Rendered speculation: Fisker Karma Sunset Concept

We were able to show you a teaser of Fisker’s 2009 Detroit Auto Show concept last week, but now thanks to the talented guys at KORS Design, we’re able to take an early peak at the full concept.

Fisker will debut two vehicles at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show; the first being the production Karma luxury plug-in hybrid sedan, the second is the Fisker Karma Sunset Concept. The Sunset Concept is a drop-top and will share all mechanical components with the production Karma sedan.

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2010 Toyota Prius images leaked, or rendered?

These here are most likely the first images of the 2010 Toyota Prius, that were posted at PriusChat. It is also possible that someone has done a fantastic job on photoshop and they are not the real deal. Looking at the quality and all the lines on these images we are almost convinced that these are the real images.

At these first images we can see the restyled front end with deeper air dam and recessed fog lamps.

Click here to see the first images of the 2010 Toyota Prius

Power on: GM reveals 2011 Chevy Volt

GM is celebrating its 100th birthday unveiling the production version of the Chevrolet Volt – a vehicle that delivers up to 40 miles of gasoline- and emissions-free electric driving, with the extended-range capability of hundreds of additional miles.

“Revealing the production version of the Chevy Volt is a great way to open our second century,” said Rick Wagoner, GM Chairman and CEO. “The Volt is symbolic of GM’s strong commitment to the future … just the kind of technology innovation that our industry needs to respond to today’s and tomorrow’s energy and environmental challenges.”

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Almost look the same: Insight, Volt and Prius!

Honda Insight is a hybrid, so is the Toyota Prius. (note: Toyota is already testing plug-in hybrid in UK).

The upcoming Chevrolet Volt is a plug-in electric car with a range around 40 miles. Even though automakers all plan on building EVs over the next few years Honda does not believe in it.

In a recent interview with Automotive news, Honda R&D chief Masaaki Kato says Honda has no plans to produce an electric car. They will stick to the hybrid at the moment.

Look at the image below to see how similar these three actually are

Production Chevy Volt spied!

We have seen the teaser and concept images and now we can show you production Volt photos. Quality is not the best as they were taken by video camera.

Production Volt was spotted at the Transformers2 filming. GM also has a Corvette concept in that movie.

We expect GM will offer more official details and photos of the all new plug-in car very soon. If Volt makes it and comes successful model this could be a new era for GM.

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World’s First Plug-in Hybrid Ford F-150 Pickup

Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technologies, Inc. (HEVT) has unveiled the world’s first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) version of the popular Ford F-150 pickup truck at Plug-In 2008 Conference and Exposition, the first international plug-in conference and expo.

Converted with a proprietary adaptive controller and using a scaled-down version of the proprietary drive train HEVT has designed for transit buses, the F-150 has been transformed from a standard combustion engine vehicle getting about 16 MPG to a PHEV getting up to 41 MPG for a typical day’s driving.

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FHI showcases Plug-in STELLA Concept model

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, today announced the successful development of its Subaru Plug-in STELLA Concept model, a prototype electric vehicle (EV).

FHI will provide five units of the Plug-in STELLA Concept for use at the Hokkaido Toyako Summit to be held July 7 through 9, 2008.

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