Ford announced today that Auto Start-Stop will be available on 70 percent of its North American vehicle lineup by 2017. A major part of the company's Blueprint for Sustainability, the expansion of Auto Start-Stop comes as the ...
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Japanese carmaker Honda Motor has joined a demonstration project for experimental vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology project in the US. The project is aimed at offering energy storage resource to the nation's electrical grid as well as ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Group has reported global sales of 37, 945 vehicles in November 2013, up 5.8%, compared to sales of 35, 864 vehicles during the same period in 2012. In China, the carmaker reported sales of 5,995 ...
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Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA, which makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic modules that it integrates into its EnerPlex series of consumer products, has announced its ...
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A prototype of the next-generation Volkswagen Passat has been spied, giving us our first look at the German manufacturer’s forthcoming medium car. Captured by CarAdvice’s spy photographers in Spain, the Passat sedan test car ...
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A senior BMW product developersays the Bavarian car maker’s entire range will need to turn towards partial or full electrification in the future to meet Europe’s increasingly stringent emissions regulations. BMW board member ...
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Nissan Leaf customers in the UK can now borrow a new petrol- or diesel-powered vehicle for up to two weeks for free as part of a new customer commitment scheme to encourage more motorists to consider the all-electric hatchback. The free ...
At first glance, the all-new third-generation Mini Cooper doesn’t look too different to the old one. But according to the car's chief designer, Anders Warming, there’s more of the classic Mini in the new design than in any of ...
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Fisker Automotive has officially filed for bankruptcy on the back of the Californian car maker’s sale to investment group Hybrid Technology. After several attempts to rescue the company, Fisker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on ...
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The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV will arrive in Australian showrooms in April, almost 12 months after it was originally scheduled to hit the market. Mitsubishi Australia delayed its introduction of the plug-in hybrid SUV due to battery ...
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The godfather of the Toyota Prius says he will improve the efficiency of the next-generation hybrid while making the new model fun to drive. Toyota deputy chief officer of product planning and chassis engineering managing officer Satoshi ...
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The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV will appeal to ecologically and environmentally aware private buyers as well as fleets looking to decrease their emission footprint, Mitsubishi Australia believes. Speaking with CarAdvice at the Australian ...
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German auto giants Volkswagen AG, BMW and Daimler see China's future as being electric - encouraged by generous government subsidies - but that bet puts them at odds with some of their Asian rivals. While the Europeans were heralding the ...
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The Mitsubishi AR concept has been unveiled at the Tokyo motor show, previewing a flexible plug-in hybrid people-mover. Touted as a compact MPV with the manoeuvrability of an SUV, the Mitsubishi AR concept promises seating for up to six ...
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Plans for a next-generation Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution or any other Mitsubishi sports cars appear to be on hold while the Japanese manufacturer takes aim at lifting its market share with plug-in hybrid and full electric vehicles in the SUV ...
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