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The 2017 Kia Niro "hybrid utility vehicle" revealed this morning at the Chicago Auto Show marks the South Korean brand's ambitious entry into dedicated hybrids. While dedicated hybrids have traditionally been hatchbacks--think Honda Insight, Toyota Prius, even the plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt--none have yet been designed as crossover utility vehicles. Even better, Kia promises that there's a Niro plug-in hybrid version coming after the conventional hybrid launches late this year. DON'T MISS: 2017 Kia Optima Hybrids: Details On 27-Mile Plug-In Hybrid Given that the larger, heavier Kia Optima...
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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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Kia Niro 'Hybrid Utility Vehicle' First Photos Revealed At Detroit Auto Show
As part of its parent company's push into hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric vehicles, Kia will introduce what it calls a 'hybrid utility vehicle' at next month's Chicago Auto Show. Today, at the more influential Detroit Auto Show, the Korean company released the images of that vehicle...
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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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Fisker Karma With V-8 Emerges As VLF Destino, Including Henrik Himself
Henrik Fisker joins the company that wants to build V-8-engined Fisker Karma sedans.
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2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid: Plug-In Minivan Offers 30 Miles Of Electric Range
Chrysler’s Town & Country was one of the first minivans on the market when it arrived in 1989 as a spinoff of the original Dodge Caravan, and its mix of practicality and near-premium status did a lot to boost the segment. For 2017, Chrysler is putting the Town & Country name out to...
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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 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Here are the green cars we expect to see in Detroit starting on Monday, January 11. EDITOR'S NOTE: This piece was originally published on December 22; we have updated it with further information about vehicles appearing at the Detroit show this week...
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CES Preview: VW Budd.e Concept, Chevy Bolt EV, Faraday, Ford Mystery, And More
The 2016 Consumer Electronics Show will be a big one for cars.
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2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell At LA Auto Show: Video
The 2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell made its North American debut at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show.
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2017 Mitsubishi Mirage: Styling, Trim, Suspension Updates At LA Auto Show
The 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage debuted at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show.
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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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Honda Clarity On Sale Late In 2016; Plug-In Hybrid To Get 40 Miles Of Range
The 2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell will go on sale in the U.S. in late 2016.
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Here's what to expect from the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show next week.
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2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell Sedan: Live Photos, More Details From Tokyo
The 2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell as unveiled at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show.
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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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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 utility vehicle powered entirely by electricity. DON'T MISS: Mitsubishi eX All-Electric SUV Concept To Debut At Tokyo Motor Show The company had given out many of the details, along with preview photos, a couple of weeks ago--and we didn't hear a lot more that was new today. As before, a 45-kilowatt-hour...
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Lexus Fuel Cell Car Likely To Be Based on New LS Luxury Sedan
The Lexus LF-FC concept could preview a future fuel-cell Lexus luxury sedan.
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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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Lamborghini Plug-In Supercar Nixed, But Plug-In Hybrid Urus SUV Is On
The Italian supercar maker Lamborghini has abandoned any plans to use a plug-in hybrid powertrain in its sports cars in the near future. But instead it’s doubling down on the technology, and looking to use it where it might be best appreciated by the market: in its upcoming Urus sport-utility...
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Honda FCV Sedan Teased Ahead Of 2015 Tokyo Motor Show
The Honda FCV will be unveiled at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show.
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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.
Stephen Edelstein