Plug In Hybrids
Like them or not Toyota know how to build cars with hybrid engines. Since the launch of the first Prius in 1997 they have now sold over 10 million hybrids under the Toyota and Lexus brands. Hybrid sales commenced with the first-generation Prius, which was sold only in Japan from 1997 to 2000. An upgraded…
We uncovered a new and relatively informative website. The European Commissions view of alternative vehicles statistics at the European Alternative Fuels Observatory (EAFO) website. Eafo.eu The site details sales of BEV and PHEV that Battery and Plug-In Hybrid electric cars by country by year and seems to be updated monthly. The site is an European…
The best-selling BMW 3 series is getting a make over with slight changes to the body and the powertrain lineup. The cabin is getting a major boost with extra chrome highlights, a redesigned center console and improved materials on touchpoints around the cabin. There’s also an upgrade to the navigation system, which boots up and…
At last we get a chance to drive the first plug-in hybrid from Audi, the now available A3 sportback e-tron. This is a very interesting car that is exceedingly well executed by Audi. It joins the ranks of Plug In petrol cars with a hybrid drive train incorporating the standard components of a 1.4 petrol A3…
Audi joins the plug in bandwagon with the latest A3 variant the A3 E-tron. Audi have shown a number of e-tron concepts and now seem fixed on bringing the A3 plug-in version to life with models expected in the UK in summer 2014. The Audi A3 e-tron is a plug-in petrol hybrid version of the…
