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With the Frankfurt Auto Show now underway, Volkswagen came out with both guns blazing to underscore its green-car credentials. The latest VW concept is the E-Up, a battery electric version of its Up mini-car, with 80 miles of range. It follows the L1, an ultra-high-mileage diesel two-seater that...

VW Adds Their Technology Into the Electric Car Ring

Consumer Reports Releases Their Findings on Highway MPG Tests

Watch your back Tesla. There's a new electric supercar in the works and it's being developed right in your backyard. International car designer, Cornelis Steenstra just released the first images of his zero-emissions, 200-mph-plus, sports car which he hopes to put on the streets by early 2013...

Due to be launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show tomorrow, images of the Audi R8 e-Tron concept have slipped out a day ahead of its unveiling. Many reports are claiming that the vehicle in the pictures is called the R8 e-Tron and it's based off of the existing Audi R8 supercar.  The images appear to...

Behind our backs, Toyota has conducted studies on the Prius hybrid.  Three years ago, they stuffed lithium-ion packs in the Prius and put these vehicles through the rigors.  Tests likely included durability evaluation, costs, maintenance issues, and so on.  The results of the testing are in...

According to a report coming from Drive Solar, Volkswagen is expected to introduce an EV concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show this week. The concept EV, called the e up! is an electric version of the companies up! concept city car.  Though it will be shown only in concept form, the company has...

A recent survey from Pike Research indicates that plug-in hybrids are one of the most highly anticipated new products in any category in years. The study shows that 48 percent of Americans would have a definite interest in purchasing a plug-in hybrid with a range of at least 40 miles in electric...

It's time: the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show is upon us, and High Gear Media is live at the biggest, hottest Messe in the world to bring you the latest on green cars, diesels, electric cars, hybrid electric vehicles, E-REVs, and NEVs right here at GreenCarReports.com. We've previewed the Frankfurt show...

Small Cars in America May Be Mid-size Car Anywhere Else

The Renault Nissan Alliance is at it again with yet another memorandum of understanding and partnership.  This time, the agreement is with Australia's Victoria state government. The partnership aims to explore the possibilities of developing a zero emissions vehicle program.  The memorandum will...

Visually, the biggest difference between the regular R8 and the 2009 e-Tron is the electric version’s concealed bodywork.

Saab will introduce the upcoming 9-5 at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week.  Along with a slew of engine choices including both gasoline and diesel models, the company plans to introduce its first hybrid powertrain ever in the new 9-5 soon. The company is currently working on the development of...

Last month, I drove the Lexus HS 250h for one week, and this week, I'm test driving the third-gen Toyota Prius. When I sat inside, my first thought was: boy, I wish they had given me the Prius first, then the Lexus. Not that the Prius isn't a great little car. It's just not a luxury car. I had...

Toyota's new Auris HSD (Hybrid Synergy Drive) concept car, to be unveiled next week at the Frankfurt motor show,  will preview the production model of the vehicle set to begin rolling off British assembly lines in the second half of 2010.   Based on the existing Auris five door hatch-back, the...

Ready to make its debut next week at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the new Plug-In Prius from Toyota is sure to draw a lot of eager show goers its way. Toyota has officially released several vital statistics pertaining to this Prius PHEV including a first look into the expected emissions and ability...

With the debut of the Mercedes Vision S 500 Plug-in Hybrid just days away, the company is confident that this vehicle represents the future of hybrid systems. Soon to be on display at the 63rd annual Frankfurt Motor Show, the S500 PHEV will pave the path for Mercedes towards their goal of zero...

If you like premium compact hatchbacks, Lexus has something for you - provided you live in Europe. As we've previously reported, Toyota's luxury brand will unveil their LF-Ch hybrid concept in a few days at the Frankfurt Motor Show and their most recent press release called our attention to some of...

Jay Leno is a car fanatic. We know this is a fact, like we know Corvettes are cool and it's impossible to kiss your own elbow. So when he got his own show, The Jay Leno Show on NBC, was anyone surprised when he added a segment about cars? The segment is called the Green Car Challenge, and it...

Every other year, Mercedes-Benz unveils a "Vision" concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show that points the way to cars it will launch in future years. This year's concept car looks just like a standard 2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Instead, it's the mechanical parts that are remarkable: It's a...