Rolls-Royce: No Electric Phantom
13 Mar 2012, 16:16 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now, one year after Roll-Royce introduced the 102EX Electric Phantom concept at the Geneva Motor Show, company CEO Torsten Muller-Otvos makes it clear that the carmaker won’t build a productio...
2012 Toyota Prius C Gets Plenty of Strange Commercials
13 Mar 2012, 12:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The young people have spoken, and they want a cheap, simple hybrid with a bit of technology to keep them connected. And the Prius C, which has just been launched in the US, comes to the rescue. As s...
Ford Focus Electric Gets Access to California HOV Lanes and Extra Tax Incentives
13 Mar 2012, 10:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford now has a good news for the Focus Electric: after the company recently revealed the the green compact received a combined cycle EPA rating of 105 MPGe, the carmaker now tells us that those who ...
Lexus GS 450h Promo Video
12 Mar 2012, 13:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Lexus wants to convince customers that the words “hybrid” and “performance” belong in the same sentence with a sedan and thus has introduced the 2013 GS 450h. Now the company...
Toyota Yaris Hybrid Promo Video
9 Mar 2012, 10:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Finally, the European car industry is moving toward actual green cars that make a bit of sense, not ones that are purely gimmicks. We have the Yaris Hybrid here, which together with the Prius C stan...
Renault Zoe Electric Hatch Revealed in Geneva: Specs Are Amazing
7 Mar 2012, 09:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Most people think that cars that save fuel and emit less greenhouse gasses are green, but Renault seems to be under the impression they are actually blue, because that’s the color they have be...
Geneva 2012: Volkswagen Polo BlueGT · Live Photos
7 Mar 2012, 09:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / VW introduced the Polo BlueGT at the Geneva Motor Show, with the vehicle mixing a certain level of performance with an eco attitude and being slotted just under the range-topping GTI. The vehicle...
Morgan Electric Plus E Concept Debuts in Geneva
6 Mar 2012, 12:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Can you have a wooden chassis and an electric engine inside the same car? Well, if you ask Morgan, the answer is going to be positive. The British carmaker has revealed the Plus E concept at the Gen...
Volkswagen Polo BlueGT: Eco Warm Hatch
6 Mar 2012, 10:51 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / VW used the Geneva Motor Show today to bring us the Polo BlueGT, a vehicle that mixes a warm hatch with an eco-focused character, being the first VW model to use cylinder deactivation. Under the ...
2012 Car of the Year in Europe: Opel Ampera / Chevy Volt
5 Mar 2012, 17:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Opel Ampera and the car it’s actually based on, the Chevrolet Volt have won the 2012 European Car of the Year Award, defeating competition from the VW Up! citycar and Ford Focus, which cam...
Audi R18 e-tron quattro Promo Video
5 Mar 2012, 16:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now that Audi has played the Le Mans game using both petrol and diesel power, the company wanted to switch to a hybrid scheme for this year and thus it’s bringing us the R18 e-tron quattro. ...
Volkswagen Cross Coupe TDI Plug-In Hybrid Concept Ready for Geneva
5 Mar 2012, 10:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The automotive world’s niches are expanding further and further and automotive producers want to take full advantage of this, with the latest example in the field being the VW Cross Coupe Conc...
Chevy Volt Production Stopped Due to Stockpile
5 Mar 2012, 08:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / First the lack of adequate supply was to blame, an then the dealers supposedly didn’t have a show car that interested buyers could check out. We’ve heard them all about the Chevy Volt an...
Green Cars and Politicians
4 Mar 2012, 22:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Complicated and expensive, cars are ideal status symbols for men. And when you’re the leader of all men in your little corner of the world, the temptation to stroke your ego and change cars ma...
Ford Focus Electric EPA Rating: 105 MPGe and 76-Mile Range
2 Mar 2012, 18:34 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Ford Focus Electric has now received its EPA rating and things are looking great for the green compact, as its 105 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) and 76 mile range make it the most efficient...
Nissan Leaf Order Books Open in All 50 States
1 Mar 2012, 16:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The first day of spring is an important one for the Nissan Leaf, as the electric vehicle is now available for order in all 50 US states. This is the vehicle’s final launch stage, with Nissan a...
2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Pikes Peak Prototype Announced
1 Mar 2012, 14:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The gauntlet has been laid last year, when a production Nissan LEAF was the first car to bag a Pikes Peak Production Class Trophy. With the exception of the added safety cage and tires specially de...
Audi Hybrid Race Car Unveiled in Munich
1 Mar 2012, 13:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you’re a Peugeot or Toyota racing fan, look away, because we’re going to show a video of the new Audi R18 e-tron quattro, a hybrid race car for this year’s endurance series. Of ...
Production Renault Zoe Spotted. Coming to Geneva
1 Mar 2012, 09:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / At the 2010 Paris Motor Show, French carmaker Renault unveiled a whole bunch of electric concept cars, previewing their vision of electric mobility. With the exception of the Twizy, the all looked p...
Spyshots: Renault Zoe Electric Supermini
28 Feb 2012, 16:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / At the 2010 Paris Motor Show, French carmaker introduced us to its vision of the future, which was a range of electric cars sized from tiny to relatively big. The most practical proposition they had...