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Volkswagen has designs on expanding its Beetle family - and the new 2012 VW E-Bugster gives us a few clues to what's in store. As the name suggests, the E-Bugster is an electric Beetle, showcasing Wolfsburg's new e-powertrain coming to the Golf and other family members sooner than you might think. The Golf Blue-e-motion goes on sale in 2013. But ...

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VW E-Bugster concept unveiled at 2012 Detroit show

Tim Pollard, 09 January 2012 16:15

Honda EV-STER concept car (2011) first pics

Tim Pollard, 30 November 2011 12:17

Honda has recreated a Beat-style compact electric sports car at the 2011 Tokyo motor show - this stunning EV-STER concept car. It's tiny, at just 3570mm long and 1500mm wide. And those compact dimensions mean the electric powertrain doesn't need to be too big to power this two-seater sports coupe. Honda EV-STER: what else do we know? The Japanese have ...

Artega SE & GT (2011) at the Geneva motor show

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Mark Hamilton, 03 March 2011 17:48

German sports car maker Artega brought the current GT and the SE, an electric version of the obscure man’s Cayman, to the 2011 Geneva motor show. Artega… remind me who they are again? Artega was founded in 2006 in Dalbruch, Germany with the involvement of Karl Heinz Kalbfell, a well-known industry executive formerly of BMW, Rolls-Royce, Alfa Romeo and Maserati ...

CAR video interview: Audi design chief Wolfgang Egger

Tim Pollard, 04 August 2010 09:37

Watch Wolfgang Egger, head of Audi group design, explain his latest designs to CAR Magazine in our new video interview below. We sat down one-to-one with Egger and asked him about the new Audi e-tron concept, A8, A1, those headlights and where exactly Audi design is heading.Be warned: it's quite a long video at 23 minutes long, but we judged ...

Toyota and Tesla strike $50m electric car deal

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Tim Pollard, 21 May 2010 09:15

Toyota today agreed to buy a $50 million stake in Tesla Motors, the Californian electric car start-up. The two companies plan to cooperate on electric vehicles, batteries and other EV technology. But Tesla's tiny! Why would giant Toyota want to buy into a minnow?Seems that Tesla really does have ideas and practices that is interesting the major players. It already ...

Audi's electric R4 at the Detroit motor show 2010

Ben Pulman and Tim Pollard, 11 January 2010 18:44

This is Audi’s latest electric E-tron sports car, unveiled at today’s Detroit motor show. Or to give the concept its official name, this is the Audi E-tron Detroit Showcar. Catchy. More importantly, think of the concept as a glimpse of what the future holds for Audi’s sports car range... Ignoring the awful ‘Audi E-tron Detroit Showcar’ name, tell me about ...

BMW Concept ActiveE at Detroit motor show 2010

Tim Pollard, 17 December 2009 00:01

BMW has unveiled this rolling testbed for its electric car strategy - the new Concept ActiveE - at the 2010 Detroit motor show. It's a fully electric BMW and a hint of what's to come through the long-range visionary Project i plan which will reshape BMWs for the 21st century.No prizes for guessing it's based on an existing BMW production car, the ...

Shake-up at Tesla; a dozen UK orders

Tim Pollard, 16 October 2008 11:22

Electric car start-up Tesla is restructuring its US operation and laying off around 100 staff, as the credit crunch continues to make life difficult for car companies big and small. It’s now on its fourth CEO in 12 months, as founder Elon Musk takes over from Ze’ev Drori. In an announcement on the chief exec’s blog, Tesla Motors said it ...

Tesla at the London motor show 2008

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Tim Pollard, 24 July 2008 16:32

Green sports car maker Tesla made a guest appearance at the London motor show 2008 with one of its electric Elises in the Greener Driving Pavilion. What's new on Tesla's London motor show stand? Nothing really. They don't even have a stand at Excel... But make sure you check out the Tesla Roadster in the green vehicle area – it's ...

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