Lotus Previews Proton Concept Car’s Hybrid Platform
The Proton hybrid concept car, a plug-in series hybrid developed in collaboration with Italian design firm Italdesign Giugiaro, will be using the chassis you see above. Designed and developed by Lotus Engineering, the advanced series hybrid drivetrain features Lotus‘ Range Extender engine, which will be debuting on the Proton since its introduction at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. Lotus …Read More
Kia Ray Concept Makes Official Debut In Chicago
Introduced at the Chicago Auto Show is the Kia Ray concept, a futuristic, four-seater plug-in hybrid that previews future Kia/Hyundai hybrids. Based on Kia Forte’s platform, the Ray showcases styling elements and hybrid technology that will eventually make it into production cars, beginning with the 2012 next-generation Kia Cee’d. The hybrid drivetrain consists of a …Read More
Jaguar Creates All-Electric XJ As Part Of Zero-Emissions Future
Jaguar has created an all-electric Jaguar XJ in accordance with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)’s vision for the future, which involves the major cities in the world introducing zero-emissions, zero-pollution zones and banning vehicles including hybrids with emissions. With financial assistance from the British government’s Technology Strategy Board, JLR is jointly developing the car with Lotus, the company contracted to produce the …Read More
Right-Hand-Drive Tesla Roadster Now Available In The UK
The right-hand-drive all-electric Tesla Roadster is now available for sale in the U.K., before a rollout across other right-hand-drive markets. The right-hand-drive version offers a new sound system and better noise-reduction materials compared to the left-hand-drive version. “The right-hand-drive model is our response to growing demand from high-performance car buyers in the U.K. who are also interested …Read More
Toyota Prius’ Brake Issue Adds To Toyota’s Headache
Toyota Prius, the most high-tech hybrid car to date, could be the latest Toyota to suffer from quality issues—this time with the regenerative brakes. Japan’s Transport Ministry has ordered Toyota to investigate 14 reports of momentary brake failure filed since the third-generation Prius went on sale in May. In the U.S., there are at least 136 complaints regarding the …Read More
Detroit Auto Show: Audi e-tron Detroit Concept Car Previews Upcoming R4
This is Audi’s e-tron Detroit Concept car, a close relative of the e-tron concept first showcased at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. However, the Detroit e-tron is smaller and lighter, and uses two electric motors instead of four to drive its rear axle, bringing about a 40/60 front/rear weight distribution favoured by Audi. There is 204 hp and 2650 Nm to …Read More
Tesla EV For The Masses Within The Next 5 Years
Detroit, a city synonymous with wheels, roaring engines and horsepower, is being quietly taken over by little cars stuffed with plenty of green technology that will supposedly help us destroy the world at a slower pace. With major automakers such as Toyota unveiling the FT-CH Compact Hybrid Concept, Honda with the CRZ-Sports Hybrid and Hyundai with the hybrid plug-in Blue-Will Concept at …Read More
Detroit Auto Show: Toyota FT-CH Compact Hybrid Concept
With Honda CR-Z hogging the limelight at the Detroit Auto Show, surely Toyota has something to show off too? Indeed, they do, unveiling a compact hybrid concept known as the FT-CH, a four-seater hatchback designed for urban commuting and targeted at a younger audience. As one of the models under the planned Prius family, FT-CH uses Prius’ platform and hybrid …Read More
Detroit Auto Show: Volkswagen New Compact Coupe Concept
Volkswagen has made public the New Compact Coupe (NCC) concept at the Detroit Auto Show. A coupe variant of the next-generation Jetta, NCC is only concept in name, as it appears almost production-ready outside and inside. To justify the price premium over the upcoming Jetta, NCC will be differentiated in terms of the front end design, widened tracks and …Read More
Detroit Auto Show: 2011 Honda CR-Z Sports Hybrid
The 2011 Honda CR-Z has been officially unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show. With the 2+2 CR-Z coupe-hatchback, Honda aims to introduce a sporty, fun-to-drive hybrid to a segment in which the current driver’s car is Toyota Prius. CR-Z is based on a shortened, widened version of Honda Insight’s platform, but features new spring and damper settings. Power comes …Read More
