Hybrid
Aston Martin Rapide S Hydrogen Hybrid Completes First Zero-Emissions Lap
A new era has been ushered in with Aston Martin Rapide S Hydrogen Hybrid completing its first zero-emission lap in an international motor race at the Nurburgring. At the 41st ADAC Zurich Nurburgring 24 Hours race in Germany the Rapide S has achieved this success. The Aston Martin Rapide S is a large four-door saloon car powered by a twin turbocharged ...
Toyota Auris Hybrid New Variant Boasts Less CO2 Emissions
It has been only a few months since the Toyota Auris Hybrid hit the European roads. But the car maker is showing off some enthusiastic figures on its first quarter sales board for 2013. Sales were 27 percent up in the Americas and 31 percent in the UK region. In a short span of time, Toyota has done some face-lift on ...
Renault Closer Building High Performance Electric Hybrid Vehicle
Renault is reportedly considering the manufacture of a high-performance green vehicle. The Renault Group which develops, designs, manufactures and sells environment-friendly vehicles under three brands has been a die-hard supporter of electric vehicles. The new high performance green car is likely to take several years, though. As stated by Francis Champod, Renault Sport motorsport technical manager, the company will not be ...
Range Rover Hybrid Set for Frankfurt Debut
The Range Rover Hybrid will be making its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The concept of Range Rover hybrid drivetrain was previewed two years ago when the Range E made its run at the Geneva Motor Show. We also get to know that the Range Rover Sport will also be arriving by the year-end. Stuart Frith, chief program engineer for ...
BMW i8 Hybrid Supercar Not to Get an M Version
BMW enthusiasts are counting on their favorite automotive company to drive out the new i8 hybrid supercar next year. Many were pretty sure that the BMW i8 would be getting an M version as well. But the German automotive manufacturer has confirmed that there wouldn’t be an M version to come after the i8 hybrid. Early speculations led some to believe ...
Volvo to Launch Hybrid Supermini When it Gets a Suitable Partner
Volvo is ready to start on a supermini provided it can find a suitable partner who would be able to share a conducive platform that makes use of an electric or hybrid powertrain. The Swedish company is looking to deliver a better and affordable alternative that would fulfil the supermini segment. Lex Kerssemakers, Volvo’s head of product planning, said that they ...
Audi R18 E-tron Quattro Long Tailed Prototype Tested for Le Mans
Audi R18 E-tron Quattro’s third prototype for the Le Mans tracks is designed with low downforce and sports a long-tail body. In short, it is aerodynamically modified from the older two versions. Going by the manufacturer’s words, the rear extension aka “long tail” is optimized for performance in high-speed Le Mans tracks. The third version will make a 6 hour run ...
Majority of Hybrid Vehicle Owners Well-heeled, Says Research
The automotive market scene holds a very small cluster of hybrid vehicles, compared with fuel drinkers. Some value them between one and two, and that’s the approximate percentage of hybrids among the whole running vehicles around the world. Figures are not big to include these eco-friendly vehicles in the complete commercial circle. But it’s not a worse-case scenario. The depicted number ...
Hybrid Car Sales Up 32% in the First Two Months of 2013
Hybrid sales increased up to 32 percent in the first two months of 2013, compared with the figures during the same period of 2012, according to Autodata Corp. The market share for all hybrids has grown to four percent. According to an analyst at Gartner Inc. this could double by the end of 2020. What makes people so inclined towards hybrid ...
Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid Likely for New York Show
Subaru is increasingly leaning towards green car concepts of late. The automaker has announced the brand's first-ever production hybrid vehicle, the Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid and the vehicle will be showcased at the upcoming New York Auto Show. The XV Crosstrek Hybrid is expected to have a hybrid system paired to the manufacturer's Symmetrical All-Wheel drive. In addition to the 2014 XV ...
