Porsche Eco Sports Car Gets 78 MPG, Does 0-60 in About 3 Seconds

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[Update 3/2/2010: Porsche has also released a video of the 918 Spyder in action] [Update 3/10/2010: Porsche says they will build the 918 Spyder] Remember that old myth that went something along the lines of “if you sneeze, fart and burp at the same time, you’ll explode”? Well, Porsche’s new 918 Spyder hyper-eco-super-sports-plug-in-hybrid concept has [...]

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Audi A1 e-tron Extended Range Electric Concept to be Unveiled in Geneva

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Pushing forward with its newly minted e-tron platform, Audi is planning on introducing a slew of new hybrids and electric vehicles over the next several years. This development is especially interesting in light of the fact that last year, Audi’s US chief, Johan DeNysschen, called electric cars playthings for the elite and said that anyone [...]

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Mercedes Confirms it Will Sell a Diesel-Electric Hybrid

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Mercedes has announced that they plan on building an E300 Bluetec Hybrid starting later this year—representing the company’s first foray into the world of diesel-electric hybrids. The car will reach European dealerships by early 2011. No word on whether or not Merc has any plans to release the vehicle in the States yet… so if [...]