Concept Cars
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If an electric Audi is good, then an electric Audi plus an electric Volkswagen plus an electric Porsche plus an electric Bentley must be better, yes? At least, that would seem to be the thinking at VW Group, which over the last six months has announced plans for the first three brands to launch all-electric cars in 2018 or later. Now comes a report that the group's luxury brand Bentley will join the crowd. DON'T MISS: Confirmed: Porsche Mission E Electric Car Will Be Built By 'End Of Decade' According to an article on the Australian site Drive.com, "A fully-electric Bentley will become part...
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Audi h-Tron Quattro Concept Swaps In Hydrogen Fuel Cell For e-Tron's Battery
Hot on the heels of the all-electric Audi e-Tron Quattro Concept it revealed last fall, VW Group's luxury brand Audi has released a second iteration of the same concept. This one still has all four wheels powered by electric motors, but the electricity to run them comes not from a large battery...
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Volkswagen Tiguan Plug-In Hybrid Concept Shown In Detroit
A second Volkswagen Tiguan plug-in hybrid concept was unveiled at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show.
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2016 Detroit Auto Show Preview: Green Car Concepts, Production Cars (UPDATED)
Detroit this coming week will be bitterly cold, and it's not looking too green either. Thus far, we know of just a handful of concept cars and new production models that could be described as green to be revealed or displayed at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show. And at least two of them debuted last week...
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Volkswagen’s Future Battery Packs, EV Platform: Development Details
The Volkswagen Budd-e Concept that was revealed at CES this week marks several firsts. While there are some radically different design and interface approaches (like expanded gesture controls), several of the most important firsts in the Budd-e concern what’s claimed underneath: an all-new...
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Volkswagen Microbus EV To Use 800V CCS Charging From Porsche?
Volkswagen has already received a lot of attention for the driving range claimed for its Budd-e all-electric van concept at CES—373 miles on a charge, based on the new European driving cycle, or an anticipated 233 miles by U.S. EPA standards. That’s close to the driving range offered by...
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Mysterious startup carmaker Faraday Future has now revealed the FFZERO1 concept, a supercar built to demonstrate the flexibility of its modular electric-car architecture. The Variable Platform Architecture, or VPA, is essentially a skateboard design with a flat battery pack, a motor on one or both axles, and crash structures front and rear. Faraday plans to build its first production car using VPA within two years. DON'T MISS: Faraday Future Asks: How Would You Invent A Car With A Clean Sheet Of Paper? But what form that car may take was not discussed in the presentation, nor were any details...
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Volkswagen Budd-e Concept: 373-Mile, All-Electric Van Signals The Future
On the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Volkswagen has revealed the Budd-e concept, a vehicle that follows up on some of the purpose and utility of the Microbus, yet looks to the next decade, as a compelling template for an all-electric family vehicle. The Budd-e Concept, in many ways...
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Long-Range Electric VW 'Budd.e' Concept To Debut At CES (UPDATED)--Video
The rumor of an electric Volkswagen Bus concept to be shown at next month's Consumer Electronics Show first appeared in September, just before the VW diesel emission scandal erupted. In the wake of a pledge to boost its vehicle electrification efforts, Volkswagen has now confirmed that it will show...
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Confirmed: Porsche Mission E Electric Car Will Be Built By 'End Of Decade'
It's official now: Porsche will put its striking and all-electric Mission E concept car into production within three to five years. One of the hits of the Frankfurt Motor Show held in September, the low, sleek, four-door Mission E concept represented Porsche's take on an all-electric luxury sport...
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Faraday Future Electric Car Concept Coming To 2016 CES
Faraday Future plans to launch an electric production car in 2017.
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Scion C-HR Concept: Live Photos From Los Angeles Auto Show
With its iA subcompact sedan and iM compact hatchback launched, Scion is now starting to reap the benefits of its first mainstream new models in several years. But there's a third model coming, the brand's first-ever crossover utility vehicle, and today at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Toyota's "youth...
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Here's what to expect from the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show next week.
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Yamaha Sports Ride: Carbon-Fiber Structure From Designer Gordon Murray
The Yamaha Sports Ride is a concept car that uses Gordon Murray's iStream construction with carbon fiber.
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Subaru Viziv Future Concept Previews Next-Generation Hybrid System
At this week's Tokyo Motor Show, Subaru displayed two separate concepts. One was a thinly disguised version of the upcoming 2017 Subaru Impreza hatchback, labeled a concept, but the other was a genuine concept car displaying innovations that may (or may not) make it into future production vehicles...
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Nissan IDS Concept: Autonomous Electric Car At Tokyo Motor Show
At the Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan has revealed a concept car that gives a glimpse of what electric-car ownership could be like many years into the future—and, perhaps, provides a few more hints of what’s in store for the second-generation Nissan Leaf. Called the Nissan IDS Concept, it...
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Tokyo Motor Show Green Cars: Concepts & Production Models
Here are the major green production and concept car debuts from the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show.
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Mitsubishi eX: Live Shots Of Electric SUV Concept At Tokyo Motor Show
The only new battery-electric concept car from a major automaker was unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show today, from a company that hasn't had a lot of new product lately. The Mitsubishi eX Electric Crossover Concept is just what its name would indicate: a concept version of a compact crossover...
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The Lexus LF-FC concept could preview a future fuel-cell Lexus luxury sedan.
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Nissan's Tokyo Autonomous Concept: Next Leaf Electric Car--Or Not?
As we head out to the Tokyo Motor Show, the teaser photos and previews are starting to come in thick and fast. One from late last week was a shadowy image issued by Nissan of an autonomous electric concept car, which is scheduled to debut Tuesday night at 8 pm Eastern (or 9 am the next day in...
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All-Electric Aston Martin RapidE: Now THIS Is A Tesla Competitor! (Video)
Almost any new electric car tends to be pitched as a "Tesla competitor" these days, down to the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV subcompact hatchback. Yesterday, however, British specialty carmaker Aston Martin unveiled a large, sleek, four-door sedan powered entirely by batteries that clearly targets the...
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Mitsubishi eX All-Electric SUV Concept To Debut At Tokyo Motor Show
The Mitsubishi eX concept will debut at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show later this month.
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Mercedes-Benz Concept IAA Changes Shape For Better Efficiency
The Mercedes-Benz Concept IAA changes shape at certain speeds to lower drag.
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Concepts Preview Shared Platform For Porsche, Audi Premium EVs?
To those who want a luxury vehicle with an all-electric powertrain, California’s Tesla Motors has had the market under wraps for many years. But that’s slated to change quite soon, as each of the German automakers prepare all-electric vehicles. And there are some strong hints in the...
Bengt Halvorson