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Austrian hyper-miler beats his own record when driving a Seat Ibiza Ecomotive to 100 mpg 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Last May, Austrian Gerhard Plattner took a Seat Ibiza Ecomotive and drove it from the factory where it was built, in Martorell (near Barcelona), Spain, and drove it a distance of 970.6 miles using just 2.9 liters of fuel per 100 km. This comes to 81.1 mpg (U.S.), an impressive figure. But, since ...

Want an electric Trabant? It's already here 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

While we were enjoying the look of the updated and all-electric Trabant nT concept that made its debut in Frankfurt, reader Nikki made sure we knew that an electric Trabant is already here. As we can see in the before and after pics, the car looks wonderful (if you, like us, are a fan of the ...

Audi attacks the low-CO₂ European market with two new models 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

VW has announced that all brands in the VW Group are getting the all-new common-rail 1.6-liter diesels across the range. This new engine, when installed into the Audi A3, manages to reduce both fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. While the 1.9-liter TDIe managed to burn 4.1 l/100 km, the new ...

Frankfurt 2009: German goverment plugs in for EVs 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Before the Frankfurt Motor Show brought us the latest models and concepts from automakers, it was opened by German Chancelor Angela Merkel. The inauguration speech by the Chancellor included describing her country's support for electric vehicles: Germany expects that there will be up to seven ...

Audi hiring 100 young engineers for ePerformance project 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Before we forget, the address where you should send in your resumé, if you want to try out for any of these positions, is here. There. Now that that's done, what job openings are we talking about? Audi has announced they are hiring 100 young engineers for ePerformance, a project house to help ...

Frankfurt 2009: E-Wolf e1, the no-compromises racing EV with a driver weight limit 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

The e1 and e2 are two lightweight sports cars that recall the Lotus 7, this time fitted to an electric drive. The models come from Germany, and are the result of the work of E-Wolf, the Saxony Lightweight Center and the Institute for Lightweight Structures and Polymer Technology at the Technical ...

Frankfurt 2009: Audi A4 and A4 Avant go biofuel in Germany 3 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 ...

Newest Tesla Motors store opens in Münich today 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Tesla store in LA pictures - Click for complete gallery Tesla Motors continues its exploration of the Old Continent with a new shop open in Münich, Germany, today (Thursday, Sept. 10th), right before the introduction of the Tesla Roadster Sport model. The shop opens its doors after the ...

Meet the Luis: a Chinese-German EV for under €12,000 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

German company Luis has announced that its Luis Free EV is now on sale for less than €12,000. The car, which is built in China by a non-disclosed partner, can be ordered with two different power outputs: 5.5 kW and 8 kW under the fiberglass bodywork. The low-power model, which reaches a ...

Germany setting sights on one million electric cars by 2020? 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

According to a report from the Associated Press (via Drive.com.au), Germany is about to get serious about electric cars. How serious? Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet is currently drafting a plan that would aim to put a million electric cars on German roadways by 2020. To meet that lofty ...

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