Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Today, BMW reveals two new plug-in hybrids, diesel fuel made from air proves energy inefficient, and this year's National Drive Electric Week will feature events in 165 cities. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The 2015 Honda.

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AUGUST 25, 2024

to built a battery plant for mass EV production The exec believes the future is electric, but it’ll take time Electric cars and hybrids are currently having an inverted moment. Speaking with The Drive at the 2024 Monterey Car Week, President and CEO of American Honda Kazuhiro Takizawa talked about EVs, ecosystems, and consumers.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

During a media event in Wolfsburg, Germany, Volkswagen provided a medium dive into details of its two-seater XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle diesel plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) as well as some driving time on local roads and highways. Despite its aggressive design, the XL1 can still be considered a practical car. cubic feet.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 12, 2010

The Commonwealth Games may not have been a resounding success story, but it has at least marked another step forward for the acceptance of green cars. India’s car market leader Maruti Suzuki provided 10 SX4 Hybrid and four Eeco Charge electric vehicle concepts for the event in Delhi which draws to its conclusion tomorrow.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

The annual parade of new concept and production models begins next week at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, and there are a few green models that will be worth a look. Frankfurt is the home event for the German manufacturers, and they're expected to be out in force.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 11, 2013

Next week is the annual Detroit Auto Show, one of the most important events on the automotive calendar and increasingly a place for car companies to show off new green technology.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Once more the spotlight of another major motoring event has fallen on green cars with a host of new and updated models unveiled with a distinctly environmental [.]. Tags: The Green Piece electric Fiat green car Honda hybrid Hyundai Kia LA Auto Show Mercedes Toyota.

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JANUARY 3, 2014

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas looks set to steal a march on the Detroit Auto Show just a few days later, after yet another exciting green concept was announced for the event. Audi will reveal the Audi Sport Quattro Laserlight Plug-in Hybrid concept (pictured) at the event - a cou[.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

The Los Angeles Motor Show is the latest motoring event to be adorned by a host of debutants – with Kia premiering the hybrid version of its new Optima saloon car at the event. The vehicle has been created primarily with US market in mind – it will debut there next year. It boasts an [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 28, 2013

These are exciting times for the green car world, as the Frankfurt Motor Show draws closer and a host of exciting concepts are lined up to make their debut at the event: and now you can add another to the list courtesy of Peugeot and Total. Latest News Green cars Hybrid cars Peugeot'

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

The Frankfurt Motor Show is already looking like a green car showcase: but now one of the world''s leading supercar makers has added its weight to the environmental theme of the motoring showcase. Porsche will use the event to debut its second plug-in hybrid production vehicle - the Porsche 918[.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 11, 2013

Spanish carmaker SEAT has taken some tentative steps towards plug-in hybrid technology: by revealing a prototype hybrid based on the new SEAT Leon. Unveiled at the closing event of the Cenit Verde research project, the SEAT Leon Verde (pictured) is the result of a four-year project aimed at introdu[.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 27, 2013

How do you prove that a vehicle can live up to the hype: you put it through a series of test drives during an international press event, and certainly the Porsche Panamera SE Hybrid (pictured) has silenced the doubters with its'' performances in Germany. The plug-in hybrid vehicle was able to cover[.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 20, 2013

It was first introduced back in April at the Auto Shanghai 2013 event, and now the Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupe plug-in hybrid (pictured) has made its official European debut on home turf in Berlin. Latest News Green cars Hybrid cars Volkswagen'

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

The SEMA show in Las Vegas is the latest major motoring event to play host to some exciting green concepts – with Kia leading the line. The Korean car manufacturer is using the event to showcase the Kia Forte Hybrid Concept which combines a 1.6litre four-cylinder engine fuelled by liquid petroleum gas and a lithium [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 7, 2013

It has been the BMW i3 that has been stealing the electric car spotlight in recent weeks after being unveiled in London (see article) ahead of an official UK launch in November: however, now it is the turn of the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid (pictured) to take centre stage. At a driving event at the compa[.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 30, 2013

Plug-in hybrid cars appear to offer the best of both worlds with the chance to travel emission free in electric mode, but still have a petrol/diesel engine to fall back on in the event that you need to travel a longer distance. Latest News Green cars Hybrid cars Ford'

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

There’s another hybrid car heading to the Paris Motor Show and this time it is the turn of Infiniti to showcase a brand new, green model. The biennial event will mark the debut of the M35h hybrid performance saloon car with sales due to begin next spring.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

