The success of the Tesla electric car range has us wondering which car manufacturer will come out with the next big battery-powered vehicles. News from a German magazine called Manager Magazine suggests that Porsche could be about to bring one out in the future. The magazine interviewed Matthias Müller, who is the chairman of Porsche, about the car maker’s plan for...

Finding where to re-charge an electric car is one of the big issues for new drivers of environmentally friendly vehicles. Why not look up for the answer. No, not the sun, just a bit lower. That’s right, the answer to our recharging problems could lie with the good, old-fashioned street lights. The boffins at BMW think that street lighting could be the solution for topping...

An interesting change to how Formula One cars run is on the cards. From the 2013 season the FIA governing body is going to bring in a new hybrid system. Adam Parr is the boss of the Williams team and he says that this will allow the drivers so switch onto electric power for their time in the pits. Some crucial figures in F1 such as Bernie Eccleston and the head of Ferrari...

Audi have been rolling out a number of fantastic looking concept cars of late, the latest is the Audi E-Tron A3 which is based on the saloon Audi is expected to roll out when they refresh their range. The exterior of the car looks mighty impressive although the best tricks are kept for the cockpit of the car. Audi have installed a whole host of tech including a pretty...

There are few things as exciting as a lawsuit between famous companies and one which might blow up sometime soon is between Tesla Motors and everyone’s favourite car show, Top Gear. The gist of the problem is that Tesla says that the BBC programme gave incorrect information about the Roadster car and even made up claims of a brakes failure. The show was aired in 2008...

If you are/were a fan of the original VW vans then prepare to meet the modern day version, a concept named ‘bulli’ – a muscular and technology filled van that is hoping to wow crowds when the Geneva motor show opens its doors to the public tomorrow. This is not the first time that VW have tried the modern day mini-van concept; back in 2001 they unveiled the Microbus...

With so much talk at the CES 2011 being around connected cars it is perhaps fitting that this year we are seeing the first ever new model launched here by one of the big car makers. The maker in question is Ford and the model is the Focus Electric. The company CEO Alan Mulally states that Ford’s very first electric car with no harmful emissions will give a better mileage...