Posts in the "Automotive News" Category

  • New Year Special – Koenigsegg Agera on Indian roads!

    Automotive News
    Koenigsegg Agera India

    Our new friends at THE ESTD, distributors of exotic brands such as Koenigsegg, Ariel and Gumpert in India, have shipped us a selection of images of the mid-engined Agera supercar finding its way carefully through some rough patches of Indian road. The word Agera in Swedish means “to act.”

    The Agera, made using lightweight materials such as carbon fiber, is priced at a cool 12.5 crore rupees (ex-showroom Delhi) and is easily the best alternative to the Bugatti Veyron available in ..read more Read More...

  • Chevy Volt is paid for and fueled by solar power

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    Chevrolet Volt

    Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Chevrolet

    This story should be enough to – at the very least – give Chevrolet Volt detractors pause: a solar-powered home that pays its owner delicious double dividends.

    An Orlando, FL man used the cash from selling solar-panel-generated electricity back to the grid as a down payment for his Chevrolet Volt extended-range plug-in vehicle and he’s using the power from the panels to fuel the sedan, the Orlando Sentinel reported.

    Bob Stonerock used the $5,600 he made during ..read more Read More...

  • Mitsubishi starts working on Outlander plug-in hybrid

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    Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid

    The Mitsubishi Outlander may not be a very successful SUV in India but globally sells in decent numbers. As a result, Mitsubishi has decided that it will soon convert the guzzler into a hybrid SUV by 2013. The Outlander will be one of 8 hybrid/EV products that will be launched by Mitsubishi by the end of 2016.

    A concept version of the Outlander Plug-in hybrid was showcased at the Tokyo Motor Show. Also known as Concept PX-MiEV, the car featured a ..read more Read More...

  • Revenge of the Electric Car coming to DVD January 24

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    revenge of the electric car dvd

    Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture

    If you missed out on seeing Revenge of the Electric Car in the theater or just want to watch Carlos Ghosn, Elon Musk and Bob Lutz push their respective companies to getting EVs out the door, mark your calendar for January 24th. That’s when the DVD version of the movie hits, and it will offer repeat viewers a few fun extras once they’ve worn out the grooves on the main feature.

    The big special bonus is the ..read more Read More...

  • Spied – Chevrolet Tavera BS4 with Sonalika CRDI engine coming in February

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    Chevrolet Tavera facelift rear

    Hardly a few days after exposing the front of the Chevrolet Tavera facelift, we show you a picture revealing its side profile and rear snagged by IndianAutosBlog fan Rituraj Dubey. In his note Rituraj said his 150bhp Cruze just managed to tail the speeding mule on the expressway outside Baroda.

    The Tavera facelift, spied ahead of its Auto Expo unveiling, sports part-body graphics, redesigned alloy wheels and a special dual tone paint job. No visible changes to the luggage door and ..read more Read More...