Porsche CEO Confirms Panamera Plug-In Hybrid & Coupe Are Possibilities
25 Feb 2011, 13:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Last year, we reported that Porsche was looking to create a connection between it and sister-company Bentley. As part of this plan, the automaker wanted to make better use of the Panamera platform, ...
2012 Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid Heads to Geneva
27 Jan 2011, 10:33 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The forthcoming auto show in Geneva is poised to be the center stage of the automotive world this March, as all major manufacturers plan to sweep us of our feet with all sorts of goodies. For instan...
GM Pondering Cadillac Plug-in Hybrid
19 Dec 2010, 17:32 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Cadillac is developing a plug-in hybrid vehicle that will use the same range-extender technology as the Chevrolet Volt, according to media reports from Detroit, cited by just-auto. As reported, GM w...
Toyota Prius Qualifies for £5,000 Government Grant
14 Dec 2010, 08:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota’s efforts to bring the Prius Plug-in Hybrid to the mass market have just received some important help from the British government. The Department for Transport and the Office for Low Em...
Toyota Reveals Plans For a Green Future
20 Nov 2010, 13:26 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Toyota announced its plans to release a range of greener vehicles. Among them are 11 new conventional hybrids and a plug-in hybrid based on the current Prius. Toyota claims that one of the hybrids, ...
Fisker Karma to Debut in North America at LA Show
12 Nov 2010, 11:42 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Fisker Automotive announced that the first factory-built Karma plug-in hybrid electric vehicle will make its North American debut at the upcoming Los Angeles International Auto Show starting Novembe...
Kia Ray Hybrid Unveiled in Chicago
11 Feb 2010, 14:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / South Korean manufacturer Kia unveiled today in Chicago the Ray Plug-in Hybrid, a concept based on which the company's first production hybrid will be based later this year. The Ray ushers the ...
Toyota Prius to Be Launched in india
8 Jan 2010, 11:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese carmaker Toyota debuted this week its Prius hybrid on the Indian market. Despite a somewhat low sales expectations (some 200 units are believed to be sold this year), Toyota says India is w...
Volvo's DRIVe Towards Zero
28 Sep 2009, 06:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This punchline was chosen by Swedish manufacturer Volvo to represent its alternative vehicle development program. As the name says, the goal of DRIVe Towards Zero is to create a fleet of vehicles wh...
Coulomb ChargePoint Stations Available in Amsterdam
28 May 2009, 10:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The race for the development of charging infrastructures for the future electric vehicles and plug-ins to roam the streets has entered a new lap this week, as the city of Amsterdam will become the f...
Fisker Karma Makes Retail Debut in San Jose
19 May 2009, 07:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Fisker will debut its plug-in hybrid sports car, the Karma, at the company's Fisker Silicon Valley retailer, in San Jose, California, in preparation for the future marketing of the car in the r...
Fisker Automotive Gets $85M for Financing Karma
7 Apr 2009, 08:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Fisker Automotive, a Fisker Coachbuild and Quantum Technologies joint venture established in 2007, announced yesterday it has reached agreements to receive an additional $85 million funding for the ...
Hyundai BLUE-WILL Comes to the US in 2012
2 Apr 2009, 15:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first Hyundai made plug-in is planned to reach the United States in late 2012, as a main competitor to the soon to arrive Chevrolet Volt and the Toyota Prius, Autonews reported. The US plug-in w...