Mercedes & Fiat Will Electrify A & B Class Cars For European Market
Fiat and Mercedes are taking very different approaches to electrifying the small passenger car market, but Volkswagen may be poised to steal market share from both of them.
Fiat and Mercedes are taking very different approaches to electrifying the small passenger car market, but Volkswagen may be poised to steal market share from both of them.
Are plug-in hybrid cars a thing of the past? General Motors and Volkswagen certainly think so.
Emissions Analytics suggest building more hybrid cars and light trucks might be a better use of scarce resources than building a few battery electric cars. Do they have a point?
Researchers at the University of Waterloo claim they have invented new technology that could extend the life of fuel cells by a factor of 10, making them ideal as range extender engines in plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Klaus Froehlich, head of R&D at BMW, says 85% of its cars will have a gas or diesel engine in 2030. Is he prescient or clueless?
BMW has taken the wraps off its iNext electric SUV due to go into production in 2021. It this the car that will carry the company proudly into the future?
Mazda says it may use a small version of of its rotary power plant as a range extender engine for plug-in hybrid vehicles. Its compact dimensions and low weight could make it ideal for just such an application.
Porsche and Audi have agreed to work together to create electric car chassis they can share in the future, saving each company about a third on development costs they would have to spend otherwise.
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Hyundai took center stage in green car news this week when its Ioniq Hybrid was confirmed by the EPA to have the highest fuel economy of any hybrid — 58 mpg combined. Move over, Toyota Prius Eco. There’s a new sheriff in town. Impressive, right?