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  Honda CR-Z is Japan Car of the Year, Polo is best import

  10 November 2010 / 27 comments

  Honda’s CR-Z is the 2010-2011 Japan Car of the Year! The hybrid coupe was announced the best of the year by the 60 strong Executive Committee comprising Japanese motoring journalists at the Waseda University Memorial […]

  
  

   

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  Best Range Extender EV award for Proton Exora Hybrid at RAC Future Car Challenge, UK

  8 November 2010 / 202 comments

  The Proton Exora Hybrid won the “Best Range Extender EV” award at the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) Future Car Challenge event held in London this week, beating rivals such as the Chevrolet Volt. It managed […]

  
  

   

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  BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept to spawn production sports car in 2013!

  5 November 2010 / 11 comments

  It’s official – the 2+2 seater BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept hybrid sports car will go into series production. The concept was powered by a 1.5 litre inline-3 turbodiesel engine, a synchronous hybrid motor at the […]

  
  

   

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  SEMA Honda CR-Z Hybrid R Concept is turbocharged!

  4 November 2010 / 41 comments

  I think all of us can agree that the 2011 Honda CR-Z Hybrid R Concept that Honda Performance Development is showcasing at this year’s SEMA is probably what the Honda CR-Z should have been instead […]

  
  

   

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  Honda Civic Hybrid is RM21K cheaper now at RM108,980!

  1 November 2010 / 351 comments

  Hybrid cars are becoming very attractive propositions thanks to the Government’s decision to fully waive excise and import duty, as announced in the 2011 Budget. UMW Toyota has already slashed the Toyota Prius’ price tag […]

  
  

   

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  New Toyota Prius lowered price – RM139,900

  28 October 2010 / 235 comments

  The Toyota Prius will be priced at RM139,900 in the Peninsular Malaysia and RM141,500 in Sabah and Sarawak effective today. This is a drop of about RM35,000 in Peninsular Malaysia from the previous price of […]

  
  

   

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  Nissan introduces the Fuga Hybrid sedan in Japan

  27 October 2010 / 22 comments

  Nissan has launched what is essentially its first mass-market hybrid vehicle in Japan. The Fuga Hybrid sedan will begin selling domestically on November 2, with a target sales figure of 200 units a month, and […]

  
  

   

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  Look, no wires – it’s wireless charging for your EV!

  25 October 2010 / 35 comments

  Imagine charging your EV at home without the need to plug it into anything. That’s precisely what Delphi Automotive and wireless energy transfer technology provider, WiTriCity, is seeking to offer – the two companies are […]

  
  

   

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  Nissan Leaf production gets underway in Japan

  22 October 2010 / 15 comments

  Nissan has started production of its Leaf electric vehicle in Japan – the vehicle, which will go on sale domestically as well as the US in December, has begun rolling out from the company’s Oppama […]

  
  

   

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  Toyota Prius MPV to debut early next year

  20 October 2010 / 16 comments

  Toyota will be introducing the next extension of its Prius family, a MPV-sized offering, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit next January. There are no details about the vehicle, the second to […]

  
  

   

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