Electric Car Blogging

This is the Opel Ampera.
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And this is the Chevy Volt.

The third car with GM’s Voltec series hybrid power train was announced at the Geneva auto show, the Opel Ampera. The two cars preceding it were the Chevrolet Volt and the Cadillac Converj. The Opel Ampera …
Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
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A new campaign to improve automotive fuel efficiency worldwide by 50 percent by the year 2050 was announced at the Geneva Motor Show on Wednesday.
The Global Fuel Economy Initiative and its “50 by 50″ campaign has the backing of leaders of four major international organizations: David Ward, director general …
Originally posted at Planetary Gear
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Magna Steyr demonstrates its Mila automotive platform with this concept car, at the Geneva auto show.
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Magna Steyr, a maker of automotive parts, is showing that it can build entire cars.

With a concept car, on display at the Geneva auto show, the company is aiming to illustrate …
Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
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Two icons of British luxury (owned by German companies), Bentley and Rolls-Royce, showed off new thinking at the Geneva auto show this week in the form of two new concept vehicles.

Bentley, sensing that it is now fashionable to go green, attempts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by …
Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
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