Cartoonist Tells What It's Like To Own a Tesla Model S
14 May 2014, 08:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Being a cartoonist isn't just a means to an end like most other jobs out there. It involves a 24/7 obsession for drawing, an escapist nature and a slightly different view on reality. So what ha...
Porsche Cayman GT4 Spied Racing towards Production
13 May 2014, 11:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / With each new generation of Porsches, people like to draw the conclusion that the 911 has grown mature, that it now offers just the right mix. Well, being good enough on your own is not...sufficient...
Tesla Model S Comes in China With a License Plate Worth 15K
13 May 2014, 08:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Believe it or not, the Chinese government will offer every Tesla Model S buyer from Shanghai a free license plate, which is worth a whopping $15,000 at current exchange rates. In order to combat ...
Clarkson Says the 2014 Lexus CT is Rubbish
12 May 2014, 14:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Lexus is the automaker responsible for creating the car that Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson fancies the most - the LFA supercar. But the same automaker is responsible for creating the one that he ...
Fiat 500e Recalled for Power Inverter Module Fault
11 May 2014, 09:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Chrysler Group announced that 4,141 electric Cinquecentos may suffer from power loss or even short circuit due to a design flaw in the PIM. This is the second time the Stateside-only Fiat 500...
Almost 700K Ford Escape and C-Max Hybrid Vehicles Recalled Over Separate Issues
11 May 2014, 09:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though it's been launched just two years ago, the Escape CUV has been subjected to an alarming number of recalls concerning overheating, engine compartment fire, as well as a sticky brake ...
Porsche Working on 700 HP Hybrid 911 and Panamera: 2017 Plan
8 May 2014, 13:18 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now that Ferrari has revealed its future plans, we’d like to hear the same from others. Well, it appears Porsche is next on the list of the automotive industry crystal ball reveals. Zuffenhaus...
Future Porsche Cayman GT4: Mid-Engined Dream
8 May 2014, 13:18 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Earlier today, we discussed Porsche’s hybridized, exuberant 2017 plan and we’re here to focus on a particular aspect. The upcoming uber-Cayman, a mid-engined delight that tentatively nam...
Ferrari to Build More Hybrids, But Not Until Battery Technology Evolves
5 May 2014, 13:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now that the LaFerrari madness is starting to fade away, it is time to talk about the place petrol-electric powerplants occupy in the Prancing Horse world. Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa recently made it...
Wireless Charging for Electric Vehicles Explained
2 May 2014, 11:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Since the early days of the 20th century, the internal combustion engine and electricity progressively became two of the most important comfort features aiding life as we know it today. By the time ...
UK Government Encourages EV Drivers Once Again
30 Apr 2014, 14:30 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Thanks to a new state-funded five-year investment programme worth £500 million, British motorists in the market for eco-friendly electric cars will benefit from the same £5,000 incentive...
Better Electric Motors to Arrive? Scientists Discovered New Magnetic Properties in Iron
29 Apr 2014, 18:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have discovered rare-earth-like magnetic properties in iron under some special circumstances, which might spare the industry of using s...
Should You Get a Hybrid or a Non Hybrid Midsize Sedan?
29 Apr 2014, 16:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Top-shelf midsize sedans have become quite expensive in recent years, mainly because they pack a lot more technology. Sensors that keep you in your lane, reversing cameras, satellite radio and more ...
Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid Now Available In R-Design Guise
24 Apr 2014, 12:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Scandinavian automobile manufacturer Volvo announced today that customers can now customize the V60 Plug-in Hybrid with the special R-Design exterior and interior trim package. Accounting as one ...
AMG CEO Confirms Hybrid Cars Are in The Pipeline
18 Apr 2014, 18:43 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / It was bound to happen sooner or later, but this is the first time that an official actually confirms the inevitability of hybrid powertrains in AMG cars, with the information coming straight from A...
Toyota Experiment Shows How Hybrids Will Relief Traffic Stress
17 Apr 2014, 16:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Driving through today busy city traffic can be a real pain in the back... Too many cars on the streets, inattentive drivers, many stoplights, intersections where you need to give way to an endless r...
Mercedes-Benz Has Smarter Hybrid Drive Systems
17 Apr 2014, 12:38 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Normally, pretty much every hybrid car out there could be tagged as having an intelligent hybrid drive system, as they all need micro-processors to calculate a number of extra equations compared to ...
Porsche Offers Us a 918 Spyder POV Hot Lap
15 Apr 2014, 10:00 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Porsche must’ve thought about all those fans who dream about their 918 Spyder but will never get behind its wheel, with the automotive producer now offering us a POV video showing the 918 Spyd...
BRD Rumored to Develop 2WD Hybrid Military Motorcycle
14 Apr 2014, 15:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / While we’re still waiting for the RedShift, we might get to see another bike being developed by BRD, but this time it’s going to be pure “unobtainium”. BRD is likely to recei...
Toyota TS040 Officially Hitting the Track This Weekend
14 Apr 2014, 14:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / After over 25,000 km of testing , Toyota Racing is ready to hit the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in its newly-developed TS040 Hybrid this weekend at Silverstone. New regulations ma...