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GM has unveiled the first photos of its pre-production 2012 Opel Ampera. Its a European version of the American Chevrolet Volt, which will be assembled at the plant in Warren, Michigan.
As General Motors said, the pre-production cars will not be sold at dealerships, but will be used for testing and validating the production intent design [...]

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Good news for lexus fans: luxury automaker has announced that it will unveil the production version of the first full hybrid vehicle that bears the name CT 200h at the Geneva Auto Show in the beginning of March.
The five-door model is designed to go against the Audi A3 and the BMW 1-Series hatches with Lexus [...]

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Take a look at the new photos of the 2009 Honda Insight. The new Honda’s hybrid will make its debut at the Detroit auto show on January 11. The new five passenger, five door Insight hybrid will go on sale on both sides of the Atlantic ocean in the spring of 2009.
The production model’s design [...]

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The Kia has unveiled its Soul Hybrid prototype at the Paris Auto Show. This Soul prototype features a 1.6-liter gasoline engine mated to an electric motor that delivers an output of 15 kW and 105 Nm of torque. Power is driven to the front wheels via Kia’s own CVT while the Soul Hybrid’s batteries are [...]

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Hi all! Hot movie, guys. See how an electric car called the White Zombie is leaving hot muscle cars in the dust.
Electric cars are typically known for their fuel efficiency and environmental bona fides, not for their speed and muscle. But John Wayland, 47 years old, is changing that, and has become something of a [...]

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The Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid was caught in a metro Detroit neighborhood. Spy shots show a fender-mounted “Hybrid” badge identical to that used on other recent GM hybrids. The Chevrolet Malibu is expected to mirror the Saturn Aura Green Line hybrid, at least mechanically. And, if these photos are any indication, the Malibu and Green Line [...]

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General Motors unveiled its Volt concept in Shanghai. The new Volt is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell instead of a gasoline motor.
The Chevy’s Volt is capable of traveling about 300 miles of combined fuel cell and battery driving. This second version of the Volt features a battery pack that is about [...]

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This is a FCX, a five-passenger luxury sedan, that Honda unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show. An updated FCX version will be equipping with third-generation fuel-cell system and will introduced at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
Early Honda announced plans to put a sedan version of the FCX concept into production within the next three [...]

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Toyota has unveiled the 2007 Prius Touring Edition. The 2007 Prius gains standard driver and front passenger seat-mounted side airbags and front and rear side curtain airbags (previously optional). The new Prius Touring Edition provides “more spirited driving responses” due to its European-tuned suspension and 16-inch alloy wheels. The Prius Touring Edition is distinguished externally [...]

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Surprise!! Meet a biodiesel Hummer. Brazil has made a dramatic shift to ethanol. Flex-fuel vehicle sales went from 4% to 80% in the past 3 years.

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