The Latest News, Announcements And Rumours From The World Of Cars
Faster than a Porsche 911, cleaner than a Toyota Prius – That’s the Infiniti Emerg-E concept revealed at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. It boasts an electric motor in each rear wheel for a total power output of 402bhp, 60 mph in 4.0 seconds, an EV range of 30 miles rising to 300 miles using [...]
Despite what you might imagine, the Tata Megapixel is not a digital camera. It’s a small four-seat electric city car and the follow up to the Pixel concept from last year. Unveiled at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, the range-extended EV is capable of up to 282 mpg (in theory) and CO2 emissions as low [...]
After a protracted teaser campaign and eventual leak, this is the Pininfarina Cambiano concept at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. With looks straight from the past and the future the luxury sports saloon-coupe takes inspiration from the 1957 Lancia Florida II. It’s also electric, so that should please the world’s polar bears…and Al Gore. And [...]
This is the new Renault Zoe supermini which has just been unveiled at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. It’s a cute little supermini. But that’s not what will attract buyers. It’s electric with a range of up to 130 miles on a full charge. And when it goes in sale in the autumn priced from [...]
Morgan has officially pulled the covers off their electric Plus E concept as the Geneva Motor Show. Based on the Morgan Plus 8 it gets a Zytek electric motor, a lithium-ion battery pack and a five-speed manual gearbox. So you get an ancient body style, a modern power source and a manual gearbox, in an [...]
This is the Ford Focus. It’s also their first completely electric car…ever. And it’s on display at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show now. Powered by a 23 kWh lithium-ion battery pack, the Focus Electric has a target range of 100 miles and can be recharged in 3-4 hours. Based on the fossil-fuelled five-door hatchback, most [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Hyundai i-oniq electric sports hatch concept. Revealed ahead of its debut in Geneva, the i-oniq has one major aim, apart from attempting to save the world. The electric hatch is here to show Hyundai’s vision of future design and technology. So let’s peer into the South Korean’s crystal ball… [...]
This is the new Tesla Model X. It’s an electric seven-seat crossover that also happens to have gullwing doors, zero tailpipe emissions and enough grunt to frighten supercars. And if everything goes according to plan, it will appear on American roads by the end of 2013. Tesla boss Elon Musk told 1,000 guests at the [...]
Check your calendars, it’s not April 1st. This is the frankly ridiculous Rinspeed Dock & Go Concept. And it would have been a sure thing for the maddest car of the year if the Morgan 3Wheeler hadn’t roared into view. So what is the Rinspeed Dock & Go? From our angle it looks like a [...]
This is the new Honda EV-STER which was revealed during the first press day at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. In early November, Honda released sketches of their new small sports EV concept. Well, here it is in the metal…or rather carbon fibre. And according to Honda’s creative director Toshinobu Minami, the small two seat [...]
