car of the Year award is a title awarded by the Green Car Journal at the Los Angeles event...

  • 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid

    The new Sonata Hybrid has been getting most of the limelight in the Hyundai-Kia family but Kia has a few bright spots in the pipeline that will certainly be making their mark when it comes to production time. Just this month we saw a concept version of a potential Kia Forte hybrid vehicle and now we have news of a gasoline-electric version of the new Optima sedan. Unveiled today at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, the new 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid is the South Korean automaker’s next big step into the high-tech hybrid world. Created primarily with the U.S. market in mind, the vehicle...

  • 2011 Nissan Ellure Concept
    2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2010 Nissan Ellure Concept

    Nissan is rolling out a new sedan concept at this week’s 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, building on the automaker’s long tradition of sedan design that includes numerous generations of Maximas, Altimas and Sentras. The new concept is the Nissan Ellure, an expressive design that points the...

  • 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco Quick Drive and Live Photos
    2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2011 Cruze Eco Live Photos, Quick Drive

    We took the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco sedan out for a spin in Los Angeles today, just a few blocks from the convention center where the show will open its doors tomorrow. Along with the brief stint behind the wheel, we snagged a few images. Here's the quick take. It's a real car. If you're worried...

  • Buick eAssist Hybrid Technology
    New eAssist Mild-Hybrid Technology Debuting On 2012 Buick LaCrosse

    The new Buick Lacrosse and Regal have made waves with their attractive design and overall build quality since their arrival in showrooms, but soon they’ll also be recognized for stellar fuel economy. General Motors is bringing back its mild hybrid technology next year, beginning with the 2012...

  • McLaren MP4-12C supercar
    McLaren MP4-12C Is Greener Than A Hybrid (Per Horsepower)

    It's no secret that getting a lot of power out of a small package is a solid recipe for efficiency--just as Honda about four-cylinders, or BMW about inline sixes--but a 600-horsepower supercar being more efficient than a hybrid? That's got to be a special case, right? Well, yes and no. The very...

  • BMW ActiveHybrid
    BMW To Develop New Front-Wheel Drive Hybrids With PSA Peugeot Citroen

    Until now, BMW’s hybrid technology has only been applied in its upper range models like the 5- and 7-Series ActiveHybrid sedans and the X6 crossover, the latter of which is billed as the world’s most powerful hybrid vehicle. However, the automaker’s future generation of hybrids...

  • Fisker Karma configurator

    Fisker has launched a dedicated website for its new Karma plug-in hybrid luxury sedan that includes a number of interesting features to keep potential customers and the curious interested in the car until its arrival in showrooms early next year. The site showcases the design and engineering elements what went into creating the svelte new Karma, and includes a configuration tool to build up your own personal car exactly to your own liking. It includes the current range of three models, starting with the basic Standard model and topping out with the Eco and Sport models. Different models are...

  • First factory-built Fisker Karma live photos
    Fisker Considering Issuing IPO To Fund Six Car Lineup

    Production of the Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid luxury sedan has just kicked off at the Valmet plant in Finland, with the first car off the line being shown recently at the 2010 Paris Auto Show, but there’s already talk about several other models in the pipeline and possibly an IPO issue...

  • 25,000th Porsche Panamera
    Porsche Testing Electric Panamera Prototype

    Electricity and high-performance cars may or may not mix, depending on your frame of reference, but whether you're a Tesla fan or a Formula 1 devotee, it's easy to agree that a hybrid or all-electric Porsche would be a welcome creation for sports car and EV fans alike. The famous sports car company...

  • 2010 Lotus Elite Concept
    2010 Paris Auto Show Coverage

    Concept cars, green cars, electric cars--new cars. It's all coming to the 2010 Paris Auto Show at the end of this month, and High Gear Media is gearing up to bring you wall-to-wall Paris coverage starting...now. The show opens tomorrow to the media, but we've already previewed some of the dozens of...

  • BMW Project i website
    Get All The Latest News On BMW Project i Via Dedicated Website

    In late 2007 BMW first announced plans to establish a new research division called ‘Project i’ whose task would be to develop a number of solutions for a vehicle designed for congested city motoring. The goal of Project i was never to exclusively develop one type of vehicle or another...

  • Teaser for Infiniti luxury EV due in 2013
    Infiniti Releases Teaser For Luxury Electric Vehicle Due In 2013

    Over the past decade Infiniti has been carefully forging a performance image for itself, developing cars with class leading powertrains and dynamics. With the company recently announcing plans for an electric vehicle--something commonly seen as environmentally friendly and completely lacking in the...

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