Toyota FT-CH Dedicated Hybrid Concept

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A, Inc., today unveiled the FT-CH dedicated hybrid concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The FT-CH is a concept that would address Toyota’s stated strategy to offer a wider variety of conventional hybrid choices to its customers, as it begins to introduce plug-in hybrids (PHVs) [...]

BMW ActiveE Concept Revealed

The BMW Concept ActiveE is the BMW Group’s second vehicle after the MINI E to be developed. The aim is to test the use of electric drive for everyday purposes in a vehicle which offers the driving pleasure which is characteristic of BMW automobiles. Take your chance and be among the first to watch the [...]

eRUF Stormster EV Based on Porsche Cayenne

RUF Automobile GmbH, located in the small Bavarian town of Pfaffenhausen, the manufacturer of high performance automobiles, introduced the first electric sports car (eRUF) from Germany in October 2008.
During the Geneva Motor Show, in March 2009, RUF presented an evolution of the first eRUF, widely known as “Greenster”.
The eRUF family continues to grow with the [...]

Volkswagen Up! Lite Concept t

Volkswagen – Europe’s strongest automotive brand – is setting standards worldwide when it comes to efficiency with its clean high-tech TDI and TSI engines. Now this is being followed up by latest coup at the Los Angeles Auto Show (December 4 to 13): the world premiere of the Up! Lite A progressive, fuel efficient and [...]

Volkswagen presents world’s most eco-friendly one-make cup

ollowing the successful debut of the compressed natural gas-powered Scirocco GT24-CNG at the Nürburgring 24-hour race, Volkswagen is launching a one-make Bio-CNG-powered race series in 2010. With a CO 2 reduction of 80 per cent being achieved in combination with Bio-CNG, the Scirocco Cup will demonstrate that major innovative strides are still being made in [...]

Ford stuffs 400-hp EcoBoost motor in ‘34 Hot Rod

Hot rodders have always lived by the motto “There’s no replacement for displacement,” indicating that the more cubic inches an engine has, the better the resulting performance. Ford Powertrain and Detroit Street Rods are out to prove that thinking out-of-date with their EcoBoost™-powered ‘34 Ford hot rod.
To be introduced at this year’s Specialty Equipment Market [...]

GM Plants in Greater Flint Area Tool Up for 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and Volt

GM is investing more than $230 million in four greater Flint, Mich. plants to support production of the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and Volt
FLINT, Mich. – General Motors Company is investing more than $230 million in four GM plants in the greater Flint area to support the production of the fuel-efficient 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and Volt, [...]

Volkswagen MK VI Golf BlueMotion – 99 g/km of CO2

The second generation Golf BlueMotion is ready on the starting grid: with TDI, start-stop function and braking energy recovery, it is the top of its class. It is already available to buy in Germany from € 21,650.
The new Golf BlueMotion now comes with an optional package of various hi-tech components and applications which allows it [...]