Fisker has announced today that its Karma plug-in hybrid luxury sedan will be on display at next week’s 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show and in doing so has made a not so subtle jab at GM by describing its car as the “first and only true electric vehicle with extended range”. You may...
Henrik Fisker’s promise to build the world’s first gasoline/electric hybrid luxury/performance car has been fulfilled. Fisker Automotive unveiled the first... October 4, 2010 by Lyndon Conrad Bell
First shown as a concept back in 2008, Fisker has finally rolled out the first factory-built version of its upcoming Karma plug-in hybrid luxury sedan at this week’s... October 1, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
California’s Fisker Automotive has already unveiled the production version of its Karma plug-in hybrid but at the 2010 Paris Auto Show this month the niche automaker... September 16, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Earlier this month BMW released a teaser video of a mysterious near-silent running 6-Series prototype and the smug remark “don’t blog about this”. Of... September 15, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
From the earliest days of development of the Voltec plug-in hybrid system underpinning the upcoming 2011 Chevrolet Volt, GM has been insistent that the fuel saving drivetrain... April 23, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
One of the most exciting cars from last 2009’s Detroit Auto Show was the Cadillac Converj Concept, which General Motors used to showcase its plug-in hybrid technology... March 15, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
When General Motors shut down Saturn late last year, it lost more than a quarter of its sales of hybrid vehicles. Saturn, with no V-8 models, full-size SUVs or pickups, was... March 10, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Mercedes-Benz is keeping its bets open on what will be the dominant powertrain of the future by simultaneously developing competing technologies as the electrification of the... March 9, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
The Hyundai Genesis Sedan, the recently-unveiled all-new Sonata, and the upcoming executive-class Equus are reshaping Hyundai's lineup from budget South Korean automaker to... March 3, 2010 by Nelson Ireson
Despite being one of the most performance-oriented auto brands in the business, Lotus also happens to be a leader when it comes to fuel-saving hybrid technology. Having... March 2, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Originally slated to go on sale last November, the all-new Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid luxury sedan will now go on sale in the third quarter of this year and in the lead up... March 1, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
The first prototype of the upcoming Opel Ampera--Europe's version of the Chevrolet Volt--today received its initial charge of electricity from a newly installed recharging... February 25, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Mercedes-Benz is in a process of reinventing its design language, going from the sharp edged and relatively boxy designs at present to a much more fluid form for its... February 21, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
With a stable full of fresh new production cars, Kia is planning a new design concept for the 2010 Chicago Auto Show, which kicks off next week. The Kia Ray plug-in hybrid... February 3, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Fans of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt have followed its development closely, and now that the car is in its final year of development the first near-complete prototypes are doing... January 15, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran