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BMW i3 priced at £35,000 to go on sale in July [VIDEO]

Order books for the production version of the new BMW i3 ‘megacity’ vehicle will open at the very end of July, according to a BMW source. Due to arrive in showrooms at the tail end of October, the...

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Global Sales Of Toyota And Lexus Hybrids Exceed 5 Million

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) says cumulative global sales of its hybrid vehicles have topped five million units. The company said it took just 11 months to sell the latest million, bringing the...

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One-two victory for Audi R18 e-tron quattro at Silverstone WEC

Audi began the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in World Champion’s style. The two Audi R18 e-tron quattro cars dominated the Silverstone 6 Hours and deservingly clinched a one-two...

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Toyota Hybrid Racing Lock Out Front Row @ Silverstone [VIDEO]

TOYOTA Racing made the perfect start to its FIA World Endurance Championship season by taking first and second on the grid for the season-opening Six Hours of Silverstone. The #7 TS030 HYBRID of...

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Citroën DS Wild Rubis Plug-In Hybrid concept car unveiled

Today sees the unveiling of the DS Wild Rubis concept car, just a few days before the Shanghai Motor Show, where it will go on display, and after a discreet first appearance in France at the Cheval...

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Hybrids account for 20% of all Toyota sales in Europe

The growing popularity of green vehicles was hammered home again yesterday, as manufacturing giant Toyota reported a record 82 per cent increase in sales of its bellwether hybrid cars. The company...

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Meet the World’s fastest V8 powered Toyota Prius

It’s the World’s fastest Toyota Prius… Born out of Toyota’s promise to deliver a demonstration of its status as a world leader in the field of hybrid technology, it’s the second petrol-electric racer...

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Toyota Hybrid Racing Ready for Silverstone WEC Opener

TOYOTA Racing begins its first full season in the FIA World Endurance Championship at the Six Hours of Silverstone this weekend aiming to continue its race-winning form from 2012. Despite competing...

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Porsche Introduce Plug-in Hybrid Panamera

Porsche is introducing its first plug-in hybrid and two new extended wheelbase variants with the second generation of the Panamera. The new Panamera S E-Hybrid produces 416 total system horsepower...

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Subaru introduces XV Crosstrek Hybrid [VIDEO]

Subaru today unveiled the brand’s first-ever production hybrid vehicle, the Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid, at the 2013 New York International Auto Show at the Jacob K. Javits Center. Based on the...

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Record lap for Audi R18 e-tron quattro diesel hybrid

The Audi R18 e-tron quattro is causing a sensation on its first racing commitment in the United States. In qualifying for the 12-hour race at Sebring (Florida) both hybrid race cars from Audi Sport...

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Chevy Volt leads Plug-in EV Global Sales Race

GM's Chevrolet Volt and Toyota's plug-in Prius outsold Nissan's Leaf globally in 2012. Deliveries of the Volt more than tripled to 30,090 units in 2012, the top seller among vehicles that need to...

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Next Evolution Honda NSX Concept Debuts in Europe [VIDEO]

Honda presents the new Honda NSX Concept for the first time in Europe, highlighting the design and technology direction for the next-generation supercar. The dynamically-styled NSX Concept gives an...

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Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf Sales Expected to Increase in 2013

For the month of February, Chevy Volt sales were up almost 60 percent year-over-year, rising from 1,023 in February 2012 to 1,626 last month. Nissan’s figures weren’t as impressive in comparison, at...

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Audi diesel-electric plug-in hybrid hypercar under evaluation

Audi is poised to outline its plans to launch a Le Mans-inspired road car at the Frankfurt motor show in September. Audi technical chief Wolfgang Dürheimer said that the proposed Audi hypercar was...

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Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in parallel hybrid

Audi is working intently to electrify the drivetrain using plug-in hybrid technology. The brand with the four rings is showing the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. With 150 kW...

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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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