For m re info, check Road & Track article.

Fisker hybrid system is called Q DRIVE and claim to allow average city computer in Europe to fill car with gasoline only once a year. Of course you’ll have to plan your driving holiday differently – maybe stop every 50miles or just burn some fuel? I wouldn’t mind running some fuel in this machine. Yes, it would made me a bit guilty, but few times a year I will survive. Of course barking will charge battery pack, as standard on all hybrids. Car will feature so called in-line process - small fuel engine will power electric motoring (if needed) and power will go to rear wheels. Overnight charge in normal household power point will give enough juice to battery pack to drive around 50 miles without using fuel engine at all. But if you switch to sport mode, car will use all available power to accelerate.

First models are expected to be shifted to customers in 2010. For now, limited edition of first few cars is sold out, but Fisker is taking $1,000 deposit for ‘standard’ model to be delivered in second half of 2010. For sure worth waiting. Whole car is estimated to cost of US$80,000 but you better email or ring them to confirm. Maybe you want some extra options as full solar cell roof (even look sexy).

But biggest surprise for me was interior. Look more like concept car then real thing. But it is real. Not only breakthrough in technology, Karma is amazing in every aspect of design. Enjoy in few photos below. For more details check official website www.fiskerautomotive.com.

In recent news – Tesla company suing Fisker for sabotage. To read full story click here. This post featuring another great photo of Karma’s prototype.

Photos from Fisker website, by Robert Kerian.

Official website
http://www.wrightspeed.com/x1.html

As we heard car will propeller from 0 to 100 in 3.5 seconds and cost US$150,000. It won’t challenge Tesla Roadster, but Ronn Motors promising that this is start for new technology and production on more hybrids and plug-in electric cars.

First year production is limited to 200 cars and first will be delivered by the end of 2008. So get your US$25,000 for deposit out of the bank…

www.ronnmotors.com

Just look at it. Beauty. 

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Offcical website of Shelby SuperCars
www.shelbysupercars.com

“Even if its green, don’t park it on the grass please!”

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Performance will keep you up – 0-100 in less than 5 seconds and 160km top speed. OK, maybe some supercharger could come here in the future. Charging take only 1 hour (up to 4 on lower power grid). Totally charging of battery cost only 1.83euros and it will give you 250km range. Very low price, plus you’ll feel great on saving the Earth. If you install solar panels on your roof – hey! – you’ll have full “package”. Visit website below and enjoy in this design extravagance.

Visit wonderful official website
www.venturifetish.fr
 
 

R8 TDI is green enough to suit new California’s tough standards, and low emission is achieved by fitting five fuel injection events per engine cycle plus new three stage exhaust. Standard catalyst and particle filter is fitted, as well as additional catalyst with AdBlue additive to break up nitric oxides.

Car is also fitted with quarto all-wheel drive and economy is 24mpg, what is not that bad for supercar of this performance. As whole concept is based on current production R8 model, we may see this concept on sale soon, but in very limited quantity. Still this is good showoff of Audi’s diesel technology and we may expect hybrid diesel-electric car to come next.

For more photos and preview of Audi’s TTS model, head to MSN Autos
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