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Axon Automotive's plug-in hybrid due to market in 2011Car making minnow Axon Automotive has revealed details of a UK designed and built plug-in hybrid due to hit the market in 2011. We’re used to seeing plug-in hybrids coming at us from major manufacturers as they try to out eco one another. But this time we have a UK made plug-in hybrid from minnow car maker Axon Automotive.Axon Automotive’s plug-in hybrid has been revealed at the Milton Keynes Science Festival and can be used as a pure elec

At the Tokyo Motor Show, Mitsubishi unveiled the PX-MiEV Concept, the precursor to the plug-in hybrid that it intends to bring to the market by 2013. Many are looking at the concept to get an idea of what the next Outlander would look like since it won’t be arriving until 3 or 4 years in the future. The PX MiEV concept is actually based on a Japanese market Outlander and is designed to show the appearance of a mid-sized crossover SUV with petrol electric power. The production hybrid is expected

The Suzuki Swift Plug-in HybridSuzuki will unveil the Swift Plug-in Hybrid at Tokyo, featuring a small range-extender engine and designed to run as an EV. We’re beginning to wonder if Motor Show organisers have made it a condition of exhibition space that car makers bring along a hybrid or a plug-in or an EV – or preferably all three. Frankfurt was heavy enough on these Eco cars, but Tokyo is lining up to be almost exclusively Eco and Green. Latest to announce their Eco offering is Suzuki, wi

By 2012, Volvo will have a plug-in hybrid in series production. Well, this development certainly is expected since Volvo has already shown off a plug-in hybrid Volvo V70. What remains a mystery is which models will be getting the new powertrain.The car is able to go 31 miles on pure electric power alone. In Volvo’s estimation, this should be sufficient for 75% of all European journeys. When combined with a small diesel engine, it gives a range of around 745 miles, with CO2 emissions of 50g/km an

Fisker Automotive has been granted a loan worth more than $500 million for its plan to develop plug-in hybrid vehicles. A majority of the funds will be spent for Project NINA, which is tasked to design, engineer, and assemble Fisker’s line of plug-in hybrids. A portion of the budget will be spent in marketing the plug-in hybrid.The Project Nina moniker is inspired by the Christopher Columbus ship. Fisker intends to market a family-oriented plug-in hybrid by 2012, with a global sales target of mo

Volvo are working on a plug in Hybrid for 2012 offering 50g/km Co2 emissionsVolvo has confirmed they will bring a plug-in Hybrid to the market by 2010, offering 150 mpg and 50g/km CO2. Back in June we reported that Volvo were working on a plug-in hybrid that they wanted to bring to market by 2012. To be honest, we were a little disparaging about their plans as we felt they were offering to bring something to market that was relying on the necessary technology becoming available in time. But i

The Fisker Karma - should move to market quickly with new fundingFisker has acquired funding from the DOE to complete the Karma and move forward with project NINA – a low-cost plug-in Hybrid to be made in the US. Henrik Fisker has been planning the Fisker Karma for what seems a very long time. It looks a very good stab at a luxury, plug-in electric car – as we saw recently when he took the Karma out for a shakedown at Laguna Seca. But putting a car like the Karma together is a big deal for ev

I know it’s a concept, but judging by just how well Hyundai’s so called concepts are finished, I am in no doubt that what you see in the above photo, will be in a showroom near you, sooner rather than later. Blue-Will is a four-seat Plug-in Hybrid, which promises an electric only driving distance of [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Hyundai Blue-Will at Frankfurt Motor Show

The brand new Volvo C30 BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) made its debut today at the Frankfurt Motor Show, of course. This is the first electric vehicle from the Swedish manufacturer and shows that Volvo Cars’ ambitious electrification strategy has quickly produced concrete results. The new vehicle previews the introduction of a a plug-in hybrid in 2012 and has the duty to evaluate the viability of an entirely electric-powered car. “The Volvo C30 is the first model we will try out with electric p

Mercedes has revealed the S500 plug-in Hybrid at FrankfurtMercedes has revealed the S500 Hybrid – a plug-in with a 3.5 V6 which offers 73.5 mpg. It’s becoming very clear that Mercedes – that maker of cars still perceived as for the Plutocrat – is starting to make a pretty good show of acquiring a ‘Green Halo’. It’s recently revealed the B-Class F-Cell Hydrogen car will go on small scale lease, and it’s busy making economical diesels throughout its range – including the Mercedes S250 BlueEffic