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Could the Mi-Tech concept hint that Mitsubishi's looking to expand its plug-in hybrid range beyond the Outlander PHEV?
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Lexus LF-30 Electrified concept shows brand’s vision for an EV in 2030At the Tokyo Motor Show, Lexus is revealing a fully electric concept showing the brand's vision ten years into the future.
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Nissan Ariya previews electric crossover concept at Tokyo auto showNissan's long-awaited electric crossover arrives in concept form—and still uses a CHAdeMO connector.
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Lexus teases design of upcoming city-sized electric carLexus now sees an "electrified future," and it might first arrive in the form of an electric city car targeting Europe and Japan.
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Mitsubishi Mi-Tech PHEV concept teases 4-motor layout, downsized powertrainPlug-in hybrids will remain important at Mitsubishi, a new concept from the automaker for the Tokyo Motor Show suggests.
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Nissan IMk electric minicar concept is so very Japanese, suggests new small EV platformThe IMk is Nissan's latest in a series of future-mobility electric vehicle concepts; this one, however, looks aimed mainly at Japan and Europe.
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Off-road capability and autonomous-driving readiness might not be mutually exclusive. The Audi AI:Trail concept from Frankfurt shows how.
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Mercedes-Benz Vision EQS rethinks the S-Class as all-electricThe concept from Mercedes-Benz at the Frankfurt auto show shows how a flagship car for the Mercedes EQ lineup might look.
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Hyundai hatches an electric future with retro 45 EV conceptWith an electric car concept shown at the Frankfurt auto show, Hyundai is showing the direction for future mainstream long-range EVs.
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VW ID 3 electric car bows at Frankfurt, heads for European deliveries next yearVolkswagen showed the ID 3 electric hatchback undisguised at Frankfurt. VW will deliver the first cars to customers by the middle of 2020.
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Qiantu K50: Quirky, curvaceous electric two-seater coming to the U.S. next year?If Mullen Technologies succeeds in homologating this Chinese performance coupe, it could pave the way for a new wave of international imports, assembled in America.
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Electric Honda HR-V and plug-in hybrid Kia Forte debut in ShanghaiThe Shanghai auto show was full of new plug-in vehicles to meet that country's coming demand for electric cars. Two new plug-in models from mainstream automakers included the all-electric Honda X-NV SUV and the Kia K3 plug-in hybrid. While both of these models have U.S. counterparts—the Honda...
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Karma Automotive doesn't have just one vision for its future. It has three. The Southern California automaker unveiled a trio of new vehicles at the Shanghai auto show this week, ranging from a near-production look of the next version of the Karma Revero to a fanciful concept called the SC1. The third, a design experiment done in partnership with Pininfarina, was present to show another way that the Revero, and Karma's overall design language, could evolve. The vehicles and the display booth are part of Karma's delayed introduction party to the Chinese market. Even though Chinese automotive...
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Mercedes-Benz EQC Edition 1886 electric SUV kicks off a new eraAgainst the bustling backdrop of the New York auto show, Mercedes-Benz introduced a vehicle that it says celebrates its humble roots—in 1886, when Karl Benz is credited with inventing the first automobile. The Mercedes-Benz EQC 1886 Edition is positioned to show off the extensive range of...
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About time! Mazda CX-5 diesel arrives in summer 2019Will Mazda finally, after many years, put a new diesel vehicle on sale in the U.S.? If the announcement the automaker made today at the New York auto show is any indication, deliveries of the Mazda CX-5 diesel will start this summer. It’s been a long, long time since Mazda made the business...
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Genesis Mint Concept: luxury urban electric two-seater debuts in New YorkGenesis is the newest brand trying to take a piece of a global luxury-vehicle market still dominated by German makers. Last night, in New York City, the Korean brand revealed its first-ever electric car concept. Unusually these days, the Genesis Mint Concept isn’t a crossover utility vehicle...
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Nio unveils ET Preview electric sedan in ShanghaiAfter a supercar, a race car, and two SUVs, Chinese automaker Nio plans a sporty fastback sedan for its next model. Nio unveiled the ET Preview at the Shanghai auto show on Tuesday, following a teaser with the ET7 Concept earlier this month. READ THIS: Nio teases sleek ET7 coupe, to include...
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Which electric cars are you most eager to see at this week's auto shows? Take our Twitter pollThis week, two auto shows on opposite sides of the world will focus on electric cars—and the transition there. The Shanghai auto show in China has become a showcase for electric-car concepts since the country announced that it plans to require all new cars in the future to become electric...
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Karma Automotive has shown three vehicles at the Shanghai auto show to give a glimpse of its future—potentially in the U.S. as well as China.
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2020 Aston Martin Rapide E: Track-ready electric car shown at ShanghaiAston Martin Lagonda’s first electric car will go nearly 200 miles on a charge and hit 155 mph.
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Nio teases sleek ET7 coupe, to include next-generation power systemNio, one of a handful of Chinese electric carmakers aiming to be Tesla competitors, just teased its next mass-market car, expected to debut at the Shanghai auto show later this month. Its latest car looks set to be a four-door luxury fast-back, perhaps similar to shadows of a car known as the EVE...
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Volkswagen ID Roomzz full-size electric SUV to bow in ShanghaiLast month, Volkswagen announced that it will expand its upcoming electric-car lineup from 50 new models by 2023 to 70 new models by 2028. But it gave no indication what many of those new models will be. On Tuesday, the brand revealed the sixth new member of its upcoming ID electric family: The VW...
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2020 Ford Escape revealed: Hybrid returns teasing nearly 40 mpg, plug-in hybrid version with 30 electric milesThe 2020 Ford Escape hybrid will manage up to 550 miles of range, according to the automaker and eventually offer a plug-in hybrid variant.
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Fiat Concept Centoventi electric car opens Mopar toolbox, looks beyond 500eFiat is 120 years old, and for the Geneva Motor Show the Italian automaker is presenting an electric concept car that celebrates the brand’s “democratic mobility” charge while providing a glimpse of what that idea could mean in the future. The carmaker started with a...
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