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Toyota Prius C Hybrid Hatch US Pricing
Toyota Prius C Hybrid Hatch US Pricing

9 Feb 2012, 11:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota has a brand new subcompact hybrid hatchback called the Prius C. It’s making waves in Japan, and it will soon be enjoyed by US consumers as well. Starting this March, the model will be a...

 
Honda Fit EV Delivered to Google and Stanford University
Honda Fit EV Delivered to Google and Stanford University

9 Feb 2012, 10:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The wold might not be ready for EVs yet, but there are institutions and groups that want to say they were there when it happened. Joining the green revolution are Google and Stanford University, who...

 
AT&T Getting for 1,200 CNG Chevy Express Vans
AT&T Getting for 1,200 CNG Chevy Express Vans

2 Feb 2012, 16:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors has received their largest ever order for compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles, as the announced yesterday that AT&T will take delivery of 1,200 Chevrolet Express vans, all custo...

 
EV Maker Coda Finally Ready to Start Sales
EV Maker Coda Finally Ready to Start Sales

2 Feb 2012, 15:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Los Angeles’ EV upstart Coda has delayed the launch of their compact sedan for so many years that it’s already looking ancient. But the wait may finally be over, as The Detroit News repo...

 
First Renault Fluence Z.E. Delivered in UK
First Renault Fluence Z.E. Delivered in UK

1 Feb 2012, 15:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Renault has finally started delivering their Megan sedan with an electric motor, as we like to think of the Fluence Z.E., in the UK market. The first one was delivered to London’s largest eco-...

 
2012: The Year of Tesla Model S
2012: The Year of Tesla Model S

31 Jan 2012, 17:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Tesla is working overtime to give us its Model S electric sports sedan, with the company now approaching the point where the car will start being brought to the world. Now, the US automotive produce...

 
Nichio Maru: Nissan Introduces Eco Car Carrier
Nichio Maru: Nissan Introduces Eco Car Carrier

30 Jan 2012, 16:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan today unveiled the Nichio Maru, its energy efficient car carrier that will efficiently transport completed vehicles and parts on one of Japan’s main maritime shipping routes. So what ma...

 
Umberto Palermo Design Vitoria Concept Unveiled in Qatar
Umberto Palermo Design Vitoria Concept Unveiled in Qatar

30 Jan 2012, 14:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Appearing Qatar Motor Show between January 25-28 was the Vittoria supercar concept created by Umberto Palermo Design. We still don’t know what this car is really all about, but we can show you...

 
Honda CR-Z Label a Limited Edition Launched in Japan
Honda CR-Z Label a Limited Edition Launched in Japan

30 Jan 2012, 13:07 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Honda has launched a new limited edition of the CR-Z, with the vehicle wearing the “Label a” designation and only being destined for the Japanese Domestic Market. The vehicle comes dress...

 
Tesla Model X Crossover Teased
Tesla Model X Crossover Teased

30 Jan 2012, 12:53 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Tesla is almost ready to unveil the Model X crossover, with the vehicle scheduled to be shown to the public for the first time on February 9, and we can now see the first teaser of the vehicle. T...

 
Spyshots: BMW i3 Winter Testing
Spyshots: BMW i3 Winter Testing

30 Jan 2012, 10:16 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / BMW is taking advantage of the cold weather these days, testing the prototype version of the i3 electric vehicle with our spy photographers recently meeting the car in Munich. We'll remind you ...

 
BMW to Develop More i Green Cars
BMW to Develop More i Green Cars

27 Jan 2012, 16:39 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / BMW has strayed far, far away from its path in the the last few years: the company is heading towards ditching natural aspiration altogether, it has placed M badges on diesel vehicles and also annou...

 
Toyota Delivers 400,000th Hybrid in Europe
Toyota Delivers 400,000th Hybrid in Europe

26 Jan 2012, 18:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Toyota delivered its 400,000th hybrid on the European market today, continuing a story that started back in 2000 and has seen the company’s hybrid range receive two new generations of the Priu...

 
Ford Ecoboost Engine Production to Be Tripled in 2012
Ford Ecoboost Engine Production to Be Tripled in 2012

26 Jan 2012, 18:27 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The concept of downsizing has gathered more and more fans among automotive producers, with notions such as “direct petrol injection” and “turbocharging” gathering more attent...

 
Toyota NS4 Plug-In Hybrid Video
Toyota NS4 Plug-In Hybrid Video

26 Jan 2012, 17:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Toyota used the 2012 Detroit Motor Show to give the world a new hybrid development, in the form of the NS4 Advanced Plug-In Hybrid concept, a vehicle that used its complex shape and bold color to hi...

 
Fiat Criticized For Not Making EVs and Hybrids
Fiat Criticized For Not Making EVs and Hybrids

26 Jan 2012, 17:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Italian online publication Quattroruote has recently reported that Corrado Clini, the minister of the environment from the peninsula, has very publicly criticized Fiat for not investing in electric ...

 
Audi in the US: Diesel Performance, Hybrid Economy
Audi in the US: Diesel Performance, Hybrid Economy

26 Jan 2012, 16:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Last year, demand for hybrid models in the US dropped ever so slightly, while diesels finally started to appeal to the mass market, showing sales increases way ahead of the general trend. Now Audi f...

 
PG Elektrus: Carbon-Fiber Electric Lotus Elise
PG Elektrus: Carbon-Fiber Electric Lotus Elise

25 Jan 2012, 09:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Production of the Tesla Roadster might have ended, but it’s opened up a whole new market. This is the creation of a German company called PG, which has created another Lotus Elise-based electr...

 
2013 Honda Fit EV Deliveries Begin
2013 Honda Fit EV Deliveries Begin

24 Jan 2012, 13:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Honda has started deliveries of their affordable proposition for the electric market, as the first 2013 Fit EVs have been shifted to the city of Torrance in California yesterday. The move is meant t...

 
Infiniti M35h vs Porsche Panamera S Hybrid: Fastest Hybrid Race
Infiniti M35h vs Porsche Panamera S Hybrid: Fastest Hybrid Race

24 Jan 2012, 09:16 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Infinity has recently launched a teaser video that promissed us a drag race between the carmaker’s M35h and the Porsche Panamera S Hybrid, with the prize being the title of the world’s f...