Renault will launch South Korea’s first mass-produced EV in 2013

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Asia

Renault SA will debut South Korea’s first mass-produced battery-electric vehicle when it starts selling an all-electric version of its SM3 to the public in 2013, the Korea Herald reported, citing an interview with Francois Provost, CEO of the company’s Renault Samsung division in South Korea.

Renault Samsung, which recently said it would start [...]

DC Design previews India’s first supercar

Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Performance, Misc. Auto Shows, India

Think “supercar” and only a handful of countries are likely to come to mind. And most of them are in Europe: Italy, Great Britain, Germany… even Sweden and France have pitched in here and there with such notables as Koenigsegg and Bugatti. Consider examples like the [...]

Prokhorov’s Yo-auto will sell Russia’s first hybrids by end of 2012

Filed under: Hybrid

Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov’s Yo-auto will sell the first Russian-made hybrid-electric vehicles by the end of 2012, as Prokhorov previously estimated, and won’t be delayed by his decision to run against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in next year’s presidential elections.
The Russian newspaper RIA Novosti, citing Russian television station Rossiya 24, reports that [...]

New Kia Ray is Korea’s first production EV

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Kia

Kia has unveiled the automaker’s very first production electric vehicle. The Kia Ray EV will offer buyers a range of around 86 miles depending on driving conditions and will include a fast-charge option that should top off the cells in around 25 minutes. Otherwise, expect the 16.4-kWh lithium-ion battery pack to take [...]

Nissan Juke-R clears its throat for the first time

Filed under: Concept Cars, Etc., Videos, Nissan

The end of the Nissan Juke-R build has come and gone. The vehicle is done. Only a lucky few were there when the 485-horsepower twin-turbo V6 borrowed from a Nissan GT-R cleared its throat for the first time. The thrills and high-fives, that wave of adrenaline that buoys dog-tired [...]

Nissan releases first photo of completed Juke-R

Filed under: Concept Cars, Performance, Crossover, Nissan

The unveiling of the Nissan Juke-R prototype has been as slow and painstaking as the car’s actual build. First we received initial details, a rendering and video of the project under way. Over the course of the following few weeks, Nissan continued keeping us on our toes with a [...]

Holden restores its first ever concept car, the 1969 Hurricane [w/video]

Filed under: Concept Cars, Classics, Coupe, Etc., Holden, Australia

Holden has resurrected the company’s ground-breaking 1969 Hurricane Concept with a complete restoration. The low-slung, mid-engine coupe served as a showcase for technology that wouldn’t find its way into production vehicles for almost three decades, including a turn-by-turn navigation system, automatic climate control and a rear-view camera. [...]

Murphy Express in Tennessee becomes first gas station to install Level 3 quick-charger

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, USA
Stemming from an agreement signed back in September of 2010, Eaton Corporation and Murphy Oil USA have revealed what’s believed to be the nation’s first Level 3 quick-charge unit installed at, wait for it, a gas station.
The Eaton DC Quick Charger, installed at
Murphy Express Gas on Lee Highway in Chattanooga, TN, can [...]

Fisker to hand over keys to first production Karma tomorrow

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, USA, Fisker

2012 Fisker Karma – Click above for high-res image gallery

Tomorrow afternoon, Fisker Automotive will officially hand over the keys to the first production Karma to Ray Lane (sorry Leonardo DiCaprio) at Kleiner Perkins Headquarters in Menlo Park, CA. Designed by Henrik Fisker and constructed at Valmet Automotive in Finland, Fisker [...]

Cadillac’s first attempt at CTS Wagon didn’t make it

Filed under: Concept Cars, Wagon, Cadillac, GM
Since Cadillac first unveiled the CTS as a 2003 model, the entry-level Caddy has come a long way. In fact, it is now a world-class luxury sports sedan. We’ve also been blessed (yes, blessed) by the arrival of the Cadillac CTS Wagon, which is available in both the enjoyable [...]

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