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Frankfurt 2009: Porsche confirms development of electric sportscar 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Quick trivia question: what automaker was the first to build a hybrid automobile? Did you guess Honda or Toyota? Interestingly, a full 109 years ago, Professor Ferdinand Porsche built a fully functional hybrid automobile, though it was certainly a much different animal than the Prius and Insight ...

Frankfurt 2009: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept is mean German green 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

BMW hosted a lengthy press conference during which cars zoomed all around its raised track, and at the end the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept silently took the stage. It's a glass-topped Hot Wheels with two engines, a deep dish seventies-looking steering wheel and matching contoured wheels. ...

Frankfurt 2009: World Premiere of the Volkswagen E-Up! Concept 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

While today might be the middle of September, 2009, Volkswagen is looking to the future. 2013 to be exact. That's when Chairman Martin Winterkorn says they'll be launching the E-Up!, an all-electric city specialist. The E-Up!'s killer app is the lightweight lithium-ion battery that kinda tips ...

Frankfurt 2009: Audi e-tron is red outside, nice inside 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Audi e-tron concept has a few good things going for it on the outside, like lustrous red paint, some wicked cool taillights, and... well... maybe something else that's escaped us. Sadly, those things are overcome by the chrome baleen job for the front and rear grilles, the ...

Frankfurt 2009: Audi A4 and A4 Avant go biofuel in Germany 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Audi's big green reveal from the Frankfurt Motor Show is undoubtedly the e-Tron electric supercar – especially considering the recent comments about electric cars and diesels made by Audi North America President Johan de Nysschen. But there's another type of fuel/energy that Audi drivers ...

Frankfurt 2009: Peugeot RCZ Hybrid4, 76 mpg and low CO2 emissions 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

We knew Peugeot would be bringing the RCZ Hybrid4 to the Frankfurt Motor Show – along with a few other slick rides like the RCZ Sport Coupe – but now we finally have a fuller picture of the technical details of how this concept gets around. Like the 3008 Hybrid4, the RCZ Hybrid4 ...

Officially, official: Frankfurt 2009: Audi E-Tron, 4 motors, 1 battery, 3,319.03 lb-ft of torque! 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Those of us around here with a passion for torque were very disappointed when it became clear that Audi was unlikely to ever build a production version of the R8 V12 TDI that was shown at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. Now the automaker has come back with a new R8 based concept that puts the diesel ...

Frankfurt 2009: Ford unveils 1.6-liter EcoBoost 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ford's EcoBoost offensive is continuing in Frankfurt this week with the official launch of the third member of the family, the 1.6-liter four cylinder. The new engine joins the currently-in-production 3.5-liter V6 and the already-announced 2.0-liter four. Like the rest of the family, this one ...

Frankfurt Preview: Peugeot mixes car with scooter to create the BB1 Concept 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

If a scooter is too small, dangerous and uncovered for your tastes but you'd still like to have as minimal an impact on your surroundings as possible, Peugeot has just the concept car for you. Called the BB1, the French automaker says of its Frankfurt Motor Show-bound machine, "Its mother is a ...

Frankfurt Preview: Renault shows off Fluence Zero Emissions Concept 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Renault Fluence is the model that is replacing the Megane sedan this year. The Megane, of course, is the vehicle that the Renault-Nissan Alliance is using to test Better Place's battery swap technology. Put these two facts together and it's no surprise that Renault is bringing the Fluence ...

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