“We are past the idea of an environmentally friendly vehicle needing to look different. People don’t want to sacrifice anything, including style, to own an efficient car.” – Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen Bold words backed by bold action. The Tesla Model S, produced by Tesla Motors, is an engineering feat, which proves you don’t [...]

Renault will soon be launching an electric car that is rumoured to take less time to charge than a mobile phone. The DeZir design is set to be introduced at the Paris Motor Show in October, and from the teaser images Renault has released, it’ll be a beauty.

Mercedes released details on a prototype it’s calling the SLS AMG E-Cell. The gullwing variant gets four, 12,000-rpm electric motors producing an equivalent 525 horsepower and 649 lb-ft of torque. It’s reported to go from 0-60 in just under four seconds.

Here is a quick run down of the top 7 new cars im looking forward to seeing in 2010. All these cars were showcased in the 80th International Geneva Motor Show. Ferrari 599 HY KERS – This Ferrari comes with a green paint job and features the latest Ferrari regenerative braking technology integrated into seven [...]

Tesla Motors has just released a revised filing for their upcoming IPO. Tesla are reportedly buying NUMMI plant for $42 million and it is now confirmed that Tesla doesnt have a formal deal with Toyota to build a new electric vehicle yet. For anyone who followed the hyped news of the Tesla-Toyota partnership last week, [...]

Hybrid cars are going to become more prevalent in the coming years, and thats why this Porsche 918 Spyder Concept is just amazing. Specs: 500 horsepower mid-mounted hybrid V8 Carrera GT fused with a 914 and Jaguar XJ 220 Performance does not suffer at all from that ridiculous gas mileage: 0-60 in 3.2 secs. with [...]

Another team is headed for the grid at the TT Zero electric motorcycle race, this one a Nordic outfit led by an experienced road racer modifying a Honda race bike. The Swedish Electric Racing Team follows MotoCzyzs in committing to the TT Zero, which recently split from the TTXGP to take over the race first [...]

The Ferrari 599 hybrid is real! Posted at CarSpyShots.com the pictures were snapped on the stand just days before it was to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. Im not too sure if many people will want to have a Ferrari hybrid, but I guess as the world comes to terms with completely green [...]

General Motors Co. has been reported to be dropping plans for a Cadillac-badged version of the Chevrolet Volt. Apparently a Cadillac version of the Volt would be too weighed down by the expected luxury and comfort features to replicate the Volt’s 40-mile electric-only driving range without extensive extra cost, a Bloomberg report said. Sources suggested [...]

Its been reported that Porsche plans on sending a Porsche 911 racing car to both Geneva and the Nurburgring 24 hour race. The key here is that in the press release from Porsche they stated that “the focus is not on… winning the race.”. Then what is the real point here? The Porsche 911 GT3 [...]