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Lamborghini considering diesels and hybrids for Estoque

When the Lamborghini Estoque concept was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show, a good number of eyebrows were undoubtedly raised by the notion of a front-engine, rear-wheel drive four-door sedan from the Italian maker of hyper cars. In truth, though, Lambo has a history of bending the rules a bit, even producing SUVs for a period. It's hard to think of Lamborghini without also considering what may be its fiercest competitor, Ferrari. That other Italian automaker has gone on record stating that it will never offer a diesel oil-burner, but ... Read more →

VIDEO: Optimal Energy in Paris speaks about the Joule Domenick Yoney

The 2008 edition of the Paris Motor Show officially ends today and to commemorate its passing we thought we'd bring back one of our favorite electric cars from the affair with a few video-captured ...

A bit of EV history: Renault Dauphine Henney-Kilowatt Xavier Navarro

Few people know about the Renault Dauphine. Sold in the U.S. in the late '50s, it was a creation by Renault usually powered by a 0.845 liter engine good for 32 hp. Yup, that made the car really ...

Paris 2008: Heuliez, Michelin and Orange wrap a revolution in a plain package Domenick Yoney

French coachbuilder Heuliez, along with Michelin and Orange™, have brought with them to the 2008 Paris Motor Show a most unremarkable-looking car. (My apologies to fans of the Opel Agila) And ...

Paris 2008: Eco & Mobility present the Simpli-City and Next-re Domenick Yoney

Away from the glamor cars spinning on their turntables with posing models are a few vehicles that most of the North American press has not had time to investigate. The Simpli-City and Next-ère ...

Mercedes to add C and E class hybrids by 2011 in U.S.; 12,000 smart EVs in four years 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Next year's arrival of the S400 BlueHybrid appears to be just the first stage of a massive move to hybridazition of the brand's lineup. The ML450 is scheduled to get a Two-Mode hybrid late next year, pending resolution of issues with battery supplier Cobasys. A new generation of the high-volume ...

Paris 2008: Heuliez Friendly 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Well, it certainly looks pretty friendly. Plus, powered only by electrons, it will be friendly to our environment too. What is it? The Heuliez Friendly, which debuted at this year's Paris Motor Show. Three seems to be a theme here, with a trio of electric motors to choose from, three different ...

Paris 2008: Peugeot-Citroen HYmotion4 hybrid drive system 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Traditionally, automakers use the biggest auto shows in their home countries as a platform to display their latest and greatest ideas, both aesthetic and technological. Such was clearly the case this week at the Paris Motor Show for PSA, the parent company of Peugeot and Citroën. One of ...

Paris 2008: Watching the cars go 'round and 'round 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

OK, it's Monday morning. Some of you are at the office and, maybe, not yet fully ready for the work week. While you're sipping a coffee or tea and getting ready to get things done, we've got a few videos to ease you into the day from our friend Adam over at SmartPlanet. Adam was at the Paris Motor ...

Paris 2008: What's your favorite? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We saw a lot of new green concept vehicles make their debut during the press preview at the Paris Motor Show last week. Now that we've all had time to digest the new offerings, what struck you as particularly good this year? I've set up a poll with all of the green (or green-ish) Paris vehicles ...

Peugeot unleashes 118 mpg HYmotion3 Compressor Concept 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We really dig Peugeot's new HYmotion3 Compressor Concept. It's got three wheels -- two up front and one in back, our preferred arrangement -- and a hybrid drivetrain. The two front wheels are independently powered by individual wheel-mounted hub motors and have no connection to the supercharged ...

VIDEO: Live reveal of Honda Insight and a new company blog 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Honda this week launched its first blog in conjunction with the debut of the new Insight concept in Paris. If Honda's usual practice and the spy photos we've seen are any indication, the concept Insight that is on the show stand right now will be almost identical to the production model coming ...

