The new Volkswagen Golf GTE – a plug-in hybrid Golf – get its UK debut at the Gadget Show Live at Birmingham NEC on 9th April. The Volkswagen Golf GTE – which VW see as a plug-in hybrid Golf GTI – was revealed in February ahead of its debut at the Geneva Motor Show last […]
BMW i8 plug-in hybrid supercar is more economical than BMW thought
With the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid supercar about to go in to production, BMW has revealed their new £100k supercar is even more frugal than expected. [nggallery id=1638 template=customlinks] The production version of BMW’s plug-in hybrid supercar – the i8 – finally arrived at the Frankfurt Motor Show last year offering almost proper supercar price […]
VW Twin Up Hybrid Concept does 257mpg – debuts at LA & Tokyo
The VW Twin Up Concept – a hybrid version of the VW Up city car, will debut at the Los Angeles and Tokyo Motor Shows this month. [nggallery id=731 template=customlinks] The VW Twin Up is a concept Up! from VW featuring a hybrid powertrain and heading for both the Los Angeles and Tokyo Motor Shows […]
Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) starts European sales
The first Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) has gone in sale in Europe after production started in Japan in August. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV landed officially at the Paris Motor Show in 2012 – preceded by a number of concepts before Mistubishi was happy – as a plug-in hybrid from Mitsubishi. Mitsubishi had […]
Range Rover Hybrid completes Silk Trail Expedition to India (video)
A trio of Range Rover Hybrids has completed the 10,000 mile Silk Trail Expedition to India ahead of its public launch. [nggallery id=1620 template=customlinks] Land Rover has been busy for the last 53 days taking a trio of Range Rover Hybrids down the Silk Trail from Land Rover’s home in the Midlands to Tata’s home […]
BMW i8 production car revealed – costs £99,845: Frankfurt 2013
The hybrid BMW i8 supercar has been revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show and will cost £98,845 when it arrives in BMW’s UK showrooms. [nggallery id=1638 template=customlinks] The BMW i8 has finally arrived in production guise at the Frankfurt Motor show, neatly creating the top end of BMW’s new i-brand range after the BMW i3 […]
Range Rover Hybrid on the Silk Trail
The new Range Rover Hybrid – three of them – have now embarked on a trip down the Silk Trail to prove the new hybrid’s robustness. [nggallery id=1620 template=customlinks] The new Range Rover Hybrid (and the Range Rover Sport Hybrid too) are heading for a reveal at the Frankfurt Motor Show in a week or so, […]
BMW Concept5 X5 eDrive revealed. It’s a plug-in Hybrid X5
The BMW Concept X5 eDrive has been revealed ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show as a plug-in hybrid SUV offering 74.3mpg. [nggallery id=1609 template=customlinks] The arrival of the BMW Concept X5 eDrive ahead of its debut at Frankfurt next month doesn’t preview and immediate addition to the X5 range of a plug-in hybrid, but it does show […]
New Infiniti Q50 starts at £27,950 for the Q50 2.2d
The new Infiniti Q50 – the car that was the Infiniti G – will cost from £27,950 for the 2.2 litre diesel, rising to £40,000 for the Q50 hybrid. [nggallery id=1359 template=customlinks] Infiniti are hanging their future sales on a name change that sounds like a James Bond reference – with all Infiniti models now […]
Jaguar C-X75 Hybrid Supercar back in the spotlight
Despite being cancelled as a production car, the Jaguar C-X75 Hybrid Supercar is back in the news with new photos from Jaguar and Autocar given seat time. [nggallery id=1549 template=customlinks] A few days ago we heard that the hybrid underpinnings of the canned Jaguar C-X75 were going to find their way in to the F-Type […]