Frankfurt
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We're pretty focused on the US car market here at GreenCarReports.com, so we don't write about cars we won't be able to buy all that often. Today, we're making an exception for a particularly significant technology advance. Next month, at the Frankfurt Motor Show, French automaker Peugeot will unveil the 3008 HYbrid4 Concept, which will become the world's first diesel hybrid-electric vehicle when it goes into production next year as a 2011 model. Gasoline only, until now Starting with the groundbreaking 1997 Toyota Prius, all hybrids until now have used gasoline engines. "Full hybrids," which...
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Factmill: Volvo Is Building An All-Electric C30Lo and behold, the New York Times got it right. Four days ago, we highlighted a story in the Times about an all-electric Volvo C30 hatchback. Today, Autocar has confirmed that the Swedish automaker is indeed working on a drivable electric C30 for its Innovation for Life event, which will take place...
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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Supercar Going Electric (Without Tesla)
The Mercedes-Benz AMG division has historically been about ungodly power and torque, space shuttle-like acceleration and street legal race car performance. Each AMG engine is hand built by one engineer from start to finish. With so much emphasis on making cars fast and exclusive, fuel economy has...
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Claymation: Renault Twingo ZE Electric Car In The Buff
Last week we reported that Renault planned to unveil three new electric vehicles at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Today, some Wallace and Gromit style images purporting to be one of those new vehicles, surfaced on Auto Plus, a French car website. The clay model depicts the three-seat Twingo ZE, which...
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Factmill: Electric Audi R8 Concept Will Not Be At Frankfurt Motor Show
Contrary to blogosphere speculation, Edmunds has confirmed that there will be no electric Audi R8 at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. An Audi spokesperson who wished to remain anonymous told Edmunds that rumors starting in the European automotive press (and perpetuated by yours truly) are not...
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Rumormill: Electric R8 Coming to Frankfurt?
Any worthwhile discussion of today's best supercars mentions the Audi R8. It's a car that looks like it was sent to Earth from an alternate, more advanced (but clearly benevolent) dimension. The interior is as luxurious as they come. Not to mention the performance, which rivals that of Ferraris...
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Lexus plans to unveil a front-wheel drive, hybrid-only hatchback at the Frankfurt Auto Show to compete with the likes of the Audi A3 and the BMW 1-series. The car will be the European cousin to the HS 250h, which is expected to go on sale this summer in the U.S. The new hatchback won't share any body panels with the HS 250h, but it will share the powertrain which will be a higher performance variant of the Prius hybrid system. Lexus' plans represent a shift in strategy for their European hybrid program, which until now has primarily competed with higher displacement diesels. "Our hybrid...
