Peugeot 208 HYbrid Air Concept Revealed Ahead of Paris Debut
8 Sep 2014, 17:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Good news if you like frugal little French cars: Peugeot is going to unveil a new version of its cute supermini at the Paris Motor Show and it runs on air… literally. You guys are looking ...
Is This Rupert James in A Weird Toyota Commercial from Japan?
8 Sep 2014, 15:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new Toyota Harrier is one of our favorite forbidden fruit from the land of virtual girlfriends, drifting and super-fast bullet trains. This Japanese SUV is actually closely based on the Lexus RX...
Volkswagen Golf GTE Goes on Sale from 36,900 Euros: Hybrid Hot Hatch
5 Sep 2014, 13:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As if the Volkswagen Golf lineup of engines wasn't large and complicated enough, the German automaker has just launched another model in Germany. It's called the Golf GTE and at 36,900 eur...
Ford C-Max Facelift Spied
5 Sep 2014, 09:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As far as compact MPVs go, the Ford C-Max is one of the segment's best-selling models. The nameplate was introduced in the U.S. back in 2012 as a 2013 model year, but now is time for a facelift...
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Concept-S Teased Ahead of 2014 Paris Motor Show
4 Sep 2014, 09:17 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With only a month to go until the Paris Motor Show opens its doors, Mitsubishi teases us with a special version of the Outlander PHEV dubbed Concept-S. The design study's unveiling comes two ye...
Paris Will Get 600 Hybrid Buses in Strugle with Air Pollution
3 Sep 2014, 16:43 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / As the entire world is facing several environmental problems, crowded cities in Western Europe are also fighting with pollution. After deciding to reduce the number of cars allowed to run in Paris t...
Toyota Prius Plug-In Ad Mocking EV Owners, Shame on You
28 Aug 2014, 12:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You’ve probably found out by now that Toyota doesn’t see a future in all-electric vehicles. Simply because they are limited by the technology we have now, mainly the current lithium-ion ...
Lexus RX 450h Advance Comes With Extras in the UK
27 Aug 2014, 13:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / With the new NX coming to market now, Lexus is a bit afraid for its bigger RX loosing ground, reason for which it started to sweeten the pot a bit by adding more standard features to the Advance tri...
Volvo 3-Cylinder Engine Range Confirmed, Will Enter Production Later This Decade
25 Aug 2014, 09:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although the hottest Volvo-related subject these days is the upcoming world debut of the second-generation XC90 SUV, Volvo is also working on a three-cylinder powerplant. Expected to debut in 2016, ...
Spyshots: Hybrid Hyundai Prototypes Testing Together with Toyota Prius
21 Aug 2014, 10:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although hydrogen is the centerpiece of the South Korean manufacturer's eco-friendly adventures, Hyundai seems to try its hand with conventional hybrid technology as well, such as what one migh...
2015 Honda Accord Available for Order, Pricing Starts at $22,105 and Tops at $35,055
20 Aug 2014, 17:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Available in both sedan and coupe guise, the ninth-gen Honda Accord has been updated for the 2015 model year. The rejuvenated family gets multiple feature upgrades over the 2014 MY, with the least e...
Hybrid Technology Reaching to Garbage Trucks
19 Aug 2014, 16:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The standard combustion engine uses a lot of fuel to beat a standing car’s inertia and put it up to speed and doing this repeatedly over a short period of time results in wear as well as incre...
Saleen Foursixteen Tesla Model S Priced From $152k · Video
18 Aug 2014, 10:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / See that yummy Lizstick Red electric sedan in the photo above? That's the Saleen-tuned Tesla Model S, which was baptized by the specialty manufacturer as the Foursixteen. When all is said and d...
Cadillac ELR Isn't a Tesla Model S Rival, GM Exec Tells
17 Aug 2014, 15:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Remember the Cadillac ELR? Have you seen one on the road? Yeah, it's not a pretty common sight, chiefly because it has sold only 578 units in the first seven months of the current year. Moreove...
Tesla Model S 85 kWh Now Offered With Infinite Mile Warranty
17 Aug 2014, 14:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / My, how electric vehicles have come of age. Tesla Motors now announced that the drive unit warranty of the 85 kWh Model S has been increased to match that of the battery, translating to an 8-year/in...
Acura RLX Sport Hybrid Delayed by Technical Issue
14 Aug 2014, 21:13 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / When Acura introduce its all-new 2014 RLX last year, it had hoped that the RLX Hybrid would be on sale by this spring. Fast forward to August, and the hybrid version of Acura’s flagship sedan ...
Polestar Tunes the Volvo V60 D6 Plug-In Hybrid
14 Aug 2014, 15:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The bold crew over at Polestar would probably tune a moose if they had one. In this respect, the Volvo go-fast division’s latest efforts sees this injecting a bit of extra power into the... V6...
This First-Gen Honda Insight Does 71.4 MPG
14 Aug 2014, 12:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Honda is about to kill off the Insight and the CR-Z, both hybrid models selling poorly in the face of ever mode competitive conventionally powered cars. We were actually happy to see them go until w...
Ford & DTE Energy Join Forces to Build the Largest Solar Array in Michigan
14 Aug 2014, 09:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Funded by DTE Energy Co., this project is in fact the second time when the Blue Oval and the Michigan-based company teamed up to make an environmentally friendly statement in the state. These previo...
Tesla Model S Has "Its Share of Problems" According to Consumer Reports
12 Aug 2014, 12:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Less than two weeks ago, an American automotive publication published a long-term test, exposing the good and the bad sides of owning a Tesla Model S. As with any other hi-tech gizmo, the Model S is...