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Latest Hybrid and electric cars company news
To cater for customers who are more demanding than ever, the Punto Evo has been designed to meet the requirement for smaller, more environmentally friendly cars that are easier to park and more affordable to run, yet still stylish, safe, comfortable and fun to drive. Fiat has managed this by combining ground-breaking new engines with a healthy dose of technology and features traditionally associated with larger cars.
As a dynamic development of the Grande Punto, the Punto Evo has a bold new l... [more]
Hydrogen and fuel cell technology supplements batteries in electric vehicles and therefore provides the same convenience as gasoline and diesel with regards to fast refuelling and a long driving range. Many companies worldwide are investing in this technology aiming for a market introduction by 2015.
A Parade of 14 vehicles featuring the latest innovations in fuel cell and hydrogen technology from the world’s main manufacturers has crossed the bridge between Malmö, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denm... [more]
Fiat Automobiles' average CO2 emissions figure on cars sold in Europe during the first half of 2009 has dropped to 129.1 g/km. The new figure – corroborated by automotive advisory JATO – means that Fiat is the only mainstream car brand to achieve the European average goal, of 130 g/km by 2015, five years early.
Of the top 10 brands, Fiat is ahead of Toyota (132.9 g/km), Peugeot (134.5 g/km), Citroën (138.1 g/km), Renault (138.9 g/km), Ford (140.4 g/km), Opel (149.5 g/km), Volkswagen (152.5 g/... [more]
Ford has an aggressive plan to put at least four electrified vehicles on the road in North America by 2012, including a new Focus BEV in 2011, as well as new hybrids and a plug-in hybrid. Ford Motor Company has now teamed up with “The Jay Leno Show” in the United States to provide an all-new battery electric version of the Ford Focus ST five-door for celebrities to drive in the programme's regular "Green Car Challenge" segment.
Ford has especially made the car for the programme, using an Elec... [more]
To celebrate the world premiere of the all-new Kia Venga at the 63rd Frankfurt International Motor Show, Kia Motors are displaying five examples of its spacious and dynamic B-segment MPV - in a special 'Venga' zone throughout the 13-day event.
The Venga heads the Kia line-up that includes the re-engineered and re-styled Kia cee'd, the all-new Kia Sorento SUV (with up to seven seats), the new 'EcoDynamics' sub-brand and the first showing in Europe of Kia's new Forte LPI Hybrid sedan.
"Kia's... [more]
SEAT debuts low CO2 versions of the recently-revised Altea, Altea XL and Leon at next week's Frankfurt Motor Show. The three newcomers, which join Ecomotive versions of the Ibiza supermini and Alhambra seven-seat MPV, are the latest offerings in the Spanish maker's mission to produce among the world's most environmentally responsible vehicles. All three new models feature significant economy-minded improvements to further boost their frugality and reduce harmful exhaust emissions.
The modifie... [more]
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