BMW Vision ConnectedDrive
The future has already begun. At the 2011 International Motor Show in Geneva the concept vehicle BMW Vision ConnectedDrive will make its world debut from 3rd to 13th of March 2011. The leading position in the automobile world occupied by BMW in the development of innovative driver assistance systems and mobility services will be further [...]
BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics
The BMW Vision EfficientDynamics is BMW’s most innovative concept car ever and sets a new performance car agenda. Its unique powertrain, ground-breaking performance potential and exo-skeletal style bodywork crafted from aerodynamic knowledge gained in Formula One set it apart from anything previously seen. Powered by a three-cylinder turbo diesel engine and two electric motors, the [...]
Sunbeam Tiger 2025 LSR tribute
British design student Ryan Skelley has visioned a two-seater electric roadster for 2025 t0 commemorate the centennial of the 1925 Sunbeam Tiger land speed record car. While the original Tiger used a V12 engine to hit a record 232 kph, Skelley hypothesizes that his new concept would use lithium titanate batteries to power an electric [...]
Chery S18
Chery’s first electric car, the S18 electric vehicle, has rolled off the production line. It is capable of traveling as many as 93 miles on each charge and has a maximum speed of 75 mph. “Most advanced technology being adopted, Chery’s electric vehicle has the merits of high efficiency, energy saving, easy operation, continuously variable [...]
Pininfarina Bluecar
Pininfarina and Bolloré set up a 50-50 joint venture at the beginning of 2008 with the purpose of designing, developing, manufacturing and distributing an electric car with revolutionary technical features and formal qualities. The Pininfarina BLUECAR is therefore not a mere concept car but a forerunner of the vehicle which will go into production in [...]
Mercedes-Benz BlueZERO
Concept BlueZERO is based on a single vehicle architecture, this intelligent, modular concept allows three models with different drive configurations, all of which are able to meet requirements in terms of sustainable mobility: the BlueZERO E-CELL with battery-electric drive and a range of up to 200 kilometres using electric drive alone the BlueZERO F-CELL (fuel [...]
Opel Ampera
An electric car with 500 km extended range The revolutionary Opel Ampera today celebrated its world premiere at the 79th Geneva Motor Show. General Motors Europe president, Carl-Peter Forster, unveiled the extended-range electric vehicle and announced plans to put the car into production in late 2011. The Ampera will also be offered with right-hand drive [...]
JJAD P1-E: Electric Sports Car
The JJAD P1-E electric sports car accelerates from 0-60mph in 2.9 secs and has a range of 230 miles. And at £55,000 ( around R770 000) it’s only a shade of over half the price of the electric Tesla Roadster. Designed by former McLaren designer Jim Dowle (JJAD), who worked on projects such as the [...]
Moller Autovolantor
Moller International has completed the design of a 2-passenger sportscar capable of lifting off vertically and flying for about 15 minutes. Called the “autovolantor”, it is designed to function on the road very much like a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) until one gets stuck in traffic. At that point, it can lift off vertically [...]
Mitsubishi i MiEV
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is to give the i MiEV SPORT AIR concept model its global debut at the 79th Geneva International Motor Show which runs from March 3 through March 15 at the Geneva Palexpo exhibition and conference complex (opening to the general public on March 5). The i MiEV SPORT AIR explores the future [...]