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2012 Mercedes S Class to get plug-in Hybrid

January 4, 2010 By Cars UK

The 2012 Mercedes S Class will offer a plug-in Hybrid option offering electric-only running and 80+ mpg I know, if you read here regularly you know this isn’t exactly news. We reported on the Mercedes S500 Plug-in Hybrid back in September and expressed some surprise at the claims Mercedes were making for the Plug-in. But the […]

Filed Under: Mercedes News Tagged With: Eco Car, Mercedes Electric Car, Mercedes Hybrid

Mercedes S500 Hybrid Frankfurt reveal

September 16, 2009 By Cars UK

Mercedes has revealed the S500 Hybrid – a plug-in with a 3.5 V6 which offers 73.5 mpg. It’s becoming very clear that Mercedes – that maker of cars still perceived as for the Plutocrat – is starting to make a pretty good show of acquiring a ‘Green Halo’. It’s recently revealed the B-Class F-Cell Hydrogen […]

Filed Under: Frankfurt 2009, Mercedes News Tagged With: Eco Car, Mercedes Electric Car, Mercedes Hybrid

Mercedes Vision S500 plug-in Hybrid Concept at Frankfurt

September 9, 2009 By Cars UK

Mercedes are said to be bringing a plug-in hybrid S Class to Frankfurt – the Mercedes Vision S500 Hybrid. Update: Mercedes has now confirmed our S500 Hybrid story and we have images of the S500 hybrid at the bottom of the page Blimey, we thought that Mercedes has done all they were going to do […]

Filed Under: Frankfurt 2009, Mercedes News Tagged With: Eco Car, Electric Cars, Mercedes Electric Car, Mercedes Hybrid

Lotus Electric City Car Revealed

July 18, 2009 By Cars UK

There’s been a fair bit of speculation that Lotus will produce an electric version of the Elise. After all, Lotus are a very innovative company and they already produce the running gear for the Tesla Roadster. And it seemed likely that Lotus would produce a Lotus Evora Electric after Lotus boss Mike Kimberley revealed back […]

Filed Under: Lotus News, Proton News Tagged With: Eco Car, Electric Cars

New Toyota iQ3 launched

June 19, 2009 By Cars UK

The Toyota iQ3 (known as the iQ cubed) is Toyota’s Smart Car competitor. And until now it didn’t exactly get up and go (although I suppose that’s not really the point of a little city car like this) but Toyota has now improved things significantly by introducing the Toyota iQ3. The Toyota iQ3 gets Toyota’s […]

Filed Under: Toyota News Tagged With: City Car, Eco Car

Volvo S40 DRIVe – Green Car of the Year

June 9, 2009 By Cars UK

You have to admire Volvo. The abused and unloved adopted child of Ford, they are still managing to produce cars the buying public wants (and working on ground-breaking projects – like the Volvo plug-in hybrid for 2012), and receiving accolades and plaudits in to the bargain. The latest trinket to come Volvo’s way is ‘Green […]

Filed Under: Volvo News Tagged With: Eco Car, Green Car of the Year, Stop Start, Stop-Start Technology

Honda Insight – the worst car in the world!

May 18, 2009 By Cars UK

Not actually our words, we admit. But they are the words of Jeremy Clarkson, who has just done a review of the Honda Insight in his Times Online column. Do we agree? No. But only because Jeremy has done what Jeremy always does – exaggerate hugely for effect. But his points are valid, and concur […]

Filed Under: Honda News, Toyota Prius Tagged With: Eco Car, Electric Cars, Hybrid Cars, Hydrogen Cars, Jeremy Clarkson

Fiat launches the Eco-Drive Challenge

March 17, 2009 By Cars UK

Fiat are on something of a roll at the moment. Having made actual profits in 2008 (a rarity in itself in this climate) and subsequently taking a big stake in Chrysler (which with the state Chysler is in at the moment really means Fiat is in charge), they are up there with Audi as an […]

Filed Under: Fiat News Tagged With: Eco Car

Smart fortwo Edition Limited Three

February 26, 2009 By Cars UK

Mercedes has had stick in the past for playing with its ‘Toy Car’, the Smart. What was a quality maker like Mercedes doing involved with a car the size of the boot on an S Class Mercedes and named after a watch maker (the name stands for Swatch Mercedes Art)? Don’t get me wrong; there […]

Filed Under: Geneva 2009, Smart News Tagged With: Eco Car

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