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Tesla Model X set for February unveiling

Tesla has released a teaser image of the upcoming Tesla Model X crossover. The all-new fully electric model will be unveiled at the company's design studio in California on February 9. Few details of the Model X have been revealed so far, howe...

One in seven Californian cars must be electric by 2025

More than one in seven cars sold in California by 2025 will be plug-in hybrid, fully electric or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles according to a new set of regulations approved by the environmentally focused US state. Automotive News reports the Ad...

Generation Y prefers EVs and hybrids to conventional cars

Generation Y prefers electric and hybrid vehicles to conventional cars, according to a new global study by auditing firm Deloitte. The survey found 57 per cent of Gen Y (people aged from their late teens to early 30s) prefers electrified vehic...

Kia Ray: Korean brand’s first-ever production EV

Kia Motors’ first-ever production vehicle has debuted at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Kia Motors took the wraps off its Ray production electric vehicle and Naimo EV concept car. The two vehicles are powered by advanced...

Skoda Octavia Green E Line testing begins

Skoda has begun testing 10 prototypes of its fully electric Octavia Green E Line. The Green E Line is Skoda's first-ever fully electric vehicle, and is expected to be put into mass production once data from the testing is assessed. Skoda board...

Lithium-air batteries with 800km range for cars by 2020

US-based technology company IBM is developing a new type of battery that could give the next generation of electric cars a range of 800km. The battery is based on lithium-air cell technology, which uses carbon electrodes rather than heavier me...

Tata eMO EV concept unveiled

Tata Technologies has unveiled an all-new Tata eMO EV compact city car concept at the 2012 North American International Auto Show. Following in the footsteps of the Tata Nano - the cheapest car in the world - the eMO EV combines an ultra compa...

Hybrids, EVs and hydrogen divide the automotive industry

A survey of international automotive executives has found there is a lack of clarity within the industry about its medium-term direction. KPMG’s Global Automotive Executive Survey found the demand for hybrid, electric and hydrogen fuel cell...

Nissan e-NV200 Concept Unveiled

The Nissan e-NV200 Concept has been unveiled at this year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit, potentially previewing the future of small zero-emission vans. The e-NV200 is Nissan’s way of utilising its technology from...