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The announcement may be little more than bluster, however, aimed at meeting political burdens more than technological challenges.
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BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept Live At Frankfurt
One of the most over-the-top concepts in Frankfurt from eye-level.
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Gallery: Audi R8 e-Tron And Spyder Live From Frankfurt
The new electric e-Tron concept has the looks to take on its stunning Spyder cousin depite lacking a V-10 powerplant.
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Electric Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coming In 2013
Mercedes has confirmed today that the SLS AMG with electric drive will go on sale in 2013.
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Fisker Karma Scores 67 mpg SAE Rating
The plug-in hybrid luxury sports car is about 33% more efficient than the Prius according to the SAE.
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Audi USA President Explains Chevy Volt 'Idiots' Comment
De Nysschen isn't against electric cars in general, just against the way the Chevy Volt does it.
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The site features a seemingly unrelated collection of factoids and videos on electricity behaving badly.
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Video: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept
The radical new concept gets explained in detail in this new video.
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Tesla Releases New On-Road Shots of 2012 Model S
The new photos give another perspective on the sleek and stylish Model S electric sedan.
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Tesla Picks Palo Alto For New Powertrain Facility
Tesla will use the facility to build powertrains for its own cars as well as several other automakers.
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Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid Makes Public Driving Debut At Laguna Seca
The Pebble Beach Concours was the Karma's coming out party, and the vehicle got to stretch its legs at the legendary Laguna Seca circuit.
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2011 Chevrolet Volt Expects 230mpg EPA City Rating
The fuel-sipping extended range EV gets even better numbers than most expected.
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Tales of the financial success of a carmaker are rare enough these days, much less tales of an upstart electric vehicle maker. But according to Tesla's latest news, the company has reached profitability against all odds. Fulfilling a promise made back in June, the company's claims of profitability come on the back of strong sales in July, realizing $1 million in earnings on $20 million in revenue. The profitability came, as expected, from the bigger margin of the new Roadster 2 (not to be confused with the more powerful Roadster Sport pictured here). Shipping 109 vehicles in July drove income...
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Nissan lifts the covers off Leaf electric car
There's the Tesla Roadster and several three-wheeled electric vehicles for sale, but so far getting a purely electric-powered car to production with a standard car's features at a price the general public can afford has eluded the industry. Until the Nissan LEAF, that is. Or at least that's the...
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Sneak peek of Nissan's electric vehicle hitting U.S. and Japan in 2010
Nissan is getting ready to release its first electric vehicle for the U.S. and Japanese markets in 2010, and to help butter up potential customers the automaker has provided us with some details on its new electric vehicle platform. Additionally, Nissan has developed a new for the upcoming electric...
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Preview: Mercedes Benz SLS AMG ‘Gullwing’
The successor to the Mercedes Benz SL Gullwing (and replacement for the SLR) has been spotted in prototype form in and around Germany’s Nurburgring test circuit for several months now, but what only a select few knew is that the car is being developed completely in-house by Mercedes’...
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Abu Dhabi investment firm buys 4% of Tesla stake from Daimler
Tie-ups between traditionally European brands and Middle Eastern investment firms are becoming increasingly common. Aston Martin's primary shareholder is the Kuwaiti firm Investment Dar, and Porsche is currently hammering out a deal with Qatar, but now Abu Dhabi investment firm Aabar has purchased...
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More details on Mercedes’ all-electric SLS gullwing
Not only is the horsepower war not over - contrary to AMG's own declaration last year - the latest reports say it has moved into a whole new range of armaments: electric vehicles. The latest development is a possible all-electric powertrain for the 2011 Mercedes Benz SLS AMG, which is expected to...
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While big brand automakers like Toyota and General Motors are still more than a year away from launching their respective plug-in hybrid vehicles, small start-ups such as California's Fisker Automotive intends on having its own plug-in hybrid on sale this November. The company today took a step closer to production reality of its Karma plug-in hybrid luxury saloon by signing a $10.2 million deal with Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. to supply the car's advanced plug-in hybrid system. The deal calls for Quantum to supply its advanced Q-Drive powertrain for the Karma as well as...
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Right-hand-drive Tesla Roadster coming next year
Just a few weeks ago Tesla got a new lease on life with a $465 million U.S. Department of Energy loan to build the infrastructure it needs for the mass-production of the Model S luxury-electric sedan. Soon after that the company announced plans to grow its brand overseas while also opening its...
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Porsche hints at electric 911
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 an all-electric Porsche 911 would be a welcome creation. Porsche's Wolfgang Durheimer recently discussed the issue, but...
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House passes bill to double DOE fuel-efficient vehicle fund to $50 billion
Former president Bush signed the $25 billion Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program into life last year, but for the past 8 months, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has sat on the money, carefully evaluating applications to see which companies would make the best use of the...
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GM pitching Volt as sporty, green alternative to Prius, Insight
At first glance, there's very little to differentiate the main contenders for your hybrid sedan dollar - the new Insight looks remarkably like the Prius. For that matter, so does the upcoming Chevrolet Volt. Aerodynamic necessity is a harsh master. But General Motors is planning to set the Volt...
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Tesla opens European flagship store in London
Just a few days ago Tesla got a new lease on life with a $465 million U.S. government loan to build the infrastructure it needs for the mass-production of the Model S luxury-electric sedan. Today, however, the company is focusing on growing its brand overseas with the grand opening of its first...
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