Volkswagen's latest eye-catching creation, the ultra-efficient diesel-hybrid XL1, debuted at the Qatar Auto Show, immediately garnering attention both for its looks and its specs. But according to German publication Automobilwoche
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The car rounds out the company's electrification plan
Ford has been talking for months about its plan to bring five electrified vehicles to market by 2013. The last remaining mystery about that lineup -- a plug-in hybrid whose name, shape, or size were long unknown
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Testing the Goods: The Chevrolet Volt
The pitch: Can an electric powered car be just as much fun to drive as a regular one?
A lot has been written about the new Chevrolet Volt, which was just recently named the 2011 Motor Trend Car of the Year® -
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Amphibious cars aren't for everyone, but if you happen to be in the market for a car that runs on both land and water AND you prefer your mode of transit in canary yellow AND you have $777,000 in a PayPal account, Rick Dobbertin's HydroCar is available on eBay
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The six-wheeled Covini C6W is heading to production
The Covini C6W, from Italian maker Covini Engineering, has been in the works for 32 years. It has lots of nice racing parts--a 4.2-liter Audi V8, a fiberglass/carbon fiber body over a tubular steel frame, 434 horsepower,
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An account of driving the XJ. Get ready to get jealous
The 2011 Jaguar XJ has gotten a lot of attention for its looks: the elegant, curvaceous lines that Ian Callum brought to the car in this much-needed,
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Nissan has produced a quick, fun-to-drive, technologically sophisticated pure-electric car. But inevitably, limited driving range makes it a daily commuter, not a road-tripper
The Nissan Leaf is the first of its kind: a truly mass-market battery-electric car. Starting
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Think your car runs like crap? A sewage utility in Bristol, UK, has converted a Volkswagen Beetle to run on human waste. The Bio-Bug
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Never mind running on electricity -- cars of the future will be so helpful, they'll spray us with vitamins and make sure we never forget another anniversary.
That's the future envisioned by the people at Nissan, who announced
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When the Chevy Volt concept first materialised a few years back, there were a lot of questions surrounding America's first mass-market electric car. While answers to most of those questions dribbled out over the last few years, GM remained mum on one critical aspect:
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Think your car runs like crap? A sewage utility in Bristol, UK, has converted a Volkswagen Beetle to run on human waste. The Bio-Bug
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In just over a decade, the car industry in China has exploded. As of November 2009, China is the largest automobile market in the world, combining active partnerships with established foreign brands with a thriving, developing domestic market.
China's seemingly
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The car rounds out the company's electrification plan
Ford has been talking for months about its plan to bring five electrified vehicles to market by 2013. The last remaining mystery about that lineup -- a plug-in hybrid whose name, shape, or size were long unknown
Read more...
The six-wheeled Covini C6W is heading to production
The Covini C6W, from Italian maker Covini Engineering, has been in the works for 32 years. It has lots of nice racing parts--a 4.2-liter Audi V8, a fiberglass/carbon fiber body over a tubular steel frame, 434 horsepower,
Read more...
Volkswagen's latest eye-catching creation, the ultra-efficient diesel-hybrid XL1, debuted at the Qatar Auto Show, immediately garnering attention both for its looks and its specs. But according to German publication Automobilwoche
Read more...
A smaller but surprisingly less depressing North American Auto Show features a shaken industry seeking a fresh start
The 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit was quieter, smaller and shorter than in years' past. But it was not, however, depressing,
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Never mind running on electricity -- cars of the future will be so helpful, they'll spray us with vitamins and make sure we never forget another anniversary.
That's the future envisioned by the people at Nissan, who announced
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Hybrid and even all-electric sports cars have become the rage as of late, but how many of them can recharge their lithium-ion battery in as little time as a pit stop at the gas station? Meet Finland's electric RaceAbout, an all-electric sports car that has its sights set on the $10 million
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Smart systems that help figure out when to charge electric cars at home and avoid overloading utility power generators have gotten a boost from a new deal signed by Ford and Microsoft. A smart system will first be loaded onto the all-electric Ford Focus, slated to roll
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A retooled Nissan factory is expected to create up to 1,300 jobs in the U.S.
Nissan can officially start its engines for its all-electric car, Leaf. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has
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Think your car runs like crap? A sewage utility in Bristol, UK, has converted a Volkswagen Beetle to run on human waste. The Bio-Bug
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A smaller but surprisingly less depressing North American Auto Show features a shaken industry seeking a fresh start
The 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit was quieter, smaller and shorter than in years' past. But it was not, however, depressing,
Read more...
With Porsche, you sometimes can't parse the new from the old. It's a company known for evolutionary
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Smart systems that help figure out when to charge electric cars at home and avoid overloading utility power generators have gotten a boost from a new deal signed by Ford and Microsoft. A smart system will first be loaded onto the all-electric Ford Focus, slated to roll
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Also looking for new staff when the current mob fail to return from test drive
Today Nissan will let the eagerly awaited GT-R loose on Eastern Creek. It will be in the hands of ex-F1 driver and Nissan test driver Toshio Suzuki as well as a bunch of F1 driver wannabe
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Hybrid and even all-electric sports cars have become the rage as of late, but how many of them can recharge their lithium-ion battery in as little time as a pit stop at the gas station? Meet Finland's electric RaceAbout, an all-electric sports car that has its sights set on the $10 million
Read more...
In just over a decade, the car industry in China has exploded. As of November 2009, China is the largest automobile market in the world, combining active partnerships with established foreign brands with a thriving, developing domestic market.
China's seemingly
Read more...
When the Chevy Volt concept first materialised a few years back, there were a lot of questions surrounding America's first mass-market electric car. While answers to most of those questions dribbled out over the last few years, GM remained mum on one critical aspect:
Read more...
Never mind running on electricity -- cars of the future will be so helpful, they'll spray us with vitamins and make sure we never forget another anniversary.
That's the future envisioned by the people at Nissan, who announced
Read more...
Nissan has produced a quick, fun-to-drive, technologically sophisticated pure-electric car. But inevitably, limited driving range makes it a daily commuter, not a road-tripper
The Nissan Leaf is the first of its kind: a truly mass-market battery-electric car. Starting
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