Latest Hybrid and electric cars product news
Following years of product development and the application of the very latest power electronics, Controlled Power Technologies’s electric supercharger known as VTES or Variable Torque Enhancement System has been incorporated in a major project by engine developer AVL and will also feature in the Ricardo-led £3m ‘HyBoost’ programme announced by the Technology Strategy Board on 9 September 2009. Both projects are seeking to maximise powertrain efficiency at the lowest possible cost.
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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.
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Shortly after the market launch of the S 400 HYBRID, Mercedes-Benz is presenting the Vision S 500 Plug-in HYBRID, first “three-litre car” in the premium class, at the 63rd IAA in Frankfurt.
The technology vehicle displays the future of Mercedes-Benz’ modular set of hybrid systems. The Vision S 500 Plug-in HYBRID can drive for up to 30 kilometres solely on electricity and therefore without producing any local emissions. The efficient drive system combined with the CO2 bonus for the battery-el... [more]
Following its challenge to The Mayor of London, Volvo Car UK has been successful in its bid to review the current Congestion Charge alternative fuel exemption that, Volvo believes, unfairly biases hybrid cars over other low-emitting vehicles.
In his response to the campaign, The Mayor confirmed that the exemption to the Congestion Charge was introduced to incentivise the take-up of more environmentally-friendly vehicles but that he recognised that vehicle technology has developed considerably... [more]
Opel has announced Ampera as the name of its extended-range electric car. The five-door, four-seat Opel Ampera will be revealed at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show (March 5-15).
GM's electric propulsion technology, called Voltec, operates differently from other advanced propulsion systems. For short trips up to 60 km, the Ampera will run only on lithium-ion battery power charged via a standard 230v outlet. For longer distances, the car will continue to drive on electricity that is generated by a s... [more]
A man has found a green way to commute to work that he says is costing him the same price as an apple a day. Simon Arundel, a 43 year-old insurance manager from Stroud, has an electric scooter and is using electricity supplier green energy uk’s Deep Green renewable electricity to charge it.
This costs him only 20 pence a day and also means his commute to work has zero carbon emissions. He is travelling over a hundred miles a week for just £1. Simon’s green thinking is a good example to other... [more]
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