Concept Cars
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The Mitsubishi GT-PHEV concept is a large plug-in hybrid SUV that debuted at the 2016 Paris Motor Show.
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Renault Trezor concept in Paris; electric drive, new design language
The Renault Trezor electric sports-car concept borrows hardware from Formula E.
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Mercedes previews new electric car lineup with Generation EQ concept
Mercedes-Benz took to the stage at the 2016 Paris auto show with a quirky new concept car that the German automaker says serves as a forerunner to its upcoming lineup of electric cars. Mercedes chief Dr. Dieter Zetsche said that one of the biggest hurdles automakers will face in the future is...
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Volkswagen ID: more details of all-electric concept car at Paris Motor Show
This morning, Volkswagen held one of the first press conferences at the Paris Motor Show, unveiling the first of several electric cars from different makers. Its Volkswagen I.D. Concept is a preview of a high-volume battery-electric hatchback that will hit the market in 2020, priced "par with...
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VW shows renderings of ID electric-car concept for Paris Motor Show
Volkswagen presently sells just one all-electric car under its own brand in multiple markets, the e-Golf electric variant of its well-known five-door compact hatchback. But in the wake of continuing fallout from the Volkswagen diesel scandal, the company is wrenching itself toward a more electric...
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Green cars at the Paris Motor Show: updated preview
Check out the green cars debuting at the 2016 Paris Motor Show.
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As the famed Monterey Car Week moves into high gear today, Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a new concept car: the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6. It's not too surprising that a large, elegant, uber-luxe streamlined coupe with gullwing doors might be shown to depict a future design direction for its high-luxury Mercedes-Maybach sub-brand. What is surprising, though, is that it's all-electric. DON'T MISS: Mercedes electric SUV concept for Paris in September: what we know so far The "6" in its name, incidentally, refers not to it being a sixth Maybach concept but to the two-door car's length in meters...
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Olympics VIPs get rides in Nissan BladeGlider electric sports car
Nissan unveiled a pair of prototypes based on its BladeGlider electric sports car concept in Brazil.
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All-electric Rolls Royce is company's vision for next 100 years
The Rolls-Royce Vision Next 100 aims to predict the future of the iconic British brand.
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Volvo will build compact electric car in 2019, along with larger model
Volvo will build electric cars based on its two main vehicle platforms.
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BMW iNext concept previews electric sedan flagship to come in 2021
BMW is reportedly planning an electric flagship sedan that will supplant the current 7-Series.
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Faraday Future's backer shows another electric luxury sedan
Chinese electronics giant LeEco will unveil an electric-car concept at the 2016 Beijing Motor Show.
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The Shell concept car was designed by Gordon Murray, in collaboration with engine specialist Osamu Goto.
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Fuel-cell concepts from 50 years ago: famed designer Brooks Stevens
Most car buyers would be hard-pressed to name a single automobile designer working today. But it wasn't always that way: names like Raymond Loewy and Harley Earl were known well outside the design studios where they created the "cars of tomorrow." A half-century-old concept from designer Brooks...
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Porsche Mission E electric car concept design video
Porsche designers talk about the Mission E electric car concept.
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Toyota Setsuna electric car concept: wood body, 28-mph speed
Toyota's reluctance to entertain the notion that battery-electric cars have any place in the future of zero-emission vehicles is well documented by now. So it was a surprise when the company announced that it would show an all-electric concept car, the Setsuna, in its first appearance at the Milan...
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BMW marks 100th birthday with autonomous, zero-emission concept
BMW is now a century old. To celebrate, the brand has unveiled a concept car that emits nothing from its tailpipe and can drive itself. The automaker hasn't said just how the Vision Next 100 concept manages to go emission-free, but it did talk a lot about the car's exotic materials and...
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Supercars stampede toward hybrids, electric power: Geneva roundup
The 2016 Geneva Motor Show was full of hybrid and electric supercars.
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The Subaru XV concept previews the next-generation Crosstrek.
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2017 Honda Civic hatchback unveiled in Geneva
The 2017 Honda Civic hatchback debuts in "prototype" form at Geneva.
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VW T-Cross Breeze Concept in Geneva previews new small SUV
Right now, Volkswagen has two crossover SUVs in production: the new second-generation Tiguan that will come to North America next year, and the larger, pricier Touareg premium utility vehicle A concept introduced this morning at the Geneva Motor Show, however, points the way to a new and smaller...
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E-Tense Concept Electric Sports Coupe From DS (nee Citroen): Geneva Debut
The DS E-Tense is an electric concept car from Citroën's upscale brand.
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Geneva Motor Show: Green Car Preview
Here are the significant green production and concept cars that will appear at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show.
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Ssangyong To Introduce New Hybrid System, SUV At Geneva
Ssangyong is unknown to most Americans as a vehicle brand; yet at least a couple of this Korean automaker's new compact crossover models—the Tivoli, and a second upcoming model previewed in a Geneva Motor Show concept teased this week—could potentially land right in the sweet spot for...
Bengt Halvorson