challenge-bibendum

The most important thing about the Electric RaceAbout is not the Electric RaceAbout. That may sound silly, but Sami Ruotsalainen, a senior lecturer at the Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Science who helped lead the student team that built the car, makes a good case that it's true. He ...

The Venturi Volage is one of those vehicles that you can tell, just from the way it looks, offers some flat-out fun. The problem-slash-cool-part is that the all-electric Volage – on hand at the 2011 Michelin Challenge Bibendum in Berlin last week – hides a secret that makes it even ...

The Volvo V60 PHEV was one of the vehicles at the 2011 Michelin Challenge Bibendum in Berlin that no one had been able to drive before, so it was no surprise that the lines were long. Competing with all-electric Porsches and quirky box cars, Volvo managed to make riding in a station wagon a top ...

Unveiled just a few short months ago, two of the prettiest prototypes at the 2011 Michelin Challenge Bibendum in Berlin last week were the Porsche Boxster E twins. These all-electric beauties are Porsche's latest project "to show that fuel consumption is something we have to care about," as the ...

Here's something you probably already knew but haven't really thought about: Renault has announced more electric vehicle models than Tesla Motors, and Tesla is a company that makes nothing but electric cars. Compare the Tesla Roadster, the Model S and the Model X SUV to Renault's four-car ...

How much call is there for a three-seat minibus? Mia Electric is about to find out. The company will soon start to build the Mia Micro.Bus, a unique little car that feels like the secret lovechild of a VIP limousine and something from Volkswagen's discarded concept pile. In reality, former VW ...

The battery-powered Renault Fluence Z.E. and Nissan Leaf were among the long list of victors at the Michelin Challenge Bibendum, a sustainable mobility-themed event held in Berlin, Germany. The Fluence edged out the Tesla Roadster to take first place in the 300-km inter-city rally in the ...

One of the most futuristic vehicles at the 2011 Challenge Bibendum was, basically, a kind of elevator. The VIPA (a French acronym that stands for Autonomous Individual Passenger Vehicle) from Ligier is a self-driving electric box that is being designed for use any place where people need to go ...

One of the joys of this year's Michelin Challenge Bibendum is getting to drive a lot of Europe-only vehicles. In GM's case, that means the Mervia all-electric hatch and the Opel Ampera, more commonly known stateside as the Chevy Volt's better-looking twin. Opel also had two Amperas at Bibendum, ...

Trying to understand the scope of the 2011 Challenge Bibendum – Michelin's multi-day, mindblowingly comprehensive sustainability mobility event held this year in Berlin, Germany – is not easy. There are 280 vehicles on display or as part of the ride and drive. There are dozens of ...