As the Los Angeles Motor Show inches ever closer, more announcements are being made about exciting new vehicles with a distinctly green theme that will debut at the event. Another debutant from Mercedes, at the event, will be the ML450 Hybrid – which will be making its first appearance on the West Coast.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 2, 2009

A green car event will take place at the Millbrook Proving Ground featuring vehicles from BMW, Chevrolet, Citroen, Ford, Honda, Kia, Mini, Peugeot, Toyota and Vauxhall. The event has been designed to provide company car fleet managers with the chance to test drive the latest environmentally friendly vehicles.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 28, 2011

The 2012 North American International Auto Show, known colloquially as the Detroit Motor Show, is shaping up to be an exciting event for green car fans with Lexus, Toyota’s luxury brand, the latest to announce an important innovation heading to the event.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The debutants just keep on coming for this year''s Tokyo Motor Show: with Toyota''s luxury brand Lexus the latest to announce it will be introducing new vehicles at the event. Latest News Green cars Hybrid cars Lexus' The first is the Lexus RC (pictured top), which will make its world debut.

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Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2009

However, since the onset of the green car race, it appears the gap is closing as many of the country’s emerging automakers aim to steal a march on their rivals. The investment will be split between 41 projects with 2.1billion yuan to be put into commercialising these cars this year.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2013

Engine compartment of the CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid shows the transverse-mounted 3.0L Volkswagen brought the new CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid sporty mid-size SUV show car, introduced in April at Auto Shanghai 2013 ( earlier post ), to a media event in Berlin for its European premiere. Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Anticipation for March’s Geneva Motor Show is building, and now Porsche has announced that it too will debut a hybrid car at the event. Among the [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

The Frankfurt Motor Show is open to the public, so if you’re heading to the event what can you expect to see? Renault Fluence, Kangoo, Zoe and Twizy electric cars – Four for the price of one from Renault which has unveiled a quartet of electric vehicles including the four-door saloon Fluence ZE which will go on sale in 2011.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 24, 2012

The Auto China 2012 event was the setting for Toyota to introduce a brand new hybrid car – known as Yundong Shuangqing (pictured left). As you might expect from the name, the vehicle won’t be making its way to Europe or North America any time soon – it’s a China-only concept hybrid car that boasts [.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 20, 2013

The on-going North American International Auto Show and the forthcoming Geneva Auto Show are two of the most prestigious motoring events in the calendar: and now a new super power is stealing the spotlight. Chinese carmakers have arrived in style: and they’re bringing hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric cars with them.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 4, 2012

The Le Mans 24 Hours race, taking place on June 16-17, promises to be more competitive than ever thanks to the arrival of the Toyota Racing TS030 Hybrid cars (pictured). Two of the vehicles will take part in the event and have just completed the traditional test day. It was the first time that Toyota [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 5, 2013

The Japanese carmaker decided the event would be the perfect showcase for its hybrid power message and provided two of its low emission vehicles for a ride and drive [.]. The county of Surrey in south-east England is currently making the most of Climate Week: and Toyota has been quick to get in on the act.

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Green Cars News

JULY 21, 2010

This year’s American Le Mans Series Petit Le Mans event will play host to the North American debut of the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car. The hybrid, which is equipped with a flywheel energy recovery system, will debut at the event on October 2 at Road Atlanta after making its European debut at [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Silverstone is to host a Green Grand Prix next month, with competitors driving the latest electric, plug-in hybrid and e-rev cars in a series of challenges to establish the UK’s most energy efficient driver. The RAC will stage the event on October 12 that will put drivers through eco driving track tests on the Stowe [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 24, 2009

Capitol Hill made for a strange sight earlier this week as it was surrounded by everything from two-seat sports cars to vehicles that resembled golf carts and bucket trucks. All of the cars ran on electricity or biofuels in addition to petroleum. Many more manufacturers took the opportunity to showcase their cars.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 20, 2009

The country is reeling from a shrinking population and a rapid exodus from the countryside to the cities where owning a car is often considered a hassle due to the expensive car parks and congested roads. In Tokyo itself, car ownership stands at under 0.5 per household – less than half of the national average.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 27, 2011

London is to welcome a new UK eco motor show, EcoVelocity this September, featuring the latest eco-technologies and low emission cars.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2011

The Geneva Motor Show will mark the world premiere of a parallel full hybrid model from Porsche. Porsche will use the event to introduce the RSR hybrid racing car concept to a European audience as well as its world premiere model. Not too much is known about the new debutant but what we do know [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

and yet another exciting new concept has been announced for the event. Citroen will use the event to showcase the Cactus C-segment concept car with a [.]. Latest News Green cars Hybrid cars Citroen'

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