Audi A6 E-Tron concept
An E-Mobile for the Land of Smiles
At the 2012 Beijing Motor Show Audi are displaying their first E-Tron concept in the premium segment… the Audi A6 L E-Tron. The plug-in hybrid with a pure electric range of up to 80 kilometres is designed with Chinese needs in mind.
Audi R8 E-Tron sound design
Silent invasion
Audi is designing the sound which will announce the presence of one of their electrically powered autos. The first model to get the treatment is the R8 E-Tron.
BMW i8 Spyder concept
Top-down sports hybrid
The BMW i8 is not yet on the market but already the manufacturer is thinking abut a Spyder version. The roadster features weight optimized production and has plug-in hybrid technology. It is said to reach a hundred in just five seconds and have a range of 30 kilometres on electric power alone.
E-Mobility
Prejudice against battery power unwarranted?
Electrically powered vehicles are seen by few motorists as a practical alternative, although many prejudices are based on misinformation.
Preview
Mercedes E300 Bluetec Hybrid
With record efficiency data… 4.2 litres of fuel demanded per hundred kilometres driven and CO2 emission of 109 grams per kilometre… the Mercedes E300 Bluetec Hybrid claims to be the “most economical upper-segment sedan” as project head Michael Weiß is quick to point out.
Auto Test
Audi A8 Hybrid
While BMW with their 7-Series and Mercedes in the S-Class have had hybrid versions in the luxury segment for almost two years, Audi have made only slow progress. This summer there will finally be an A8 Hybrid but one which is unlikely to interest any European buyers.
Salon de l’Auto 2012
E-mobility: Unloved niche
What about electrically powered autos? GM is cutting back production on account of low demand for their Volt and at the Salon de l’Auto in Geneva is seems that e-mobility has been marginalized.
VW E-Up
The people’s e-mobile
With a whoosh it’s off… a first drive in a battery powered VW Up is a pleasant experience. The e-mobile is to have a range of up to 150 kilometres on a single charge. Will VW again pull its old trick… coming to the market late but then with vehemence?
Auto Test
BMW 5-Series ActiveHybrid
One almost does not notice that in the BMW 5-Series Hybrid there is an electric motor and an array of batteries as well as the 306 horsepower turbocharged petrol engine on board. The question is, however, whether this is a good thing or not. And whether there is in fact any good reason for buying this model.
E-mobility 65 years ago
The e-mobile 'Tama'
Already sixty-five years ago Nissan had experience with electrically driven automobiles. Today’s Leaf is the product of a ‘green’ conscience but in 1947 the Tama was proof that necessity is indeed the mother of invention.
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