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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...

Umberto Palermo Design Vittoria concept at Qatar motor show

Italian design house Umberto Palermo Design has unveiled one of the more unique concepts of the 2012 Qatar motor show. The UP Design Vittoria is a futuristic supercar concept with a curvaceous body, a glass dome roof and a face only a mother c...

Toyota unveils Hybrid racer for Le Mans

  Toyota Racing is making good use of its long-term investment in hybrid technology with the development of two TS03 HYBRID cars for competition in this year’s FIA World Endurance Championship. So far, Toyota has sold more than 3.5 million h...

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...

Toyota Prius V Review

  Let’s cut right to the chase here: The 2012 Toyota Prius V (we're ignoring that Toyota's marketeers use a lower-case v for the name) is an inspired idea. It’s the first of three spin-offs of the iconic Prius hatchback to appear; the...

Toyota Prius C hybrid hatch unlikely to beat regular Prius

The Toyota Prius C, the Japanese brand's new city-sized hybrid, will not be significantly more fuel efficient than the larger regular Prius, if at all. Toyota Australia this week revealed it expects the new Prius C to have a city (urban) fuel...

Toyota Prius camper conversion unveiled at Tokyo Auto Salon

Ever wanted to go camping but always thought campervans consumed too much fuel? A camper conversion for the Toyota Prius could be your answer. Looking a little like a giant telephone handle stuck onto the top of a Prius - or even a Smurf if yo...