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With BMW having already announced to the world the creation of its new ‘i’ sub-brand, through which the Bavarians intend to market a line of stand-alone hybrid, range-extended and full-electric plug-in vehicles, the company is now concentrating on the development of the first cars to wear the i logo.
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- Bmw's Secret Concept Is A Diesel-electric Plug-in Hybrid Coupe, Fast As An M3, Frugal As A Prius
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- Volvo Introduces V70 Plug-in Electric-diesel Hybrid, Production Models Set For 2012
Swedish automaker Volvo has revealed plans to have a production plug-in diesel-electric hybrid model on the market as early as 2012. To help achieve its goal, Volvo has formed a joint partnership with Swedish energy supplier Vattenfall. The two companies...
- Vw To Unveil 69 Mpg Golf Tdi Diesel-hybrid Study In Geneva
Alongside the 2009 Scirocco Coupe, Volkswagen’s Geneva Show stand will also host the worldwide premiere of a diesel-hybrid study based on the latest generation Golf (Rabbit in the U.S.). According to VW’s Spartan press release, the Golf...
- Porsche To Build Hybrid Version Of Its Upcoming Panamera Sports Sedan
It’s a changing world; Porsche will not only enter the sports sedan market with the Panamera, but the four-door GT will also be offered in a hybrid version. The Panamera Hybrid will share its components with the Cayenne Hybrid prototype which was...
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BMW i8 Hybrid Sports Coupe Spied Testing on the Snow [with Videos]
With BMW having already announced to the world the creation of its new ‘i’ sub-brand, through which the Bavarians intend to market a line of stand-alone hybrid, range-extended and full-electric plug-in vehicles, the company is now concentrating on the development of the first cars to wear the i logo.
In this series of spy videos, we see the test driver sub-brand’s halo car, the i8 hybrid sports coupe, which is based on the 2009’s Vision Efficient Dynamics concept model, undergoing cold weather tests in Northern Europe.
Up until now, it was believed that the i8 would keep the concept model’s mechanical hardware with a 163HP 1.5-liter three-cylinder diesel engine located behind the back seats, and two electric motors, one positioned between the diesel engine and the six-speed double clutch transmission, and the other in the front of the vehicle.
Read more »- Audi Turns A3 Sedan Concept Into E-tron Study With A Plug-in Hybrid Powertrain
Audi has been trying to show off its green credentials for quite some time now with a variety of plug-in hybrid and pure electric concepts, all sporting the e-tron nameplate, such as the 2009 e-tron Concept Coupe, the 2010 A1 e-tron, and more recently,...
- Bmw's Secret Concept Is A Diesel-electric Plug-in Hybrid Coupe, Fast As An M3, Frugal As A Prius
We know that many of you are dying to learn about BMW's Vision EfficientDynamics sports car concept that's due to make its first public outing in Frankfurt so let's just say that here's the inside scoop. In a nutshell, it's a futuristic-looking,...
- Volvo Introduces V70 Plug-in Electric-diesel Hybrid, Production Models Set For 2012
Swedish automaker Volvo has revealed plans to have a production plug-in diesel-electric hybrid model on the market as early as 2012. To help achieve its goal, Volvo has formed a joint partnership with Swedish energy supplier Vattenfall. The two companies...
- Vw To Unveil 69 Mpg Golf Tdi Diesel-hybrid Study In Geneva
Alongside the 2009 Scirocco Coupe, Volkswagen’s Geneva Show stand will also host the worldwide premiere of a diesel-hybrid study based on the latest generation Golf (Rabbit in the U.S.). According to VW’s Spartan press release, the Golf...
- Porsche To Build Hybrid Version Of Its Upcoming Panamera Sports Sedan
It’s a changing world; Porsche will not only enter the sports sedan market with the Panamera, but the four-door GT will also be offered in a hybrid version. The Panamera Hybrid will share its components with the Cayenne Hybrid prototype which was...