General Motors CEO Dan Akerson agreed yesterday to testify in front of a U.S. House panel next week regarding how safety regulators handled the investigation into Chevrolet Volt crash fire risks. “Dan has agreed to testify at the hearing, and he looks forward to doing it,” GM spokesman Greg Martin told The Detroit News. This [...]
Many people consider BMWs and Mercedes Benzes to be completely different brands, therefore offering two distinct experiences. MB feels differently. In fact, they feel that there are enough undecided prospective Mercedes customers out there to offer four new compact cars next year. Naturally the A and B Class front wheel drive compacts will be offered [...]
After egmCarTech’s trip to the 2012 North American International Show, we walked away with a little bit of an epiphany. But before I get to that, we were expecting there to be a huge influx of new cars with alternative powertrains. In other words, I personally was expecting every make to be pitching their push [...]
When BMW introduced their first all-electric production car, the 1-Series based ActiveE, we learned that only 700 lucky customers will be able to get their hands on the anticipated BMW electric car. And kicking off the ActiveE’s launch was the delivery of the first ActiveE ever in the US. A couple by the name of [...]
It seems like things just keep getting interrupted for Tesla and the production of their all-electric Model S luxury sedan. Two top engineers are said to have left the carmaker, giving stock shares a 15% bump after a record plunge of 19% last week. “I’m highly confident we’ll deliver at least 20,000 cars” in 2013, [...]
Five years ago, the words “Bentley” and “hybrid” would only deign to coexist in a joke, not in a fact, but now it seems that Bentley will be rummaging their fingers around the VW/Audi/Porsche cookie jar for plug-in hybrid parts. According to Bentley chief Wolfgang Dürheimer, the menial bits and pieces making up a hybrid [...]
Given that the Chevy Volt is now mired in recalls, it seems that VW thinks that they can do one better with a Jetta plug in hybrid for the US. Check out our original post on the Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The car will be largely based on the new Jetta Hybrid, will offer an electric-only [...]
Key Competitors: Lexus RX400h Power: Turbocharged 2.0L inline-4 280 hp powering the front wheels, 70 bhp electric motor powering the rear for a combined 350 bhp. Performance: 0-60 in 5.8 seconds. Availability: TBA. Volvo finally unveiled their new plug-in hybrid version of the XC60 mid-sized crossover SUV earlier at the 2012 North American International Auto [...]
Alongside the unveiling of the final variant of the Toyota Prius was the showcase of Toyota’s latest concept that captures their vision “for future mobility with a focus on connectivity and the human interface:” the Toyota NS4 Advanced Plug-In Hybrid Concept. “In this digital age, cars are becoming another spoke in the wheel of our [...]
Low emissions and high performance, that’s the name of the game for Infiniti at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The comany today released another teaser of its lightweight sports car concept that it says will be the first model to not only have a range-extender but also a mid-ship package for optimal weight distribution and [...]
