by Karl Dyson | Feb 23, 2011 | Green Car News
As part of the company’s strategy to meet new fuel economy standards set by the Obama administration, Porsche unveiled the new Panamera S Hybrid. The standards require a fleet average of 35.5 mpg by 2016.The car uses Cayenne’s hybrid system and is driven...
by Karl Dyson | Feb 22, 2011 | Green Car News
Volvo has released more details of its V60 Plug-in Hybrid that will be unveiled at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show next week. The Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid, developed in partnership with Swedish utility company Vattenfall, which will be launched on the market in 2012. The...
by Karl Dyson | Feb 10, 2011 | Green Car News
In the past few days, Teams from the Climate Rush Driving Authority (or CRDA) have targeted more than 1,000 high CO2 polluting 4×4’s (otherwise known as Chelsea tractors) in our fair capital. Over 12 teams fanned out across London – from St John’s Wood, to...
by Karl Dyson | Feb 8, 2011 | Green Car News
Volkswagen is set to launch a 100mpg Golf in 2020, in time to meet super-stringent EU fuel economy regulations. Senior VW sources told Autocar that the greenest Golf — likely to be the blue-e-motion — is expected to have an average CO2 rating of just 75g/km.Planned...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 26, 2011 | Green Car News
The new Volkswagen XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle (SEV) has been unveiled at the Qatar Motor Show. Pioneering construction techniques, an advanced plug-in hybrid drivetrain and innovative packaging all play a part in allowing the XL1 to return 313 mpg on the combined...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 19, 2011 | Green Car News
Tesla has been busying it’s media machine to tease the world with some more footage of the Tesla Model S in action. Most would agree that the car is extremely good looking and even has a little resemblance of an Aston Martin with its sleek lines and stout rear...
