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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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DaimlerChrysler will begin sale a hybrid version of S-Class luxury sedan in 2008. Whereas the LS600h L is a full hybrid pairing a 4.3L V8 with a pair of electric motors, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class hybrid will likely be a mild hybrid. Both the Direct Hybrid and Bluetec Hybrid concepts shown at the 2005 Frankfurt [...]

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Audi will offer a diesel engine on its second-generation TT premium coupe. Audi will use a more powerful version of parent VW group’s 2.0-liter, four-cylinder diesel, which in current applications delivers 140hp and 170hp. The engine is used in models such as the VW Golf and Passat.
The TT’s closest competitor, the Alfa Romeo Brera coupe, [...]

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Honda Accord Hybrid, was redesigned for 2006, rolling out at U.S. dealers with an MSRP of $30,990.
The Accord Hybrid shares all the 2006 upgrades in the conventional Accord, plus a few exclusive features, including exterior trim, unique alloy wheels, heated exterior mirrors with built-in turn signals, exclusive exterior colors, a dashboard display panel [...]

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