The BMW i8 hybrid supercar is so in demand – and so short in supply – it’s fetching premiums in the UK of up to 50,000 – a 50% premium. [nggallery id=1638 template=customlinks] The simple rules of a capitalist market is that supply and demand dictate price. Which is why BMW’s i8 hybrid supercar is […]
Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid gets Polestar upgrade
The Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid – Volvo’s BIK busting plug-in estate – can now had with an upgrade from Polestar which increases power and torque. The Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid is proving a big sales success for Volvo – and no wonder. The V60 Plug-in Hybrid takes the already very good Volvo V60 and plants a hybrid […]
Audi A3 Sportback e-tron price and specs – costs £34,950
The Audi A3 Sportback e-Tron plug-in hybrid goes on sale for £34,950 and comes with official economy of 176.6mpg. First deliveries Jan 2015. If governments are going to base car taxation on Co2 emissions, then car makers are going to build cars that ‘game’ the official tests. A perfect example of which is the new […]
First BMW i8 for US to be auctioned at Pebble Beach
The first BMW i8 – BMW’s hybrid supercar – for the US market is to be auctioned off at Gooding and Co’s sale at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The other end of the scale from BMW’s i3 City Car is the BMW i8 Supercar and, despite its modest 1.5 litre range-extender engine for […]
Volkswagen XL1 ‘Super’ Hybrid heading for the UK – costs £98,515
[nggallery id=1443 template=customlinks] Volkswagen XL1 – the world’s most efficient hybrid ‘supercar’ is heading for the UK, with VW pricing the XL1 at £98,515. Just 200 being built. VW announced a while back that their ‘super’ hybrid XL1 was going in to limited production, although they didn’t confirm a price for being super green. But […]
First BMW i8 Hybrids delivered to customers – complete with Laser Lights
The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid supercar has now started to arrive with customers, with the first i8s delivered to owners in Germany, complete with laser lights. [nggallery id=1638 template=customlinks] The new BMW i8 hybrid supercar was finally revealed in production guise at last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, and by the time it went in to […]
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV big dealer push – first UK cars being delivered
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV – Mitsubishi’s plug-in hybrid Outlander – gets a big dealer push this weekend as Mitsubishi tries to educate buyers. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, the plug-in hybrid Outlander, has been the subject of a big marketing campaign by Mitsubishi in recent weeks, and this weekend sees a big dealer push to educate buyers. But actually, […]
Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid – now with Volvo’s R-Design spec. Price from £51,675
[nggallery id=1842 template=customlinks] The Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid – Volvo’s very appealing 4WD ‘Green’ V60 – can now be had with the R-Design exterior and interior enhancements. The Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid is already selling at such a rate that Volvo can’t keep up with demand, and now they’re making it even more difficult for themselves […]
Range Rover Hybrid LWB debuts in Beijing
Land Rover has revealed the long wheelbase Range Rover Hybrid at the Beijing Motor Show, adding extra length to the Range Rover for a green limo. We’ve already seen the Range Rover Hybrid and the LWB Range Rover, but now we get the two together with the debut of the Range Rover Hybrid LWB at […]
New Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV plug-in hybrid goes on sale. Price from £28,249
The new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV – Mitsubishi’s new plug-in hybrid Outlander – is now on sale in the UK at prices from (after the £5k grant) of £28,249. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV arrived at the Paris Motor Show in 2012, and although it’s already available in Europe it’s only now going on sale in the […]