Electric Cars
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Hyundai's extended-range electric concept, the i-oniq, makes its public debut at this week's Geneva Motor Show.
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Morgan Plus E Live Photos: 2012 Geneva Motor Show
Normally, electric cars look futuristic. Normally, they don't have a five-speed manual gearbox. And normally, electric cars are about economy, rather than fun. Morgan isn't the sort of company to do things normally. As such, the small English sports car maker has unveiled the Plus E at Geneva - a...
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2013 Nissan GT-R, France Requires Breathalyzers, Aventador Crash: Today's Car News
Our man Kurt has driven the 2013 Nissan GT-R and offered up his impressions of the experience, plus photos of the revised Godzilla, for your enjoyment. France has instituted a law that will make breathalyzers mandatory in all cars by July 1--but we question its effectiveness for a variety of...
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Mitsubishi i-MiEV Guns For Pikes Peak Electric Record
Some may bemoan the fact that the famous Pikes Peak hillclimb in Colorado is now a paved course, but it's opened up the hill to more vehicles than ever before. That now includes electric cars--which is why, this July 8, Mitsubishi is fielding a race-prepared version of its 'i' urban electric car...
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Hyundai Reveals i-oniq Electric Concept Ahead Of Geneva Show
Hyundai will introduce the next evolution of its "fluidic sculpture" design, in shooting brake form, at next week's Geneva Motor Show.
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Audi Announces A3 e-tron Electric Car Trials For U.S.
A small fleet of all-electric A3 e-tron prototypes will soon be driving across some major U.S. cities, with Audi announcing this week its latest e-tron pilot program. Audi made the announcement yesterday at the TED2012 conference in Long Beach, California, where the automaker was presenting its...
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French website Automoto has come across Infiniti's patent drawings for its upcoming Emerge-E extended-range electric vehicle.
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BMW Teases Its i3 And i8 Electric Cars: Video
With both the i3 and i8 still a year away from production, BMW is doing what it can to keep the cars fresh in the eyes of prospective buyers.
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2013 SRT Viper, Geneva Leaks, Tesla Bricked: Car News Headlines
Wondering what the 2013 SRT Viper looks like? Can't wait for the official unveiling? We got an early look at the car--maybe--by way of a Hot Wheels car, also shown ahead of schedule. The Geneva Motor Show is less than two weeks away, and the pace of the leaks is picking up: both the 2013 Audi A3...
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New Bugatti Veyron, Death Of The Manual, 2013 Lexus ES: Today's Car News
Bugatti has taken the wraps off yet another special version of the Grand Sport, this time called the Vitesse. At 1,200 horsepower, wrapped into a slick-looking roadster form, it's certainly not something we'd kick out of our garage. A Porsche engineer has predicted the death of the manual...
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2012 Rinspeed Dock+Go Concept Revealed In Full
It wouldn’t be the Geneva Motor Show without some weird and whacky concept from Rinspeed, and thankfully 2012 won’t disappoint on the weird factor as this preview look at Rinspeed’s new Dock+Go concept confirms. Best known for its construction of oddball but impressive concepts...
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Tesla And Mercedes-Benz To Collaborate On Third Model
Tesla and Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, have been in close ties ever since Daimler bought a stake in the Californian electric car company. As part of its purchase deal of Tesla’s stock, Daimler would receive batteries and the technical expertise needed to bring an electric car...
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BMW is now just one year away from the start of production of its i8 plug-in hybrid supercar. And today we have an exclusive spy video of a prototype as it completes some cold weather testing near the Arctic Circle. This prototype is the most advanced we’ve seen yet and includes many of the details that we expect to feature on the production 2014 i8 landing in showrooms late next year. If you watch carefully at the start of the video, you’ll notice one BMW tester open the driver’s door, revealing a swiveling door that’s hinged at the A-pillar. This is the same design...
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BAE, Lola Electric Race Car Tests 'Structural Batteries'
When you design a race car, you're always looking to save weight. Minimizing some components, using high-tech materials for others and applying clever engineering can all result in a race car that's lighter, stiffer and ultimately quicker than the next guy's. The same applies even for electric...
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Launch Of Second-Gen Tesla Roadster Pushed Back To 2015
The Tesla Roadster was forced to bow out of the market last year due to Lotus choosing to end production of its own Elise and Exige sports cars, with which the Tesla shared a platform. While this is bad news for electric sports car fans, Tesla is promising to build a successor though it won’t...
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Morgan Planning Plus E Electric Roadster With Manual Gearbox For Geneva
The classic style and modern performance combination of the typical Morgan might seem like an odd platform to launch an electric vehicle, but that's exactly what the company plans for the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. It'll even have a manual gearbox. That won't be the electric Morgan's only nod to the...
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Tesla Model X Unveiled: Electric Luxury Crossover With Wings
Sharing parts between models is a common practice in the auto industry, though it can be taken too far--just ask the "old" General Motors. But in Tesla's case, sharing 60 percent of the parts between the Model S and Model X makes great sense. As a startup, sharing parts between models means more...
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V12 Zagato, Cruze Wagon, 2014 BMW i3: Car News Headlines
The Chicago Auto Show continues today, but there hasn't been a whole lot to get excited about. Fortunately, there are lots of other things happening around the web. Aston Martin's V12 Zagato finally reaches its production version, though it still looks a whole lot like the concept--which is a very...
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Fisker, the startup company behind the Karma hybrid luxury sedan and the upcoming Nina electric car, has been forced to stop work on its new plant because of failure to meet milestones required by the Department of Energy in its loan contract. The 2013 Cadillac ATS continues to impress with a new video detailing its performance sound--but whether it will be able to keep pace with the likes of Audi, Mercedes, BMW, and Lexus will have to wait until we get our hands on one. Audi's next-generation $8 will keep its normally-aspirated V-8 and V-10 engines despite the supercar trend of going turbo...
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2012 BMW ActiveE: First Drive
If you’ve driven a Nissan Leaf, you’ll agree that while the near-instantaneous torque provided by its electric motor system from standstill can be intoxicating in itself at first, the Leaf is SO not a performance car. With soft, Prius-like dynamics and Prius-like looks, the Leaf appeals...
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2013 Smart ForTwo Preview
For 2013, the Smart ForTwo gets revised exterior styling and a new interior color choice.
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2013 SRT Viper, 2012 Model S, 2014 Dart SRT4: Car News Headlines
Today is a great day for performance vehicles. The 2013 SRT Viper has been teased--though it looks for all the world like a teaser of the existing Viper. Perhaps that's a good thing. The 2012 Tesla Model S is parading about in a new video. With luxury, style, and performance previously unseen in an...
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Tesla Drums Up Excitement For 2012 Model S With New Video
Yesterday Tesla offered us a glimpse of its third model, the Model X electric crossover, but before that vehicle goes on sale the long-awaited 2012 Model S electric sedan needs to be launched. Today Tesla released a new video featuring its chief designer Franz von Holzhausen and sales chief George...
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BMW Project i's next model to be i5 minivan?
In March of 2008 BMW first announced plans to establish a new research division called Project i, whose task would be to develop a number of solutions for a vehicle designed for congested city motoring. The goal of Project i was never to exclusively develop one type of vehicle, but rather a range...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran