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Now fixed, the Opel Ampera plug-in hybrid has found its first customer in Berlin

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Laurent J. Masson

Made for Europe, the Opel Ampera is a sister model to the Chevrolet Volt. Its plug-in hybrid drive train is the same as the Volt, which meant that the Ampera had the problems the Volt had. Its deliveries were stopped. … Continue reading →

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Promising debuts for the electric Volkswagen Golf Blue-e-Motion in Berlin

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Laurent J. Masson

Volkswagen unveiled its electric Golf in late 2010 with the name of Golf Blue-e-Motion. The car has been shown a few times, then Volkswagen started an experiment which put 80 cars in the hands of private drivers in Berlin. That … Continue reading →

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DriveNow, BMW and Sixt are entering car-sharing with big ambitions

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Laurent J. Masson

Many people have yet to be convinced that car-sharing can be a viable business, but European car manufacturers are certainly not among those. Daimler was first when it launched the car2go scheme in Ulm (Austin, in Texas would follow) in … Continue reading →

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LMP batteries from DBM Energy: 376 miles in an electric car without recharging

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Laurent J. Masson

The smallest of all Audis, smaller than the recently introduced A1, the Audi A2 was never sold outside Europe. Launched at the Francfort motor show in 1999, it was a high-tech city car with an aluminium body, luxurious equipment and … Continue reading →

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