VOLVO REVEAL NEW XC40 WITH ALL ELECTRIC OPTION

The all new Volvo XC40 model will offer a plug-in hybrid option, although not in all markets, but the XC40 adds a distinction its bigger siblings can’t offer: it will also come in a fully electric version. Volvo made an announcement that it would build only “electrified” models within a couple of years and this was reported as […]

EUROPEAN CAR MAKERS OFFER OLDER DIESEL BUYBACK

Almost two years ago, the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal burst into public view, and nothing has been quite the same since then. The news that VW Group engineers had deliberately cheated on eight years of emission tests for the “clean diesels” sold by Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche sent shockwaves around the world. Only this year […]

HYUNDAI’S ALL NEW IONIQ HYBRID & ELECTRIC

The Hyundai Ioniq, which made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in 2015, is a historic vehicle – the first from a major automaker to be offered in three versions, all of them electrified: the Ioniq Hybrid, Ioniq Plug-In and Ioniq Electric.The first to hit showrooms will be the Ioniq Hybrid, featuring a 1.6-litre petrol engine […]

VOLVO PLANS HIGH PERFORMANCE HYBRID’S

Volvo has acquired Polestar, a Swedish company with which it has been working in motor sports since 1996. Polestar will now be used as the model name for special high-performance Volvos across the Volvo range including their advanced Hybrid models like the all new XC90 and V wagon models . In 2015, Volvo expects to sell 750 […]

Volkswagen demonstrates e-golf that can park and charge itself

Volkswagen featured a fleet of their vehicles at this years Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas which showcases the triple trends of electrification, autonomy and connectivity. VW notes that its plug-in models, the e-Golf and Golf GTE would be inconceivable without computers that control such functions as battery charging and switching between gas and electric drive sources. “The two inventions […]