Green Cars

A green vehicle or environmentally friendly vehicle is a road motor vehicle that produces less harmful impacts to the environment than comparable conventional internal combustion engine vehicles running on gasoline or diesel, or one that uses alternative fuels. Green vehicles are powered by alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies and include hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, battery electric vehicles, compressed-air vehicles, hydrogen and fuel-cell vehicles, neat ethanol vehicles, flexible-fuel vehicles, natural gas vehicles, clean diesel vehicles, and some sources also include vehicles using blends of biodiesel and ethanol fuel or gasohol.

Fisker Karma – the electric desire

Fisker has already delivered the first Karma copy. The client is Leonardo di Caprio, but other celebrities are waiting patiently their electric model, 3,000 units already being reserved. The car manufacturer founded by Henrik Fisker, former Aston Martin designer, created an electric model with an aluminum chassis, equipped with two electric motors and a gasoline engine to charge the centrally ...

The future Opel Ampera will be cheaper and more attractive

Opel officials have made the first statements about the next generation Ampera. The model will be cheaper and more aesthetically appealing, says Nick Reilly. Although the new Opel Ampera has not yet debuted on European market, Opel officials have made some statements about its successor. The second generation Ampera will be cheaper, will have an improved design and features closer ...

BMW i Born Electric: The BMW i3 Concept & BMW i8 Concept

BMW revealed two new concepts, BMW i3 Concept and BMW i8 Concept, which treats two different propulsion strategies, both having an electric motor, with various additions. BMW presented the first official images and information regarding the i3 and i8 concepts. The two concepts are different both aesthetically and in terms of applied philosophy and propulsion system. So, BMW i3 Concept ...

Official: Renault Frendzy – full info and pictures

Renault has published official information and pictures of its newest concept: Frendzy. The prototype seeks to combine the family side of a car with an utility vehicle full of gadgets and wants to be the concept from which will arise the future Kangoo. As promised, Renault came back with details and official images of new Frendzy, the fourth study design ...

BMW X1 Efficient Dynamics consumes 4.5 l/100 km

BMW presented today the X1 Efficient Dynamics version. The BMW X1 Efficient Dynamics crossover guarantees a consumption of 4.5 litres/100 km and offers 163 horsepower. BMW presented today the newest member of the Efficient Dynamics family. Although the combination of an SUV with an efficient label seemed impossible 10 years ago, BMW was able to provide the public with a ...