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  Mahindra aims to electrify India with purchase of REVA

  27 May 2010 / 18 comments

  Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd has announced the purchase of a majority stake in Bangalore based REVA Electric Car Co. Ltd. Mahindra now owns 55.2% stake in REVA, which will now be known as Mahindra REVA […]

  
  

   

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  Kia joins fuel cell race, expects 10,000 units sold by 2015

  27 May 2010 / 16 comments

  Kia is hoping to become one of the leading fuel cell electric vehicle makers by 2015. Time lines have been vague, as they only mentioned that sales will start somewhere between 2010 and 2012. But […]

  
  

   

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  Electric cars may need artificial noise for safety

  26 May 2010 / 36 comments

  Electric and hybrid cars have been a staple alternative for eco-conscious motorist for some time, though there might be a chance you’d be involved in an accident more often than that of a standard car. […]

  
  

   

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  Nido EV is Pininfarina’s version of the Proton EMAS

  24 May 2010 / 53 comments

  Possibly tired of drawing up Ferraris, Pininfarina tries their hand at the whole eco car thing and have released this electric car concept called Nido EV. A development of the similarly named 2004 concept, the […]

  
  

   

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  Tesla partners Toyota in EV production, buys closed plant

  21 May 2010 / 8 comments

  Toyota and Tesla have announced that they will partner each other in the production of electric cars. EV specialist Tesla will acquire Toyota’s New United Motor Manufacturing Inc (NUMMI) plant that was recently closed down. […]

  
  

   

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  BMW confirms 5-Series Hybrid, available by 2011

  20 May 2010 / 6 comments

  BMW already has hybrid versions of the X6 and 7-Series, and BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer confirms that the next car to join the list is the F10 5-Series, Production and sales of the hybrid 5er […]

  
  

   

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  GM India launches Chevrolet Aveo CNG – 200 km per tank

  20 May 2010 / 13 comments

  The current Chevrolet Aveo is very long in the tooth by now, and I’d be surprised to see in in the new Malaysian Chevy lineup under Naza – didn’t cut it then, no chance it’ll […]

  
  

   

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  Honda skeptical of electric cars, to focus on improving fuel efficiency in internal combustion engine

  20 May 2010 / 46 comments

  Honda is skeptical of the electric car as the future of motoring. Tomohiko Kawanabe, president of Honda’s R&D unit, said that “they lack confidence” in EV tech. “It’s questionable whether consumers will accept the annoyances […]

  
  

   

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  VIDEO: Lexus CT 200h “Dark Ride” viral ad campaign

  19 May 2010 / 10 comments

  Lexus is pulling out all the stops to promote its new hybrid hatchback – the CT 200h. Making the car look like a star is vital in creating appeal, and with the Dark Ride viral […]

  
  

   

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  Hybrid Jaguars leaping out in two years time, XJ is first

  18 May 2010 / 6 comments

  Jaguar plans to introduce hybrid variants of the XJ, XF and the XK, expected to hit the market by 2013-2014. This comes after sister company Land Rover announced similar plans starting with the hybrid Range […]

  
  

   

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