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2013 Mitsubishi Concept CA-MiEV

The Concept CA-MiEV concept car gives an indication of the direction MMC (which launched its i-MiEV in 2009), believes EVs will take in the near future. The system is fitted with a 28 kWh Li-ion...

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Ferrari unveils fastest-ever electric hybrid supercar [VIDEO]

Ferrari has revealed its first ever hybrid at the 2013 Geneva motor show, and it's called LaFerrari. The new car is powered by a 950bhp petrol-electric hybrid drivetrain. It can accelerate from...

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Mitsubishi unveil 300 km Range CA-MiEV Concept

Mitsubishi has recently pulled the wraps off one of its latest creations, the CA-MiEV Concept, ahead of the model’s official debut scheduled for the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. According to the car...

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Volkswagen Unveils E-Co-Motion Delivery Van Concept

At next week's Geneva International Motor Show, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles will be showing a transporter concept vehicle: the e-Co-Motion. Despite its large cargo capacity it is compact and...

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Google: 90% of Cars Could be EVs and Hybrids By 2030

Electric, plug-in and hybrid vehicles could garner a collective 90 percent market share by 2030, and grid-scale electricity storage could actually increase emissions in the short term, according to...

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Toyota Prius Tops New Vehicle Sales in California for 2012

Toyota’s Prius-badged vehicles proved to be the most popular new vehicles with California drivers during the 2012 calendar year. According to R.L Polk, the Prius family cars (Prius Liftback, Prius...

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GM Plans To Boost Chevy Volt Production 20 Percent In 2013

General Motors is planning to build as many as 36,000 Chevrolet Volts and other plug-in hybrids for worldwide delivery this year, 20 percent more than in 2012. GM is planning to build 1,500 to...

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China Racing becomes second Formula E team

The FIA’s new electric racing formula is gathering speed with the launch today of the FIA Formula E Team China Racing. The new squad was officially proposed to the FIA as the second of ten teams set...

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Increased range & lower price for updated Nissan Leaf

With more than 50,000 examples on the globe's roads and two years of real-world zero-emissions experience behind it, the next chapter in the Nissan LEAF story is about to begin. It might look...

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Nissan Announce Electric LE MANS Racer For 2014

Nissan will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2014 with an innovative project that promises to continue the pioneering spirit of last year’s award-winning Nissan DeltaWing experimental...

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Mercedes Benz SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive [VIDEO]

Mercedes AMG have released another video of the SLS AMG Electric expected to hit the road in June 2013 With a power output of 392 kW (526 hp) and 880 N·m (649 lb-ft) of torque, the gullwing with...

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Bombardier to test electric buses that charge wirelessly

The regional operator Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH (RNV) is redefining e-mobility for public transport services of the future. During the “PRIMOVE Mannheim” research project, electric buses will...

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Dallara working on Formula E chassis

Dallara will work on the chassis for the new Formula E championship, the series has announced. The Italian firm will join forces with the series' technical operation Spark Racing Technology on the...

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Scientists increase lithium-sulfur battery lifetime by 10x

The world of rechargeable batteries is full of trade-offs. While lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are currently the most commercially successful, their low energy density doesn't allow for a long...

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