Full-Electric Volvo C30 To Debut At Detroit Auto Show
Volvo has announced plans to launch the full-electric C30 at next month’s Detroit Auto Show. It is an iteration of the C30 BEV prototype which first appeared at the recent Frankfurt Motor Show. While the C30 BEV was already drivable, the coming C30 will have enhanced battery packaging giving it a range of 150 km, in addition to a complete …Read More
Porsche Cayenne-Based CO2ncept-10% Is Cleaner, More Efficient By 10%
On display at the on-going ATZ/MTZ Congress in Germany is the CO2ncept-10%, basically a Porsche Cayenne V8 that has been modified to deliver, as its name suggests, 10.1% lower fuel intake and carbon dioxide emissions. The people responsible for this concept, the Schaeffler Group, managed that impressive 10% reduction mainly from engine modifications, which include measures such as the …Read More
Audi R8 e-Tron Coming In 2012; Electric Versions Limited To 1000 Units
First unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Audi R8 e-Tron electric supercar, to be known as R4 in production form, will head for production as soon as 2012. This is the second time that Audi has confirmed this news, this time to Autocar after talking to Autoweek in October. R4 will share a new …Read More
Proton Exora Hybrid Undergoing Testing In UK; To Be Mass Produced By 2011
Proton Exora hybrids do exist after all—and some of them would be coming to Malaysia by end December or early next year, according to Proton managing director Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin Tahir, who made known the news at the Thailand International Motor Expo, where Exora is launched for the Thai market. Developed in collaboration with Proton subsidiary Lotus and …Read More
General Motors Testing Noise-Emitting Device On Electric Chevrolet Volt
A hybrid’s lack of vehicle noise has been a problem all these while, with studies showing that, in certain situations, electric or hybrid vehicles are twice as likely to be involved in accidents with pedestrians, particularly the blind. Although not yet legally required to do so, General Motors is currently testing a noise-emitting device on the all-electric Chevrolet Volt. …Read More
Hybrid MR2 Speculated And Rendered By Japanese Mag
Rumors have been floating around the automotivesphere for months about Toyota rekindling the prospects of introducing a new, sporty lightweight coupe to rival Honda’s recently announced CR-Z hybrid sports coupe. No official words or any spy shots yet but a Japanese leading car magazine is claiming that Toyota will resurrect the MR2 as a hybrid model to rival Honda’s CR-Z coupe which is …Read More
The Dutch To Implement Pay-As-You-Drive Scheme
In an effort to combat peak hour traffic and reduce pollution, Netherlands has decided to put in place a pay-as-you-drive scheme that charges drivers a fee for every kilometre travelled. Using the GPS tracking system, which all vehicles will be mandatorily fitted with, the total distance driven by each vehicle will be recorded by an agency in charge of …Read More
Adaptive, Smart Traffic Light System The Way Forward, Says BMW
BMW has always been on the forefront of efficiency technologies. Via the EfficientDynamics concept, BMW aims to reduce fuel consumption and emission levels while providing driving pleasure which BMW has always stood for. But to BMW, adjusting a car’s parameters is not adequate; the surrounding in which the car is driven is of similar importance. Adaptive, smart traffic lights …Read More
Mazda Divulges Weight-Loss Secrets
With fuel economy now a headline number alongside power and speed, automakers worldwide are cracking their heads over how best to improve fuel efficiency without sacrificing drivability. Mazda is one of them. According to Robert Davis, Mazda U.S.’s senior vice president of product development and quality, Mazda engineers have found ways of shaving at least 100 kg off each model, starting with …Read More
Toyota Prius Wins Prestigious Japan Car Of The Year Award
In a sure sign of our go-“green” times, Toyota Prius has won the prestigious Japan Car of the Year award, edging out fellow hybrid Honda Insight. Japan has always been on the forefront of producing environmentally-friendly cars, and the trend is clear from the list of winners: Honda Fit won in 2007, Toyota iQ won in 2008, both of which are compact, clean …Read More
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