VIDEO: Danny's Contentment talks Nuvu with Mia 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While we old-fashioned, glued-to-keyboard bloggers had to wait until the official reveal to get a glimpse Nissan's latest EV concept, new-fangled video blogger Danny Fleet got actual face time with both the Nuvu and a representative from the Japanese auto maker before the Paris Motor Show even ...

Paris 2008: Wallyscar to make electric Jeep-like vehicle 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It's pretty easy to see more than just a passing resemblance between the new Izis from Wallyscar, which is now being shown at the Paris Motor Show, and another famous vehicle. Like the original off-roading Willys, the Izis features body-on-frame architecture and a very small gasoline engine. In ...

Paris 2008: Peugeot Prologue HYmotion4 diesel hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Peugeot's Prologue HYmotion4 concept is in many ways the opposite of the same company's RC HYmotion4 concept. The upright crossover style Prologue is a different animal from the sleek four-door coupe. Both vehicles use the same through the road hybrid architecture but flipped front/rear. The ...

Paris 2008: Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4_e 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Land Rover vehicles are not renowned for their fuel efficiency, at least not in a good way. Now that the English SUV builder is owned by India's Tata it has to make do without input from Ford and will have to meet future CO2 emissions limits without averaging with its former parent. As a step ...

Paris 2008: smart shows off its second-gen ED 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While some sites are busy making fun of its name (yeah, we thought of that too... and you? Does it matter? Comments are welcome), others were busy conducting interviews with Dr. Z. in an attempt to find out when we may see the smart ED in America. The answer is that it's coming, if not next year ...

Paris 2008: Venturi Eclectic, the production version 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While Venturi has cars that drive on the bleeding edge of technology and cost more than several Tesla Roadsters they have not forgotten those of us with more modest means and lesser needs. For folks with as little as €15,000 ($20,700) in pocket and no desire to cruise faster than 45 Kph (28 ...

Paris 2008: Peugeot RC HYmotion4 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The RC HYmotion4 concept unveiled by Peugeot at the Paris Motor Show is just one of several hybrid drive concepts being shown by that brand and Citroen. All of these feature an interesting new through the road hybrid system that I'll write more about later. The RC is a four-door GT coupe that ...

Paris 2008: Pininfarina and Bollor debut the B0 (B Zero) production electric car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While we've known for some time that an electric car would be forthcoming from the partnership between the fabled firm of Pininfarina and the French industrial giant Bolloré, the two companies have avoided any embarrassing premature publication of photos until the predetermined moment at ...

Renault to launch Fluence sedan in 2009, electric version in 2011 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Renault on Thursday revealed the third generation C-segment Megane at the Paris Motor Show. The sedan version of the old Megane will be replaced by a new sedan in 2009 called Fluence. The Fluence will start off using conventional drivertrains, but two years after introduction, it will go electric. ...

Paris 2008: Video of Saab 9-X Air and designer Mark Adams 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

You can check out a video of the Saab 9-X Air in action along with some discussion with GM Europe Design VP Mark Adams after the jump. Like the 9-X BioHybrid we saw at Geneva last spring, the Air is based on GM's compact Delta platform and it uses a variant of the same 1.4L Family 0 four ...

Paris 2008: Venturi Volage revealed! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

As previously promised the wraps have come off the Venturi Volage at the Paris Motor Show. While Michelin may have been a collaborator on the revealed electric GT, one glance leaves no doubt it belongs to the Venturi family. It not only shares the carbon fiber body of its sibling, the ...

Paris 2008: Citroen C4 WRC HYmotion4 hybrid rally car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Citroën today became the first manufacturer competing in the World Rally Championship to announce a hybrid drive WRC competitor. The C4 WRC HyMotion4 adds an electric kinetic energy recovery system to the C4 WRC. A 125kW electric motor generator is geared to the rear axle of the ...

