Kia has revealed the Kia Ray Concept at the Chicago Motor Show, a plug-in hybrid with a 750 mile range and EV-only mode. A few weeks ago we reported on a tease from Kia of the Kia Ray Concept they were taking along to Detroit’s lower key motor show sibling – the Chicago Motor Show. […]
Better Place Electric Car visitor centre opens
Better Place – pioneers of battery swap technology for electric cars – have opened a visitor centre in Israel to demonstrate their system and its progress. Last October we wrote about a start-up company in Israel – Better Place – that had a new way forward for electric cars by taking the purchase of battery […]
BMW Vision EfficientDynamics WILL be the new BMW M1 – probably
A BMW Executive has revealed that the VISION EfficientDynamics Concept from the Frankfurt Motor Show will ‘Probably’ go in to production – as the BMW M1. After BMW revealed the Vision EfficeintDynamics Concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, the motoring press (Cars UK included) speculated on whether the Vison ED could become BMW’s […]
Lamborghini – lighter and quicker
Lamborghini has decided that it has reached the upper limit of horsepower with its cars and will in future concentrate on aerodynamics and weight saving. The horsepower wars are just about over. The Germans lead the way with ever bigger displacements and outputs, but the seriously misguided attempts by Governments around the world to penalise […]
Kia Ray Concept at Chicago Motor Show
Kia are to reveal a plug-in hybrid concept – the Kia Ray Concept – at the Chicago Motor Show next month. Yes, the Detroit Motor Show is only just about done, but waiting in the wings is the rather less fancy Chicago Motor Show (although they probably won’t thank us for describing it as such). […]
Toyota Prius G Sports Concept at Tokyo Auto Salon
Toyota has revealed the Prius G Sports Concept at the Tokyo Auto Salon, featuring a full bodykit but no extra power. Yesterday we reported on the Toyota FT-86 G Sport Concept which offered tweaks to both bodywork and performance and is a sneak preview of a G Sports range of cars Toyota are planning on […]
Toyota Plug-In Hybrid on sale in 2011
Toyota has revealed it will begin to sell Plug-In Hybrid cars in 2011, although not necessarily the Prius Plug-In. Back in September Toyota released details of the Plug-In Prius which – as you would have guessed from the name – adds a plug-in facility to the Prius to allow owners to charge the Prius’ batteries […]
Honda CR-Z Hybrid (2010/2011) Leaks
First pictures of the Honda CR-Z Hybrid have been leaked from a Japanese brochure. The CR-Z will launch in 2010. We saw the Honda CR-Z Hybrid at the Tokyo Motor Show a few months ago as what Honda called a concept. But it was clear that this new Hybrid Coupe from Honda was anything but […]
Toyota Prius – Top Gear City Car of the Year
The new Toyota Prius has been awarded the Top Gear City Car of the Year award. I’m not too sure how much input the Top Gear boys – Messrs Clarkson, Hammond and May – have in the judging of the Top Gear Awards. But we would have to guess precious little judging by the announcement that the Toyota Prius […]
Toyota Prius Estate in late 2010
It’s being reported that Toyota will launch a Prius Estate in late 2010 – and perhaps even a Prius SUV – featuring lithium ion batteries. We’ve believed for a long time that Toyota were going to extend the Prius brand, effectively creating a sub-brand for its hybrid cars. But the planned arrival of the Toyota […]