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Peugeot, Audi Diesels Lead Petit Le Mans, Porsche Hybrid Finishes Race

Endurance racing has more than its share of heartbreak. For Porsche Motorsport, this weekend's Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta provided sweet relief to a galling memory: Its unique 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car retired less than two hours before the checkered flag during May's 24 Hours of Nurburgring...

October 2, 2010 by John Voelcker

Tuning Porsche's 911 GT3 R Hybrid Race Car: It's All Software

October 1, 2010

Why Are Luxury and Sports Brands Going Green? To Survive

August 25, 2010

Report: Production Porsche 918 Spyder Will Be More Powerful Than Concept

August 19, 2010

Bicycles, Not Sports Cars: The New, Greener Mid-Life Crisis?

Could the high-end bicycle replace the sports-car as a green symbol of the mid-life crisis? It's possible. Ask any demographer about what's going on with 20- and... August 18, 2010 by Bengt Halvorson 1

Bosch Commits To EV Powertrain Development

Following the successful launch of Bosch’s parallel full-hybrid technology (in models such as the Volkswagen Touareg and Porsche Cayenne S), the key international... August 4, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 1

Porsche 918 Spyder, World's Fastest, Priciest Hybrid, OKed For Production

Toss everything you thought you knew about hybrid-electric vehicles out the window. Porsche has just green-lighted production of a car that will shake preconceptions about... July 28, 2010 by John Voelcker 1

Porsche Panamera S Hybrid Coming Next Year

It's no secret that Porsche has a new found love affair with vehicle electrification, having recently unveiled its first hybrid model ever, the 2011 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid... July 28, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

Porsche Plans Electric Boxster, Testing Begins 2011

Porsche have already stunned their sports car fans during the past decade by offering diesel and hybrid versions of their Cayenne sports utility vehicle. More recently... July 27, 2010 by Antony Ingram 1

Official: Porsche Confirms Electric Sports Car Development

Electricity and high-performance cars may or may not mix, depending on your frame of reference, but whether you're a Tesla fan or a Formula 1 devotee, it's easy to agree that... July 26, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 1

Testing World's Fastest Hybrid Racer: Long 'Still Charged Up'

What's it like driving the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid, the world's fastest hybrid vehicle? Ask driver Patrick Long, and he'll tell you he's "still pretty charged up (forgive... July 21, 2010 by John Voelcker 1

New Jaguar F-Type Sports Car Is Imminent

Rumors and drawings have been swirling over a potential new sports car from Jaguar for over 10 years now. The first concept of a Jaguar sports car came in the form of the... May 31, 2010 by Jonathan McGrew

First Drive: 2011 Porsche Cayenne Hybrid

Performance hybrid systems don't have a record for being strong sellers. There's the Lexus GS 450h, and of course the Honda Accord Hybrid, which rather than focusing on high... May 20, 2010 by Bengt Halvorson 4

Exclusive: VVC Reveals Its White Plastic V-Car, But No Photos

Just a month after being turned down for low-interest loans by the U.S. Department of Energy, the reclusive V-Vehicle Co. has shown a drivable prototype of its affordable... April 23, 2010 by John Voelcker 3

2010 Volkswagen New Compact Coupe Concept (2011 Volkswagen Jetta Coupe)

Volkswagen Will Dominate the World of Electric Cars. Got That?

Maybe it's just the translation. But auto writers often chuckle at announcements from German manufacturers that come across as just a touch bombastic. Latest case in point... March 3, 2010 by John Voelcker 5

2010 Geneva Motor Show: New Green Production Cars

No, sadly, we're not at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, underway this week in Switzerland. But we've been keeping close tabs on the introductions via our colleagues throughout... March 2, 2010 by John Voelcker

2011 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid: First Details of 28-MPG Crossover

After more than three years, Porsche has taken the wraps off its first-ever hybrid-electric vehicle, the 2011 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid. It's one of several models in a... February 25, 2010 by John Voelcker 2

2012 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid: First Official Details

Last week, Volkswagen unveiled the all-new 2011 Touareg sport utility vehicle, including its first-ever hybrid-electric powertrain. It has new and crisper styling that... February 16, 2010 by John Voelcker 2

Porsche 911 Hybrid Test Car Uses Flywheel To Store Energy

Pretty much every manufacturer is now at least experimenting with hybrid cars. The bulk of them use a high-voltage battery pack to store and deliver energy to supplement a... February 13, 2010 by John Voelcker 1