Paris 2008: Debut of the Opel Insignia EcoFlex 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Opel has added a special low fuel consumption ecoFlex model to the expanding mid-size Insignia lineup. The new Insignia that debuted this summer is the replacement for the mid-sized Vectra and the first product off GM's Epsilon II platform. The newest addition to the family uses GM's new 2.0L ...

Audi unveils A4 TDI concept e 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Audi has a brand-new A4 for 2009, and the automaker has big plans in store of the new model's efficiency. Being shown as we speak in Paris is the A4 TDI concept e, which uses a 120-horsepower TDI engine from the VW parts bin that's been tweaked with light-pressure valve springs, a revised ...

Confirmed: Lexus to build Prius-based hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It's been rumored and alluded to so many times that we just began accepting it as fact, and now it is: Toyota has confirmed that Lexus will indeed get a version of the Toyota Prius. Based on the third-generation of the Prius hatchback that is set to debut in January at the Detroit Auto Show, the ...

Paris 2008: Citron's Hypnos brings the rainbow into your car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We got a preview of Citroën's new Hypnos hybrid 'ute a month ago and the real thing is even more ka-razy than we thought. Offset rainbow seats? You got it. Suicide doors and a pillar-free frame? No problem. An interior that Citroën calls a "powerful sensory experience, verging on the ...

Paris 2008: Mazda Kiyora city car concept 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Mazda is using its new Kiyora city car concept as a platform to demonstrate how it plans to achieve fuel efficiency improvements of 30 percent in the next few years. The Kiyora takes the design themes seen on recent Mazda concepts like the Furai and Ryuga and applies it to a 12.4 ft long ...

Paris 2008: Nissan Nuvu in the flesh 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We've finally got pics of the Nissan Nuvu concept and its, um, interesting. Sporting a very bulbous shape with bug-eye head lights, the Nuvu couldn't be anything but a concept. As Nissan promised, there are leaf-shaped solar panels on the roof, integrated into the glass. Also well-integrated ...

Paris 2008: Ford's custom Ford Ka lineup - Digital, Tattoo and Grand Prix 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

With production Ford Ka vehicles moving through the factory, three custom versions went on display at the Paris Motor Show today. Dubbed the Digital, Tattoo and Grand Prix, the three variations will be offered to customers who buy the standard Zetec model when the Ka goes on sale in January. Here's ...

Paris 2008: Renault Z.E. concept 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Renault has rolled out a new concept in Paris today that gives a preview of what we might expect when Project Better Place kicks off in a couple of years. The Z.E. Concept is based on the Kangoo Be Bop that is also debuting at the Paris Show. The Z.E. Concept however is propelled purely by ...

Paris 2008: Chevrolet Orlando MPV debuts 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Chevrolet has fully taken the wraps of the new Orlando compact people mover for its debut at the Paris Motor Show. We still don't know for sure if the Orlando will be offered here in North America, but the rest of the world will get this compact seven seater. For its debut in Paris, the Orlando ...

Paris 2008: Live shots of the new Honda Insight... at last! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The biggest bit of greenery at the Paris Motor Show may be the Honda Insight concept. This is the car that's set to give the Prius a run for its money in the ongoing hybrid arms race in America, and it looks like it may have the goods to do proper battle. As has been stated, over and over ...

Paris 2008: GTbyCITROEN fuel cell concept brings video game to life 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

GTbyCITROEN In Paris today, Citroën revealed a new concept called the GTbyCITROEN. Reportedly inspired by a car in the Gran Turismo 5 racing game, the GT lives up to the peculiar standards of a brand that is considered an oddball even by French standards. Citroën's press release is ...

Paris 2008: Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion II, 57.4 mpg mid-size wagon! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

How would you like to have a mid-sized sedan or station wagon that gets over 57 mpg (U.S.)? That's exactly what Volkswagen has unveiled in Paris as the Passat BlueMotion II. It's being shown as a further evolution of the latest Passat BlueMotion, part of VW's lineup of cars optimized for low CO2 ...

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