2013 will be remembered as the year of the hi-tech hybrid supercar: first LaFerrari, then McLaren P1 and now officially the Porsche 918 Spyder. We’ve heard many claimed figures and [...]
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Production-Ready Volkswagen XL1: Smaller Up! To Inherit Its Hybrid Tech
According to reports, Volkswagen has a production-ready XL1 plug-in diesel hybrid eco car and it will go on sale to the public. More than that, the incredible hybrid diesel plug-in [...]
Volkswagen Electric e-Golf Leaked
The emergence of an all-electric Volkswagen Golf may sound like a story to rival the Oscar Pistorius bail hearing, but the German carmaker has actually been teasing electric versions of [...]
Chevy Volt Excels In Owner-Satisfaction Index
Known as the Chevrolet Volt in the U.S. and the Vauxhall Ampera in the U.K. and Europe, the Volt/Ampera isn’t sold in South Africa, nor will it ever be, but [...]
Batteries Run Out: Fisker Karma Assembly Halted
Things continue to go from bad to worse for the electric-hybrid car-maker Fisker Automotive. After super storm Sandy flooded and short-circuited 16 Karma sedans last month, leading to a massive [...]
Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid Announced
Volkswagen has unveiled a hybrid version of its popular Jetta sedan at the 2012 L.A. Auto Show, which VW say is up to 20 percent more fuel efficient than a [...]
Chevy Spark EV Details
You would think that after the General Motors fiasco over the original EV1, which was documented in the Hollywood documentary, “Who killed the electric car?”, that the big American corporation [...]
Nissan LEAF EV Gets 2013 Updates
Nissan has updated the JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) LEAF electric vehicle for 2013. Nissan says the 2013 model has a better range; it weighs a bit less and sales will [...]
Super Storm Sandy Sinks 16 Fisker Karmas
Over a dozen Fisker Karmas have been damaged after storms from hurricane Sandy pummelled the Eastern Seaboard of the United States this week. An assembled batch of the electric plug-in [...]
Toyota Motorsports EV Breaks Nurburgring Record
The Nürburgring is a world famous showcase for manufacturers to gain bragging rights over their competitors when it comes to new road cars and prototype models. In August 2011, Toyota Motorsport [...]
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