Ford has revealed a battery electric Ford Focus (BEV) at Franfurt which will be trialed in the New Year. Ford has revealed a battery electric Focus prototype at the Frankfurt Motor Show this week, firmly pointing the way Ford intends going to keep up with the current fad for battery electric cars. Ford are intent […]
Reva NXR and NXG Press Release
PRICE ANNOUNCED OF THE NEW REVA NXR – AN ELECTRIC CAR THAT CAN BE ORDERED TODAY Wednesday September 16th 2009. 63rd Frankfurt International Motor Show (Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung). Today sees the world launch of the REVA NXR (NeXt Reva), a new lithium-ion powered electric car from REVA Electric Car Company (REVA), which is scheduled to go […]
Reva NXR launched & Reva NXG revealed at Frankfurt
Reva has launched the Reva NXR – a four seat hatch – and revealed the Reva NXG – a two seat Targa – at Frankfurt. Reva made the G-Wiz. It sold, but it was the butt of many a joke. But that hasn’t put Reva off moving forward, and they’ve revealed a couple of far […]
New Lexus LS600 Hybrid launches at Frankfurt
Lexus has revealed the 2010 Lexus LS600h Hybrid at Frankfurt with styling changes and an ‘Eco’ mode. Most of the focus on Lexus at the Frankfurt Motor Show has been on the LF-Ch Hybrid, but Lexus has also revealed an updated LS600h at the show. The 2010 version of the LS600h gets a set of […]
Volvo C30 Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) revealed
Volvo has developed an electric C30 – the Volvo C30 BEV – for evaluation. Revealed is probably a bit strong as Volvo hasn’t actually rolled out a car for the world to see. But it is a plan – and internal evaluation, apparantly – of an electric Volvo C30. The Volvo C30 BEV is a […]
Lexus LF-Ch Hybrid Frankfurt reveal
Lexus has revealed the hybrid LF-Ch at Frankfurt. Lexus had a good old tease with the LF-Ch. A competitor for the BMW 1 Series and Audi A3, they trumpeted. A car that will grab a chunk of the ‘Young & Funky’ market place for Lexus, they proclaimed. And we expected a lot. A Hybrid – […]
Toyota Auris Hybrid – details
Toyota has released details of the Auris Hybrid HSD ahead of its debut at Frankfurt and release in 2010. Toyota’s busy putting out information on its Frankfurt launches. Earlier we had the Prius Plug-in Hybrid, and now we have more information on the new Toyota Auris Hybrid, which we first revealed back in June. The […]
Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid – details
The Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid will debut at Frankfurt before being leased out in 2010. With the Frankfurt Motor Show getting ever closer, car makers are revealing more detail on the cars they’re bringing to the show, and this morning we have more information the the plug-in version of the Toyota Prius. The principle difference […]
Jaguar XJ Limo Green Hybrid Concept
Jaguar has developed a hybrid XJ using the Lotus Range Extender Engine, offering 60 mpg and a range of 600 miles. A few days ago we reported on the Lotus Range Extender engine, which has been developed as part of the ‘Limo Green’ project, a collaboration between Lotus, Jaguar, Caparo and Mira. The very clever […]
Lexus LF-Ch Press Release
LEXUS PRESENTS THE LF-Ch CONCEPT World debut for new hybrid power compact concept car at Frankfurt KEY POINTS Concept proposing the first Lexus full hybrid for the European premium compact segment Advanced interior design with asymmetric dashboard and Remote Touch controls Blacked-out B-pillars and concealed rear door handles create the look of a pillarless coupé […]