We finally – after two years of waiting – get the gen on the new Peugeot RCZ, and it turns out there’s another story on the RCZ waiting in the wings – The Peugeot RCZ HYbrid4. But not just the Peugeot RCZ HYbrid4. The RCZ’s sibling – at least platform-wise – is the 3008. And […]
BMW ActiveHybrid X6 Press Release
Fascinating Efficiency: The BMW ActiveHybrid X6. BMW ActiveHybrid technology combines superior driving dynamics with equally superior efficiency pointing far into the future, brining together both of these qualities to offer a truly unique driving experience. The world’s first Sports Activity Coupé with full hybrid drive therefore capitalises on the options offered by combining the combustion […]
BMW ActiveHybrid 7 Series introduced
Just as with the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 we gave you details of earlier, we reported on the BMW Active Hybrid 7 Series a couple of weeks ago when it was announced that the car would be at Frankfurt. And as with the X6 ActiveHybrid, BMW has today release imnages and details of the 7 Series. […]
BMW ActiveHybrid X6 introduced
We reported a couple of weeks ago that the BMW X6 ActiveHybrid would be making an appearance at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, together with the BMW ActiveHybrid 7. But in the last few days leaked images have started to surface of both cars, so BMW has bitten the bullet and released details and […]
Nissan LEAF EV does 367mpg!
Well I’m glad it’s not just us who saw GM’s claims for the economy on the Chevy Volt at 230 mpg as stretching credulity. It seems the guys that run the NissanEV Twitter account were equally sceptical. So they’ve announced that they’ve worked out that the Nissan LEAF EV will do 367mpg! As we said, […]
Chevy Volt will do 230mpg
Yes, you read that right. In a press conference today GM has claimed that the Chevy Volt – when it finally turns up in late 2010 or more likely mid-2011 – will achive mileage equivalent to 230mpg. Some claim. How they’ve worked it out we don’t really know. Perhaps they plucked a figure out of […]
BMW X6 ActiveHybrid & BMW 7 Series ActiveHybrid at Frankfurt
BMW is trying to go ‘Green’ and has announced that production versions of both the BMW 7 Series ActiveHybrid and the BMW X6 ActiveHybrid will be at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. We reported that BMW would release a BMW 7 Series Hybrid back in May The Concepts for the ActiveHybrids were originally shown […]
Toyota Yaris Hybrid – made in France
Toyota already holds the lead in the fight by car makers to get us in to Hybrids. The new Toyota Prius is blitzing the sales charts in Japan, and selling well around the world. But Toyota aren’t sitting back and resting on their Prius laurels. They recently announced that the Toyota Auris Hybrid will be […]
Toyota Auris Hybrid – UK build confirmed
Back in June we reported that Toyota were planning to build a Hybrid version of the Toyota Auris here in the UK. Well, it’s nice to get things right from time to time, and this week Toyota has confirmed that our report was right. Toyota confirmed that the Toyota Auris Hybrid will be built here […]
Honda CR-Z Hybrid by 2010
Honda has been trying to play catch-up with big rivals Toyota in the Hybrid car game. Despite their publicly aired views that they believe the future to be in Hydrogen Fuel Cell cars, they know that there is a big momentum with petrol hybrids, and they don’t want to lose out. Honda’s first production Hybrid […]