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KORS Design imagines Fisker Karma S 'Sunset' Concept ahead of Detroit unveiling

Fisker's Karma plug-in hybrid sedan may be one of the most attractive designs to take electricity to four wheels, and it's soon to get a stablemate. The company released information today that they wi...

Aptera delays delivery until October

In March of last year, Aptera announced it had done all the development necessary to head to production, and that all it needed was to move into acquiring the right equipment and workforce to do so. S...

Protoscar releases teaser for Lampo electric roadster

Yet another small start-up company is planning to launch a compact electric roadster, the latest being Swiss design company Protoscar, which plans to unveil the new Lampo concept at this year’s Gene...

Americans flock to Mini E

In a sign that Americans may truly be ready to embrace electric vehicles, including living with any shortcomings and paying a significant price premium, demand for BMW’s Mini E electric vehicle has...

New production Honda Insight hybrid UK-version photos leaked

Even as fuel prices plummet to a fraction of their peak figures, carmakers are ramping up their hybrid production plans, and Honda is not to be left out. The Insight Hybrid will be Honda's first fully...

Ford to reveal future electric plans at Detroit Auto Show

Hot on the heels of news that Chrysler is planning to show a new all-electric sports car concept at next week’s Detroit Auto Show comes a new report that claims Ford is also planning to reveal its e...

Report: Chrysler to showcase four-seat electric Dodge coupe in Detroit

Back in September Chrysler showed its commitment to designing and marketing a range of electric and hybrid vehicles with the unveiling of a trio of concept vehicles, one for each of the Chrysler, Jeep...

Electric Porsche conversions available from Florida company

A company based in Florida has found itself an interesting niche in the automotive world - converting Porsche models into electric vehicles that combine sports car handling ability with the economy of...

Honda developing electric motorcycle for 2010

Honda announced today that it will be developing an electric-powered motorcycle, with sales of the bike expected to begin some time next year. The news will be pleasing for those of you who remember H...

Hybrid sales plummeting as fuel prices drop

The crumbling U.S. economy and the plummeting price of fuel are two of the major factors behind a sudden drop-off in sales of hybrid vehicles in the U.S. market, and the falling popularity of hybrids...

Lotus working on range-extending electric vehicle

Lotus is working on an electric sports car to battle the likes of Tesla's Roadster and Fisker's Karma. According to its CEO, Michael Kimberley, the company is already "working on the technologies that...

Report: Toyota secretly working on solar car

The Toyota Prius has spent a decade as the world's preferred hybrid, but now competition is arising from all quarters. A new plug-in version of the Prius is expected soon, but already Toyota is though...

Pininfarina exits contract building, focusing solely on electric vehicles

This year has been a hard one for a lot of people, companies and industries. It has been an especially tough one for Pininfarina, losing its CEO, Andrea Pininfarina, to a traffic accident in August. T...

Ginetta working on electric version of G50 sports car

With a half-century of car-building experience for both the road and track, the UK's Ginetta Cars is now setting its sights on a truly modern goal: a high-performance electric vehicle. Details on the...

Eaton reveals details for hydraulic hybrid system

Automotive parts supplier Eaton is best known for its forced induction systems, but now the company has unveiled details behind a product that it claims can improve fuel economy by "between 50 and 70%...

Teaser video for 2010 Toyota Prius

Toyota’s next-generation petrol-electric Prius hybrid is scheduled to make its world debut at the Detroit Auto Show in January, however new images of the car, plus this latest teaser video, have mad...

BYD plug-in hybrids delayed in non-Chinese markets until 2011

Chinese carmaker BYD has pushed back the expected release date for its plug-in hybrid vehicles destined for non-Chinese markets. The company’s chairman, Wang Chuanfu, stated that the original target...

Lexus confirms new HS250h dedicated hybrid sedan for Detroit Auto Show

Toyota confirmed today it is planning to unveil a concept version of a new dedicated hybrid vehicle for its Lexus brand at next month’s Detroit Auto Show. So far no official information on the car h...

Report: BMW X6 ActiveHybrid on sale by mid-2009

BMW first revealed that its X6 SUV would be available as a hybrid model when it rolled out the X6 ActiveHybrid concept vehicle at last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The car has since been spotted tes...

Ford Fusion Hybrid certified as most efficient mid-size car in America

Though it was slow to join the hybrid ranks, Ford has hit what appears to be a home run with its new Fusion Hybrid, rocketing to the top of the mid-size sedan fuel efficiency charts. Official certific...

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