Spring is here, and it's the perfect time to discover fresh feelings of adventure.If you are willing to explore your need for speed, then RepoKar is the right place for you! RepoKar is a fun, high-octane online Public Auto Auction where you'r...
As it was revealed, the auto industry is concerned about the new fuel economy standards, which are going to be even tighter soon. So far, automakers have been able to meet tougher emissions and fuel economy standards. It will be more difficult soon, as between 2018 and 2025 these standards will be much tougher. According to the research made at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), the US new-vehicle fuel economy decreases in June. The market share of SUVs and pickup trucks rose, while new hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles...
If the first Prius plug-in hybrid was honestly speaking a “failure" for Toyota Motor Corp., the automaker promises that the upcoming Prius Prime PHEV will be a huge success, with an annual sales target of 60,000 units worldwide.The sales level Toyota is targeting for the upcoming Prius Prime plug-in hybrid, are nearly as high as the previous-generation Prius PHV sold cumulatively since its 2012 launch. About half that volume will come from North America, while Japan chips in roughly the other half. In all this plan Europe is expected to contribute only ...
People like pointing out how dirty the electricity grid mix is after charging electric vehicles. Many love talking about plug-in cars that as they say contribute to pollution. This map from Carnegie Mellon University helps on finding out the cleanest cars based on their location. Researchers have compiled information about the gas emissions of different EVs considering their charge, they compared gasoline-powered vehicles to electric ones. In the research were tested Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt, Prius Plug-In Hybrid versus Toyota Prius hybrid and Mazda 3. By driving a Nissan Leaf in ...
Roborace – a new driverless electric car series (from Formula E and Kinetik) is gaining shape with the first images of racing vehicles revealed. A new kind of vehicle was designed by the Daniel Simon.The cars has 4.8-metres long, and 2-metres wide, with a wheelbase of 2.8 metres and weighing in at 1000kg. To put that in context, the car will be 200mm shorter than a Formula E single-seater but 200mm wider. It weighs 112kg more than a FE machine, despite that car's all-up figure including the driver’s weight.Nvidia said that it will put its Drive PX 2 AI - the world’s most ...
An original beach-loving car invented by the British in 1960s - The Citroen e-Mehari has no doors and a removable fabric top to make the most of summer. With plastic seats and floors, the interior can also be cleaned to get rid of sand. Now, it is on sale in France for €25,000 (almost $28,000), just in time for drivers to soak up some rays in their head-turning new plastic car on vacation to the French Riviera.It is an electric-powered car and has a driving range of just 200km and takes 13 hours to recharge from empty and powered by a range of tiny four-cylinder petrol engines taken ...
