The Honda Jazz Hybrid has launched as Australia’s cheapest hybrid, with the $22,990 city car going on sale from this month. The fourth petrol-electric model in the local Honda line-up – after the Civic Hybrid, CR-Z and Insight ...
Tags: Honda, Jazz Hybrid, Australia
Sales of electric cars in the UK are expected to rise from 3,000 to 6,000 in 2013, according to a report from Next Green Car. The report said that the focus will be less on electric cars and plug-in hybrids, as new low emission petrol and ...
Tags: Sales, electric cars, UK, 2013
The 2013 Subaru Liberty is now on sale in Australia,with the updated model boasting a new more efficient entry-level 2.5-litre petrol engine,added features,refreshed styling and a revised price list. The Subaru Liberty 2.5i CVT,which ...
Tags: 2013 Subaru Liberty, Australia, Subaru Liberty 2.5i CVT, engine
Audi of America will introduce four new TDI equipped clean diesel models to the US market at the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show. All four models including the A8, A7, A6 and Q5 along with the updated Q7 will be equipped with the 3-liter ...
Tags: Audi, clean diesel models, diesel engines, carbon dioxide emissions
US-based automotive components and parts supplier BorgWarner is providing its new three-stage turbocharging technology for BMW's M Performance diesel engine. With the new three-stage turbocharging system, the 3.0-liter six-cylinder ...
Tags: automotive components, three-stage turbocharging system, diesel engine
Mazda Motorsports is planning to supply racing variants of its new SKYACTIV-D clean diesel powertrains to the participants of GRAND-AM's new GX Class, starting with the 2013 season. According to the company, the engines will be ...
Tags: Mazda Motorsports, racing variants, SKYACTIV-D clean diesel powertrains
You may not have heard, but BMW now offers its luxurious 5 Series sedan as hybrid. We recently spent a few days with a BMW ActiveHybrid 5 to see if it lives up to the promise and share our first impressions. The car was borrowed from ...
Tags: lithium-ion battery, BMW, sedan
The redesigned 2013 Honda Accord goes on sale this month, boasting new features, upscale enhancements, and improved fuel economy. But the bigger news is a plug-in hybrid version due this winter. We had a chance this week to experience this ...
Tags: Honda Accord, new features, upscale enhancements, improved fuel economy
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert energy into useful mechanical motion. Heat engines, including internal combustion engines and external combustion engines (such as steam engines) burn a fuel to create heat which is then ...
Tags: learning center, engine